Regardless of political affiliation, Ted Kennedy issued a nice little speech in support of freedom on the Internet a few months ago. It’s worth taking a look at to make sure that you understand what’s at stake.
Also, if you’re unfamiliar with Net Neutrality please see my previous article, The Importance of Net Neutrality.
John has written 1808 awesome articles here, and...
John P. is CEO of Livid Lobster, and Web Analytics company iFusion Labs. He jumps from airplanes with the US Army Golden Knights, has full access to the Indy 500 AND the Lingerie Football League, was invited to the Playboy Mansion, and does plenty of other "ho-hum" stuff. Find out more on John's Google Profile.
Previous post: IPCC Report: Global Warming Consequences
Next post: MIT Offers All Courses Free Online
The Importance of Net Neutrality
Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the Internet’s First Amendment — a principle called Network Neutrality that prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work best for you — based on what site pays them the most. If the public doesn’t speak up now, our elected officials will...
Future of Free Internet Radio Under Attack
If you run a blog, please support the cause by spreading the word!
The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger! Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!).
This issue...
Frank Zappa Defends Free Speech on Crossfire
Here is a fascinating debate on Crossfire from 22 years ago in which some tool (John Laughlin) from the Washington Post was repeatedly insulting Frank Zappa (you know he’s half Greek, right?) and arguing for censorship of freedom of speech.
What I find most interesting is that Frank remained very calm and collected despite the fact...
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
Hmmm. Ted Kennedy for Net Neutrality… Roberth Kahn and Vint Cert speak out against it… Kahn and Cert and BBN invent the internet… Kennedy sends them a telegram congratulating their ecumenical efforts in creating a “interfaith message processor”.
I think the libertarian in me feels the only thing worse than big business running the internet is big government running the internet.
I haven’t head anything about net neutrality for a while now, but it’s cool that Kennedy is down with it.