Net Censorship

* When Stuart Biegel says, “The current decentralized approach to Internet governance may prove to be a luxury that we cannot ultimately afford” and that “some form of centralized leadership may in fact be the only way” (Commentary, Aug. 1), he is in reality calling for censorship of the Internet.

With a “centralized leadership” we can be sure that the “leadership” will squelch anything on the Internet it doesn’t want discussed, as recently occurred when the Senate tried to outlaw drug information on the Web by threatening service providers with 10 years in prison for linking to drug information Web sites. Now that the Internet is here allowing the ordinary citizen a voice, some people can’t wait to shut us up. The idea that communication is no longer reserved for pundits upsets them.

HARRY D. FISHER

Woodland Hills