[governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

I have actually read several previous blog posts by Ms Crawford as well, to 
which the book is a logical extension

It is a school of thought that I don't fully agree with

--srs (htc one x)



On 27 May 2013 6:09:27 PM "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
> Before just starting to find holes, I recommend reading the book (e-book 
> available in Amazon).
>
> On 05/27/2013 07:09 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > It is a familiar argument but one with several holes in it.
> >
> > A skewed version of network neutrality that doesn't bear much
> > resemblance to what the original form of net neutrality was, CLECs,
> > unbundled and traffic discrimination by wholesale isps, and
> > characterized by at least some of the same innuendo laden politicking,
> > insinuating mens rea on the part of those they're opposed to.. DPI?
> > Eavesdropping. Spam filtering? A protection racket..
>
> DPI = eavesdropping (whatever the purpose) --> most frequently yes
> Spam filtering = protection racket --> in several cases, yes
>
> --c.a.
>
> >
> > Please read
> > http://www.circleid.com/posts/its_the_internet_stupid_i_disagree/
> >
> > -srs (htc one x)
> >
> >
> >
> > On 27 May 2013 3:23:23 PM "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> If you were going to look for ground zero in the fight against a
> >> rapidly consolidating telecom and cable industry, you might end up on
> >> the fifth floor of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
> >>
> >> Susan Crawford, a professor at the school, has written a book,
> >> “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New
> >> Gilded Age,” that offers a calm but chilling state-of-play on the
> >> information age in the United States. She is on a permanent campaign,
> >> speaking at schools, conferences and companies — she was at Google
> >> last week — and in front of Congress, asserting that the status quo
> >> has been great for providers but an expensive mess for everyone else.
> >>
> >> Ms. Crawford argues that the airwaves, the cable systems and even
> >> access to the Internet itself have been overtaken by monopolists who
> >> resist innovation and chronically overcharge consumers. >
> >>
> >>  
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0>
> >>  
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0
> >>
> >>
> >



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