The Sysiphean Task of the State Regulating the Internet

Try doing this when you are surfing the net. You must use the Mozilla browser for this. Upon viewing a particular webpage, try highlighting the text, say for example of a news item. Then right click over the highlighted text. Your object is supposed to be to copy the text. It amused me that when I did this, the first option is not the Copy option. It was "Steal the website content." This may be a reminder to everyone that what one is copying is not one's own, and one would be stealing the content.
I think this is a manifestation of Internet companies regulating themselves. it is a very difficult task for the State to come up with regulating measures concerning the internet considering the blistering pace of innovation and development in the knowledge industry. It would be a better idea to pursue a State policy of self-regulation. Take the case of Google, although it may be said that what they did in China was also driven by profit concerns. Google regulates the content that the Chinese can access when they use Google.
One other regulatory measure is that users regulate themselves online. This way, a certain code among users must be followed when they use a particular site. Users must also bear in mind the concept of regulating oneself when one is online, which brings to mind the credo of doing unto others what one wants to be done to oneself.
Considering also the pace at which government does its job, and the lack of knowldege of lawmakers, it may be proposed that the companies regulate themselves. The experts are working for these companies, and they have the knowldege to pursue this. One important aspect that muct be taken into consideration is that most tech companies are already being traded publicly. As such, their stock prices are vulnerable to public opinion. In this sense, they must ensure that the content they offer are for the most part not very adverse to public opinion.
It may be said that the internet is the embodiment of democracy and the idea of regulation, even self-regulation is repugnant to this concept. But, we may be treading on dangerous ground if we push this idea to the hilt, and end up with the stone rolling back on us.