It's like a lobotomy performed on a genius child.
Communication IS the importance of the net, free communication between all people of the planet.
Thus, the CDA is not just an American problem, but a planetary one. In cyberspace there is no country that one can or cannot be a member of. With the passage of the CDA, the United States Congress is said to be responding to the wishes of the majority. Of course, no one has any idea how the majority view the net, but since only a small minority are actually on the net, the majority's ideas are likely to be based on media reports rather than on actual experience. But underlying these issues is fear.