Over the past dozen years, the lure of regulating the Internet has proven
irresistible to legislators. For example, in the 109th Congress, almost 1,100
introduced bills referenced the word "Internet." Although this
legislative activity doesn’t always come to fruition, hundreds of Internet
laws have been passed by Congress and the states. This body of work is now large
enough that we can identify some winners and losers. So in the spirit of good
fun, I offer an opinionated list of my personal votes for the best and worst
Internet statutes in the United States.