What's Holding Up Broadband in the U.S.?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday January 8, 2002 @08:17AM from the compulsory-licensing dept.

ProfBooty writes "A recent opinion piece in the Washington Post discloses that the broadband could potentially aid in the economy's recovery (and that Canadians are 2x as likely to have it, South Koreans 4x), but it's not regulation that is the hold up, it's *surprise* content holders' fears of 'piracy' as well as unwillingness to adapt to new markets. Also discusses the governments of Canada and South Korea and how they were involved in bringing broadband to the people. In additon discusses how in the past, Congress would pass laws as to protect innovators as well as the old guard." The article's by Lawrence Lessig.

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I Know What's Holding Up Broadband! by Cheshire+Cat · 2002-01-08 08:54 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Its a nice leather belt!! *ba-dum-dum*

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Re:It blow my mind... by Logic+Bomb · 2002-01-08 09:27 · Score: 1, Offtopic

People also don't associate gun-related violence with the need for outlawing certain kinds of guns, or gun control in general. Go figure. :-)