Last year in Denmark we were witnesses to threats from the opposite source. Internet portals like www.jubii.dk said they would deny access to customers using isp's not paying a fee to jubii. The main argument was the isp's earning a lot of money on the content provided by the portal.
http://www.mediawatch.dk/8.0/naviger.asp?page=vi s. asp&art=7030&type=nyheder&b=112 [www.mediawatch.d k] (07.06.2001 - It's in Danish of course...) I could only find this one url, as it is old news.
The threat remained a threat. Now, a year later, the idea is not mentioned in media anymore.
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Last year in Denmark we were witnesses to threats from the opposite source. Internet portals like www.jubii.dk said they would deny access to customers using isp's not paying a fee to jubii. The main argument was the isp's earning a lot of money on the content provided by the portal.
i s. asp&art=7030&type=nyheder&b=112d k] (07.06.2001 - It's in Danish of course...)
http://www.mediawatch.dk/8.0/naviger.asp?page=v
[www.mediawatch.
I could only find this one url, as it is old news.
The threat remained a threat. Now, a year later, the idea is not mentioned in media anymore.