Yup, this is so stupid. It's just like Lessig said. I hate to break it to these guys but your networks ain't worth shit without these services. They should be trying to figure out how to leverage that value rather than figure out how to restrict access to them. MORONS! MORONS! I TELL YA!!
Wouldn't it be nice if we had someone like FDR in office so he could put the communications utilities in their place and regulate them for what they are UTILITIES!! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In [email protected], Digital Buddha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tomorrow's Wall Street Journal is reporting that phone companies (BellSouth > and AT&T among others) are seeking to charge Google, Vonage, Movielink and > others for "priority" broadband delivery. > > > "The size and structure of the fee systems remain to be worked out, and the > regulatory implications aren't clear. But already, the phone companies are > meeting heavy resistance from companies that say making them pay for > priority delivery of their content amounts to holding them ransom, thus > hurting competition and, ultimately, the consumer.", the WSJ reports. > > > The article quotes Commissioner Michael Copps of the FCC as saying that "We > need a watchful eye to ensure that network providers do not become Internet > gatekeepers, with the ability to dictate who can use the Internet and for > what purposes." > > > This does not bode well for independent producers of higher bandwidth > content like us Videobloggers if phone and cable companies are able to do > this. Keep your eyes on this as it develops... > > > Article can be found here (subscription required): > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113651664929039412.html? mod=INDUSTRY > > - Ted > > > -- > Ted Tagami > tagami.com > > U N I V E R S U S . N E T > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
