[governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

[Carlos A. Afonso]

OK, but I think the book is more fact-finding than a school of thought.

frt rgds

--c.a.

On 05/27/2013 09:47 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> 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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