Lessig On Net Neutrality

nanojath writes "Lessig delivers the final word on net neutrality. Read it 5 times to absorb the densest, most content-rich pronouncement that Wired will deliver in 2007." From the article: "Those who oppose network-neutrality regulation should also oppose... regulation of [municipal broadband,] last-mile broadband's most important competitor. Municipal competition won't kill commercial broadband any more than Linux has killed Windows. Yet it could change the business model of last-mile broadband, just as Linux has changed the business model of Microsoft. If there's going to be a Linux-like miracle to counteract innovation-threatening broadband business models, then, at a minimum, miracles must not be a crime."

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i'm worried

[User 956]

Read it 5 times to absorb the densest, most content-rich pronouncement that Wired will deliver

I'm pretty sure that if it's as dense as you say it is, it's going to clog the tubes on the way over here. Kind of like when I eat too much fiber, if you know what I mean.

The final word?

[NaCh0]

You must be new to slashdot.

Even dupes of dead horses are beaten around here.

Re:Microsoft?

[Anonymous Coward]

It's like I always say: You know what the worst thing about Microsoft bashing is? IT'S ALL TRUE.

Many Linux-style volunteers are building free...

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

Many Linux-style volunteers are building free wireless networks that enable participants to share access and offer capacity to others. These volunteers are also building free protocols that enable legal access without shifting control to a last-mile access provider.

Who? Why? Or are you talking just about all the unsuspecting people who set up unsecured wireless networks in their homes?