Re: You can't save Internet Freedom by taking it away [was: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Lobbyists Trying to Destroy Internet Freedom?]

[Charles HOPE]

How can I have the right to sell fruit but not have the right to charge more for the watermelons than the oranges? David Meade wrote: Sorry I've  been traveling and not had time to keep up ... On 5/20/06, Charles HOPE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What's interesting here is that you and others think that you have rights to use equipment that is not yours. ... am not completely deaf to the idea, but I think that the hidden assumption should be brought out and exposed. Not at all the right I'm talking about.  I pay for my access to the Internet.  They can charge more if they want ... I'll still pay. the right I'm talking about is the right to have access to the information out there without the gatekeepers deciding which should be more readily available.  Without them deciding which  should be more easily published and seen. Its the 1st amendment and ... like ... the inverse of that.  The right to access others free speech without the powers that be limiting or hindering my access based on what is most favorable to them. It has nothing to do with not wanting to pay for my internet access.  It's that very mistake the telcos are tryin to convince people what net neutrality is about ... and its not .. at all. -- http://www.DavidMeade.com feed:  http://www.DavidMeade.com/feed SPONSORED LINKS Fireant Individual Typepad Use Explains YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "videoblogging" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.