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Comcast Proposes Self Regulation and P2P Bill of Rights

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-conflict-of-interests-here dept.

Torodung writes "In a recent move, Comcast has proposed a 'P2P Bill of Rights,' joining the ranks of every great monopoly when threatened by government regulation for alleged misbehavior. They have instead proposed comprehensive industry self-regulation and cooperation with major P2P software vendors as a lesser evil: 'Comcast is looking to further position itself as proactively — and responsibly — addressing the issue of managing peer-to-peer traffic that traverses its network, announcing Tuesday it will lead an industry-wide effort to create a "P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for users and Internet service providers.'"

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  1. Meanwhile... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wolves propose sheep "Bill of Rights".

  2. Re:BobB-nw by QuantumFlux · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really? I've never had a problem with pages being changed along the way, even though I think Comcast IS GREAT. IT'S COMCASTIC(TM)!

  3. Re:Finally! by Devv · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would be pretty disturbed if my kid told me that he'd be working on a "Bill of Rights" for me.

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