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EFF Reviews the Verizon-Google Net Neutrality Deal
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The EFF has written an analysis of the Net Neutrality deal brokered between Verizon and Google. While the EFF agrees with substantial portions of it, such as giving the FCC only enough authority to investigate complaints, rather than giving them a blank check to create regulations, there are a number of troubling issues with the agreement. In particular, they're concerned that what constitutes 'reasonable' network management is in the eye of the beholder and they don't like giving a free pass to anyone who claims they're attempting to block unlawful content, even when doing so in such a way that they interfere with lawful activities. On balance, while there are some good ideas about how to get Net Neutrality with minimal government involvement, there are serious flaws in the agreement that would allow ISPs to interfere with any service they wanted to because there is no algorithm that can correctly determine which numbers are currently illegal."
>>>Government [good], corporate self-regulation [bad]. Just stick to that DNC line and ignore any evidence to the contrary.
Fixed that for you. Which agency is responsible for executing over 100 million of its own citizens over the last hundred years? Corporations? Nope. They don't operate firing squads or gas chambers. So then it must be government. I consider BOTH entities to be evil, dangerous, and untrustworthy and so should you. The difference: Corporations don't have power to throw me in jail, bust down my door, send me to Afghanistan to die, or suck money directly from my wallet. Corporations are the lesser evil. Government is the greater evil.
Also "free market" simply means "power to the citizen". What is so horrible about letting people decide for themselves? i.e. "Microsoft sucks, I'm switching to Apple or Linux or Amiga OS."
Finally: It was government that caused the housing bubble (and subsequent crash). It was *too much* regulation not a lack of regulation. Here is the late-90s regulation that made it happen. Basically it boils down to: Loan mortgages to people who can't pay them back, else the US Government will drag you into court and prosecute you. The government speaker even admits it in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivmL-lXNy64#t=2m10s
An Inconvenient Truth indeed.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
>>>The problem is some have decided to take advantage of the changes to position themselves better.
That's for sure. If the Government gets hold of the internet (via regulation) we can expect the following to happen:
- Porn will be pulled off the net.
- Even nudity will eventually be outlawed. The internet will become as tame & boring as broadcast television, thanks to the FCC.
- Internet licenses will be required if you want to publish a blog. i.e. No more free speech for the citizenry
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- And possibly a reinvigoration of the fairness doctrine. So if I want to publish an article on my web journal about the Tyranny of Bush and the loss of freedom under the Patriot Act, I then have to link to a counter-article that claims Bush was a great president and the Act was brilliant. (Quoting ideas direct from Obama's white house employees.)
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
layer-8.5, the policing layer, of course.
like I commented on my previous post on this subject, the concepts of 'legal' and 'ip datagrams' should NEVER co-mingle. they are as orthogonal as it can get.
keep your damned PORK-FED POLITICATS out of my datacomm network!
they mess up everything they touch and I do not want them (further) ruining our one last resource of free human expression.
dammit.
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
I'm sure that's written on the post-it note stuck to VerGoozon's massive campaign donation checks; 'just a suggestion'.
>>>Almost as well as letting banks and investment companies police themselves.
Don't blame them. It was government that caused the housing bubble (and subsequent crash). It was *too much* regulation not a lack of regulation. Basically it boils down to: Loan mortgages to people who can't pay them back, else the US Government will drag you into court and prosecute you. The government speaker even admits it in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivmL-lXNy64#t=2m10s
An Inconvenient Truth indeed.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall