Internet Censorship Is the Wrong Answer to Online Piracy

Reason Staff | 12.12.2011 9:00 AM

catoinstitutevideo on Dec 12, 2011

Internet censorship is not the answer to problems of piracy online. Cato Institute research fellow Julian Sanchez explains that internet censorship won't effectively address the problem of piracy and will threaten innovation and the liberties of Americans by engaging in unconstitutional prior restraint.

Video produced by Caleb Brown, Austin Bragg and Julian Sanchez.

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