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Companies Join Together to Maintain Open Internet
idontneedanickname writes "SiliconValley.com is carrying an article from The Mercury News about the lobbying efforts of companies such as Amazon.com, Microsoft and Walt Disney (yes, you read that right) to stop the FCC from "fundamentally altering the Internet. If that happens, they say, the Internet could evolve into a cable-TV-like system, where providers of high-speed Internet access could steer subscribers toward affiliated Internet sites. The network owners could also limit the types of devices that could be connected to their network, potentially stifling innovation." Printer friendly version of the article is online as well."
Nah, thanks. Although I almost friended you just to be the first, I just couldn't bring myself to it. Sorry.
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In other news today:
George W. Bush and John Ashcroft to support a federal same-sex marriage bill...
Tibet to become independant within 48 hours, according to China's government...
FSF decides to disband, noting "Microsoft products are so vastly superior GNU has become a joke"...
Theo de Raadt decides to go back supporting NetBSD, cites "excellent security and portability"...
Film at 11.
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