[governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

Facts which are carefully found to support her viewpoint.. A slightly more 
balanced view might have worked better

--srs (htc one x)



On 27 May 2013 6:26:49 PM "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
> 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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