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bs0d |
Subject: "Save the
Internet"
Posted: @ 2:08 am on Jul 11 2006 |
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 Member #: 1 Rank: Admin. - (1,510) Since: 02/06/05 Posts: 604 From: USA
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As you may or
may not have
read or seen on
TV, Congress is
pushing a law
to abandon
Network
Neutrality that
prevents
companies like
AT&T,
ComCast,
Verizon et al
from turning
the internet
into a private
tollway. Which
includes
tacking on
additional
fee's for
access to the
internet and
restricting
what sites will
load, and which
sites are most
optimal.
I think
something like
this would
badly sour the
internet and
turn it in to
something
everyone hates.
I could rant
and rave for
hours but I do
urge everyone
to sign the
petition
, and contact your
congressmen to
fight for
internet
freedom.
Here is a link
for more
actions to
take: ACT
NOW<
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misterhaan |
Subject: "re: Save the
Internet"
Posted: @ 1:48 pm on Jul 11 2006
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 Member #: 5 Rank: Contributor - (214) Since: 02/11/05 Posts: 149 From: chair
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i finally know
what net
neutrality is
now -- thanks
for pushing me
to figure it
out 
i've got a
congressman in
support of net
neutrality and
one who's
listed as
unknown,
according to
savetheinternet
.com
please note
that the above
post is likely
made up in its
entirety. |
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bs0d |
Subject: "re: Save the
Internet"
Posted: @ 12:59 am on Jul 14 2006
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 Member #: 1 Rank: Admin. - (1,510) Since: 02/06/05 Posts: 604 From: USA
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I noticed a
link on Digg
and read about
it. I emailed
our senators
and actually
got a response
back that
appeard to be a
legitimate
response, but
is probably an
auto-response
with my name
inserted, ha
ha. Guess
we'll see what
happens.
Nothing ever
good happens in
favor of the
public. We'll
end up paying
more money for
the internet
eventhough we
already have to
pay for it
monthly, and
read their spam
emails, and be
distracted by
annoying popups
and
advertisements.
They're just
trying to
monopolize and
milk it for
everything its
got. Go figure

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sm0ke |
Subject: "re: Save the
Internet"
Posted: @ 3:20 pm on Jul 14 2006
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 Member #: 168 Rank: user - (83) Since: 06/05/06 Posts: 34 From: Manchester - UK
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Living in the
UK, We dont
currently have
this problem,
Our laws are
not changing in
relation to net
neutrality.
However a lot
of American
companies
supply
connections
over here (AOL,
NTL - was
initially a US
telecoms
company) So can
they apply US
laws or do they
have to comply
with UK
laws?
It seems
simple, but
looking at the
cases of Gary
McKinnon and
the Natwest 3
(Enron 3) - It
seems that
Internet law
will never be
simple (not the
fact that they
did it but the
conditions
under which
they have been
extradited for
trial in the
US)
But knowing my
own countries
laws I should
besafe from
such a movement
due to
"Feeedom
of
Information&qu
ot; - Do the
US not have any
act such as
this in place?
After all the
impact this law
can have would
affect the
ability to
fully educate
yourselves
should an
integral part
of your
research not be
available on
the internet
due to your
isp's
preferences, Or
what if u want
to watch pr0n
and your isp
isnt up for
it?
Why stop at a
petition and a
letter, would
it not be
viable to ask
people in the
street what
they think and
get their
opinions - We
all now no-one
will read every
single one but
having them all
there as solid
hard facts on
peoples
"free&qu
ot; opinions
and beliefs on
freedom of
choice.
Seesm i use the
word free and
freedom a lot -
but it also
seems this law
could take away
your freedom to
choose, freedom
to learn,
freedom to to
do a lot where
the internet
and specific
content is
concerned.
Just because I
dont care,
doesnt mean I
dont
understand. |
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