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* Mr. Cerf has argued that unnecessary patents can stifle innovation, and noted that the Internet would not have experienced such rapid and robust development had he and his partners tried to protect its design.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/#.TsGmctgvSD8.twitter VentureBeat.com]</ref>
* Mr. Cerf has argued that unnecessary patents can stifle innovation, and noted that the Internet would not have experienced such rapid and robust development had he and his partners tried to protect its design.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/#.TsGmctgvSD8.twitter VentureBeat.com]</ref>
* In an Op-ed piece in the New York Times, found [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/opinion/internet-access-is-not-a-human-right.html here], Vint declares that the Internet itself is not a human right, but notes that technology is an enabler of a broad range of other rights. He notes that tools and values change, but that human rights are indispensable and universal. He goes on to describe technology and Internet access as more akin to a civil right, but is clear that he believes it is not yet a civil right. He ends by noting that it is in the hands of those that empower technology, such as legislators and engineers, to ensure that the Internet can thrive as a tool to access and achieve one's civil and human rights.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/opinion/internet-access-is-not-a-human-right.html Internet Access is Not a Human Right]</ref>
==Education==
==Education==