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We're usually guilty of saying the Internet should be saved from itself. But even on its most imbecilic days, the World Wide Web and its various junctions help us gain access to information, connect with people, and share ideas. That's why the idea of Net Neutrality needs to be shared far and wide. As Save the Internet.com details, we've been taking for granted open access on the Internet for decades. But big cable and telecom companies are all lobbying Congress for deep control over the express lanes on the Information Superhighway. This is about more than the freedom to share LOLs on MySpace. Hundreds of millions of people work, communicate, and connnect online every minute. The threat is real to the open exchange that helped the Web blossom in the first place. Even though it's only just little old you versus a billion-dollar cartel, you can act. No matter who or what the Internet needs to be saved from, shouldn't it be we the people who do the saving?

This documentary web site, put together by the ACLU, explores the U.S. government's surveillance of its own citizens at different points in American history. From the 1798 Alien and Sedition Act to the internment of Japanese Americans to the current post-September 11 period, the site offers firsthand accounts from 25 people targeted by Uncle Sam. These individuals include a physics teacher of German heritage detained during WWI; a Japanese-American sent to an internment camp after Pearl Harbor; a university professor fired for refusing to take a loyalty oath during the McCarthy era; and a woman whose husband and stepson were deported to Lebanon after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Audio commentary from six historians gives context to the stories. No matter what your politics, you'll find lots to explore—and to think about—here.

Created by attorney Benedict O'Mahoney in 1995, this award-winning site is still providing "practical and relevant copyright information for anyone navigating the net." You'll find friendly access to the basics of copyright law, so you can do the right thing when using clip art, icons, or graphics for your home page. You'll also find free forms and a fee-based copyright registration wizard to help protect your own original work. Want to learn more about the legal issues? Visit the casebooks of audio and visual copyright outlaws -- from Leslie Nielsen's Final Insult to George Harrison's unconscious borrowing of a Chiffons motif.