Brainshrub's Morning Link Scan for June 1, 2006

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Brainshrub's Morning Link Scan

Today we are going to hear some viewpoints about Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is a series of regulations that force your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to treat everyone who wants access to internet equally. It's a bit like laws that say your water company can't reduce your service just because they would prefer that you buy more soda.

Today's theme: Net neutrality.


What is Net Neutrality?

(Note: This video explains the pro-Net Neutrality viewpoint. For a more humorous explanation ask a ninja.)


The anti-net neutrality viewpoint.


(Notes: This cartoon is by a public relations firm on behalf of the corporations who oppose net neutrality. There is nothing wrong with Fortune 500 companies trying to get their point-of-view across to the public; it's just I never thought I'd see corporations like AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth complain about "Big Money".)


Mike McCurry: More on Us Being Internet Rabble

"That's it. Burn DC to the ground. I got to my inbox yesterday and found yet another example of dishonest hackery from Mike McCurry's group on net neutrality and internet freedom. This time it's a negative hit piece, backed by a massive blogad campaign. The telcos, so you know, are spending millions of dollars a week on this fight. This ad is an example of it, repeating the lie that the government had no role in the internet's success and that bloggers are a bunch of irresponsible rabble. "

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