Internet Freedom Is the American Way
April 29th, 2006 by tkarr |
Can a groundswell of popular support for network neutrality save free speech online? Radio show “Media Minutes” asks whether the SavetheInternet coalition has the momentum to turn public opinion against AT&T and their coin-operated front men in Washington.
Gun Owners of America’s Craig Fields puts it best:
“In a very, very strange situation, what we have is the necessity of government intervention to ensure a free marketplace of ideas. Whenever you see people from the far left and the far right joining together about something that Congress is getting ready to do, it’s been my experience that what Congress is getting ready to do is basically un-American.”
Columbia Professor Timothy Wu gives an historical perspective by comparing AT&T’s net control scheme to the AP’s 19th century news monopoly, calling it “a threat not only to American business and competition but a threat to American democracy.”
The loss of network neutrality will smother the innovative nature of the Internet, which has made it such a powerful economic and social engine. Warns Professor Wu:
“It’s no longer survival of the fittest. It’s no longer who has the best technology. It’s a question of who goes golfing with the CEO of AT&T. And I think that’s not the American way.”
Indeed, which helps explain the left-right cyberstorm over this issue. Listen in.
April 29th, 2006 at 10:24 am
Hey, did you see the Judiciary Committee has drafted an antitrust bill aimed at net neutrality?
As I understand it, the Judiciary (on a bi-partisan basis) has been quite favorable to the idea of net neutrality.
What next steps can we take to help them get this moving forward as well?
April 29th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
This thing is going to go worldwide. We in the Great White North are getting alarmed. I’ve posted here.
May 1st, 2006 at 10:18 am
It should be made clear that just because we “left-wingers” and them “right-wingers” disagree on a number of issues doesn’t mean we disagree on everything. Eminent domain was one thing that we all agreed on — this is another.
and directorblue — yeah, that looks promising (assuming proper details and enforcement, granted).
“Government restricts powerful private entities, the people as a group restrict the government.”
May 4th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
[…] (Via Save the Internet.) […]
June 9th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
Here is a new perspective that should be considered:
http://moxytongue.blogspot.com/
June 23rd, 2006 at 3:40 am
Why is no one turning this argument on its head? I have not seen anyone argue for a bottom up solution. Why can’t ip packets prioritize themselves from the requesting party? I don’t care if my email takes 10 seconds longer to download… I’m doing 5 other things at the same time anyways… but any hope for time sensitive delivery service needs to be pushed through the system from both ends. It would seem to me, naive as I am, that my isp could charge me for service depending on my demand for priority delivery, aka USPS, UPS, et al. I also do not want to have my monthly isp charge raised to subsidize someone with a demand for 24/7 HDTV delivery, hen all I need is non-time sensitive delivery for most protocols.
just my $.02
RH
July 21st, 2006 at 12:48 am
Internet Freedom is the *International* way.
The Net Neutrality issue has an international effect. It would be great if this site allowed non-USA people to sign up.
The swell in numbers would also emphasise - to the decision makers - that there is a worldwide flow on effect. Do they REALLY want to take on the world?
I’m going to post a link on my blog now. I hope that will help in some way.
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