[Spackidagoosh]

Exactly. The american tax payer paid for it so we can do what we want with it.

[Bear_Slayer]

The american tax payer paid for it so we can do what we want with it.

I agree with you fundamentally; US taxpayers funded the development of internet technologies. However, the Internet, as it is known today, has little to do with taxpayer money.

Obviously, most systems, networks, routers, &etc are privately owned and can be controlled by whoever owns them. For those that are owned by US taxpayers, then the taxpayer should retain control.