For your consideration -- a TL;DR approach. I don't remember where I got it, but I have evolved a fairly straightforward, jargon-reduced version of "open Internet" based on three fundamental components in elevator-pitch format: 1. *Open access:* Minimized barriers to entry, facilitating affordable connectivity and informed consent in participation 2. *Open standards:* Maximized innovation and competition without intellectual-property or other artificial impediments 3. *Open content:* Minimized censorship and political barriers between providers and consumers of information and services Of course, each oh these is expandable into a thesis-sized description, but IMO best to start simple so to be able to express the ideas simply before discovering the further interest of your audience. A comprehensive description that only policy-wonks or technical geeks will read is useful but only to a point. These concepts need to be understood by the masses. -- Evan Leibovitch Toronto, Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56