[Hrgeeks] Save the Internet: Support Net Neutrality!

[Geoff]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:27 PM, S. Bergeron <sean at 757.org> wrote:
> Which you know is a completely ancillary issue for the biggest NN
> fanbois.  They're pissed that Comcast throttles their warez torrnets,
> and AT&T didn't let them Skype from their iPhones.

So we should just ignore what the implications could be and focus on
what the corporations in favour of this movement are citing as their
reasoning for wanting this power?

> And, again, libraries are governed by other organizations -- it would be
> far simpler to require them to refrain from blocking competitors' sites
> than it is to let the FCC figure it out.  The FCC doesn't need to be
> involved if the City of Norfolk tells its libraries:  let people see
> everything.

Where does the city of Norfolk get its internet connection from for
libraries? If it's a corporation then heypresto they'd have the same
issues as any other customer.

> Government isn't the answer here for consumers.  Remember that whole
> "choice and competition" meme from teh HCR debate?  FCC mandates like
> this make that irrelevant.  Maybe some people want optimized connectsions.
> Maybe some want ones that filter porn.  People should be able to seek
> those services.

The whole point here is that the corporations in charge of the
connections should not be making those decisions - the people paying
for them should be. If i want a connection that filters porn then i
should by all means be able to pay for one. But i shouldn't be forced
to have it filtered for me just because the CEO of Cox finds Jesus (or
Allah or whatever) and decides that my 5-hours-a-day of porn is not
good for my soul. Or maybe, instead, he makes a deal with Microsoft to
QOS google.com to death in an attempt to force bing.com to actually
get a few hits?

/Geoff