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On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah. A legal right. In that case, I ground my son from that damn Maple > Story he plays hours on end and he calls children's services because I > violated his legal rights....... > > What other things do I have the "legal right" to that I don't have, I > wonder....... > > This is that Entitlement crap again. I'm entitled to fresh water, > nutritious and healthy food, safe place to live, 100mb download speed > internet, blah, blah, blah. Bunch of babies. > > Bob- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chuck Bartosch > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:12 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband Internet Access Deemed a Legal Right > > > On Oct 16, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> I can see somewhere in the near future, after all major technologies >> converge into devices that run on whatever version of the "internet" >> we will >> have at that time, that this would be a feasible argument however at >> this >> moment and probably in the next 10 years the vast majority of us >> will be >> able to live and survive perfectly fine with no internet. >> >> I don't understand the 1mg limit for the human right. > > Keep in mind, it's a *legal* right (soon) in Finland, not a human > right. People are conflating the French decree with Finland's. > > Chuck > >> Most information, >> other than video, can be had at mere dial up speed. How would slower >> internet speeds be the difference between life or death? >> >> My 15 year old..... >> >> "Dad! If I can't see the Whack-a-kitty video on YouTube I'm just >> gonna >> die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" >> >> Okay, that much I DO understand. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of David Hulsebus >> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:44 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Broadband Internet Access Deemed a Legal Right >> >> FYI >> >> From SANS Newsbites Vol. 11 Num. 82 : Broadband Internet Access Deemed >> a Legal Right >> >> --Finland Declares 1Mb Broadband Access a Legal Right >> (October 14 & 15, 2009) >> The Finnish government has enacted a law making 1Mb broadband Internet >> access a legal right. The law will take effect in July 2010. The >> country may eventually guarantee its citizens the right to 100Mb >> broadband connections. Finland's Transport and Communications >> Ministry >> spokesperson Laura Vikkonen was quoted as saying that "We think [the >> Internet is] something you cannot live without in modern society. >> Like >> banking services or water or electricity, you need an Internet >> connection." Earlier this year, France declared Internet access to be >> a human right. >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10374831-2.html >> > http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/10/15/finland-m >> akes-broadband-internet-a-legal-right.aspx >> >> >> >> Dave Hulsebus >> Portative Technologies, LLC >> www.portative.com >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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