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I think this is a fairly interesting point. It's worth noting (in the USA at least) that ISPs and content companies are fast becoming the same thing through mergers and such -- I really don't like this idea. I know for a fact that AT&T and Comcast hand a lot of money not directly to the RIAA and MPAA but to the companies they represent. This money is for the licensing of content (shows, tvs, movies, music, etc.). I had an exchange a few years back with a guy who had proposed a surcharge on internet bills, an idea that I really don't like: http://jaith.net/jimg/indexOLD.html

I agree. I've been pestering him about that and some other things. You can too.

You should write him. I have.

I feel a lot like you. I've been writing to Jim about my feelings.

You can tell Jim yourself. I did.

If you really want to be heard, TELL JIM YOURSELF. I have been here.

For anyone who's interested, I've posted my correspondence with Jim. He definitely seems to be a lobbyist of some kind. He doesn't address the issues, he just doles out some rhetoric.