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FCC loses key ruling on Internet `neutrality' - Yahoo! News
I think we all know what really is going on.
This was never about piracy, it was never about BitTorrent no matter how many times they want to jump up and down about it. Its not about bandwidth usage. That's all just smokescreen.
Its simply about controlling how you access the internet and who you get your services through. Comcast and Time Warner in particular are livid that consumers aren't buying in to their premium services. And we know AT&T isn't happy about things like Skype,
Also, while the FCC is figuring out how to maintain neutrality, be wary of our "friends" in DC, who are still floating around the idea of a Media Bailout, though the idea is laying low these days. There are people such as Waxman that think a Media Bailout is a good idea.
Whatever you may think of the media as it is, I don't I have to explain to you that if the government owns any of the media, then a free press can't truly exist.
We know how this would affect us as gamers, but there's a bigger picture at play. Imagine someone deciding what sites you can visit, be they corporate or gov't that's just wrong. So long as there's neutrality and no government control, these providers can be scared straight by consumers. We did it last year and we need to keep on doing it.
Personally, I don't care who you vote for, but if your representatives and senators are not for neutrality, you need to show them the door. Both sides have too many incumbents anyway.
I think we all know what really is going on.
This was never about piracy, it was never about BitTorrent no matter how many times they want to jump up and down about it. Its not about bandwidth usage. That's all just smokescreen.
Its simply about controlling how you access the internet and who you get your services through. Comcast and Time Warner in particular are livid that consumers aren't buying in to their premium services. And we know AT&T isn't happy about things like Skype,
Also, while the FCC is figuring out how to maintain neutrality, be wary of our "friends" in DC, who are still floating around the idea of a Media Bailout, though the idea is laying low these days. There are people such as Waxman that think a Media Bailout is a good idea.
Whatever you may think of the media as it is, I don't I have to explain to you that if the government owns any of the media, then a free press can't truly exist.
We know how this would affect us as gamers, but there's a bigger picture at play. Imagine someone deciding what sites you can visit, be they corporate or gov't that's just wrong. So long as there's neutrality and no government control, these providers can be scared straight by consumers. We did it last year and we need to keep on doing it.
Personally, I don't care who you vote for, but if your representatives and senators are not for neutrality, you need to show them the door. Both sides have too many incumbents anyway.
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