net neutrality… to the power of you
Originally uploaded by .Kaeru
Watching this video below made me realise for the first time that Net Neutrality isn’t just a political, commercial push that will be overcome by the masses.
It’s happened before (printing, radio) and it could happen again.
What does it really mean? - Mick’s View
If we don’t enforce net neutrality now, the Internet and the media on it will slowly come under the control of the big telecommunications companies and media corporations.
They will decide what content gets shown. They will decide how you use it and what you pay.
“How can this happen? We can just set up our own servers.”
The telcos could do it by controlling the ‘pipes’. By not letting you connect to an ISP or even to connect a server to the net. It sounds like a fantasy, but they are highly motivated to do it.
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1 Net neutrality at Liako.Biz // Mar 6, 2008 at 6:41 pm
[...] Mick just posted a video he has come across on net neutrality. At the very least, you should watch it because it’s an important issue. We take for granted that when we are connected to the net, we are given equal access; what the large Telco’s appear to be pushing, is to influence that actual content that flows over the internet. It’s a bit like a bunch of shops in a marketplace - the Telco’s want the consumers to pay for entering the marketplace (as they do) and now they want to charge the people who choose to host shops in the marketplace as well as allocating consumers a personal guide who depending on how much you tip them, will determine if you can visit a particular shop. The beauty of the internet, is that all you need is a connection and you are given equal like anyone else. In a world where space is finite, rent for a shop makes sense because it’s managing the demand; but in a virtual world there is no reason to inherit this age old concept as it will kill the core of what is what makes it the most amazing invention in history. [...]
2 alex’s » Blog Archive » Net neutrality.. and now Google too? // Mar 14, 2008 at 12:30 pm
[...] Liubinskas posted a link to a video about net neutrality which I find a very important issue. Then, Elias found another one, “more concise and to the [...]
3 iTV and Mobile Will Save Big Media | Web Strategy Micksup // Apr 23, 2008 at 8:41 pm
[...] The reality is that both iTV and mobile is going to be user controlled and open, not ‘channel’ based and media company controlled. (Providing net neutrality is maintained). [...]
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