On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Jim Choate wrote: > On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Steve Schear wrote: > > > From the article: > > "The court dismissed suggestions the Internet was different from other > > broadcasters, who could decide how far their signal was to be transmitted." > > > > This is totally bogus thinking. The Internet is not broadcast medium. > > Yes, it is. Every site that emits a packet broadcasts it onto the network. > One can even make a comparison between 'frequency & modulation' with 'IP & > service'. > > > Information from Web sites must be requested, the equivalent of ordering a > > book or newspaper,
At the IP level, sending an IP packet to a specific address is no more a broadcast than sending a piece of mail through the postal service. ************************************************************************** The Center for Civic Networking PO Box 600618 Miles R. Fidelman, President & Newtonville, MA 02460-0006 Director, Municipal Telecommunications Strategies Program 617-558-3698 fax: 617-630-8946 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://civic.net/ccn.html Information Infrastructure: Public Spaces for the 21st Century Let's Start With: Internet Wall-Plugs Everywhere Say It Often, Say It Loud: "I Want My Internet!" **************************************************************************
