Berners-Lee Speaks Out Against DRM, Advocates Net Neutrality

Posted by Zonk on Thursday March 1, 2007 @10:07AM from the papa-don't-speak-i'm-in-trouble dept.

narramissic writes "Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee advocated for net neutrality, saying that the Web deserves 'special treatment' as a communications medium to protect its nondiscriminatory approach to content. Berners-Lee's more controversial statements came on the topic of DRM, in which he suggested that instead of DRM, copyright holders should provide information on how to legally use online material, allowing users the opportunity 'to do the right thing.' This led to an odd exchange with Representative Mary Bono who compared Berner-Lee's suggestion to 'having a speed limit but not enforcing the speed limit.'"

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Re:Speed Limits by nyet · 2007-03-01 13:23 · Score: 0, Troll

No, the most dangerous thing in the road (other than the obvious "wreckless"[sic] driving) is people like you holding up traffic in the fast lane, thereby forcing people to make dangerous passes on the right.

I won't tailgate you, but i will flash my highbeams until you get out of the way and stop causing traffic congestion.