Does the government have the right to regulate the Internet? Is capable, but doesn't
Does the government monitor the Internet? No
Does the government spy on the activities of individual Internet users? No
Does the government censor the Internet? No
Does the government have the right to prosecute people for online activities? No, unless the activity has had a large scale effect in the real world that can be linked to the original activity. Such as an online threat actually being attempted or carried out.
Does the government hold a monopoly on Internet access? No
Is the government able to revoke a person's right to Internet access? Is capable, but doesn't.
Does the government have the right to view a person's online private correspondence? If so, is a warrant required? No, only by personal agreement is the government able to see a person's private data.
What are your nation's copyright laws? How are they enforced with regards to the Internet? Copyright credits the creator and any contributing parties. The only way a copyright can be breached is by earning some form of economic or personal gain from another's copyrighted work. The root origins of a work must be easily accessible to anyone utilising a deriative.
Do Internet users have the right to remain anonymous? Yes
Is the government able to force ISPs to reveal who is behind a specific IP address? No, the government is the ISP. In any case, this would be an absolute last resort.
Is the government allowed to shut off Internet service to broad portions of the population, or shut off the internet entirely? Is capable, but doesn't
Are bloggers allowed to share their opinions, free from fear of repercussions? Yes
Do people have the right to do as they please with devices that they have purchased? Yes, within reason. (Eg, modifying a device to be harmful or disruptive to other devices or people)
Do users have the right to remove DRM technology from devices that they have purchased? Yes, considering the device has a system in place
Do users have the freedom to write code and share it as they please? Yes (As long as the code is not harmful or ridiculously disruptive to a device)
Do users have the right to "hack/jailbreak" (make unauthorized modifications to) devices that they own? Yes, with the same considerations as the above two.
Does the government regulate acceptable uses of technology? Nope
What is the status of code patents in your nation? Code is harder to claim, if it can be changed, someone can attribute it to their self, even if they're not the original coder. Therefore, it is down to the root creator to have evidence in place, in the form of backups or visual images, in the case a dispute arises. File metadata is also applicable as evidence.
Some notes, a 'fair and square' policy for cracking, ripping, and otherwise acquiring a virtual item through subversive means, is in place. you should've protected your shit better. This is assuming the data wasn't personal details or anything belonging to another person on any data storage they own, then it's an illegial hacking case
