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2012 - who guards the network guardians?

The Financial Times today* suggests that 2012 will be a pivotal year for the media. http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php/net-neutrality/728-2012-who-guards-the-network-guardians

clarinette: "RT @sdmediareform: RT @digiphile: ..." « Deck.ly

RT @sdmediareform : RT @digiphile : #NetNeutrality hearing in the House today. @WSJ : http://on.wsj.com/g8UAnj Withering take by @GigaStacey : http://bit.ly/g29gAp http://www.tweetdeck.com/twitter/clarinette02/~a8toF

New Flare-Up in Capitol Over 'Net Neutrality' - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON—In a contentious hearing, House Republicans attacked new regulations for broadband Internet lines and criticized the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for adopting them. Republicans are targeting the "net neutrality" rules, which would bar Internet providers from blocking or slowing Internet traffic and services, as well as new regulations in such areas as health care and the environment, as unnecessary and overly burdensome on industry. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703373404576148252022232180.html
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Net Neutrality And The Future Of Web 3.0 | StringCan Interactive

http://www.stringcaninteractive.com/blog/net-neutrality-effect-web-30/ Despite what you may think of everything you find here, The Internet is a celebrated platform for free expression and sharing…or is it?
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Center for Democracy & Technology | Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative and Free

http://www.cdt.org/issue/internet-neutrality Open and standardized technical protocols have enabled Internet innovators to deploy new content and services without needing to seek permission from any gatekeeper, enabling unprecedented growth and innovation.

15 Facts About Net Neutrality [Infographic]

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/15_facts_about_net_neutrality_infographic.php Net neutrality has taken up a lot of headline space over the last two weeks. There was the Goggle and Verizon thing , and then something happened with the FCC and some Congress members , and the French may have been involved somehow...
"I think the Net will get worse before it gets better. But I think we need to consider seriously whether it will get better at all.

Berkman Buzz: Week of August 9, 2010 | Berkman Center

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6304
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/08/17/after_google_verizon_fizzle_fcc_should_force_net_neutrality/ THE “LEGISLATIVE framework proposal’’ on net neutrality released by and last week was a shock and a disappointment for those who had bought into Google’s motto of “Don’t be evil.’’ It’s a sad example of what happens when corporations are allowed to write regulatory rules — and why the Federal Communications Commission needs to re-seize the reins on broadband regulation. Net neutrality — the concept that Internet service providers shouldn’t be able to “shape’’ traffic, by, say, providing access to certain, popular sites at a speedier rate than newer, less popular ones — is one of the defining issues for the future of communications.

After Google-Verizon fizzle, FCC should force Net neutrality - The Boston Globe

Spaniard bloggers have been very busy discussing and arguing about the recent Google-Verizon proposed policy for an open Internet. Most of them are against it because they consider it a very delicate subject because of the not so distant issue of the Sinde discussion when, “ the Spanish Government announced at the beginning of December 2009 a proposal that may lead to shutting down websites that offer P2P file sharing of music and films, without the necessity of a court order.

Global Voices Advocacy » Spaniard bloggers react to the Google-Verizon proposed policy

It didn't take long for criticism of the Verizon/Google net neutrality proposal to start pouring in.

Protection of Intellectual Property: The Core of the Net Neutrality Debate

Après avoir révélé la proposition de régulation de l'Internet que l'entreprise a élaboré avec Verizon , et étant maintenant attaqué par Oracle sur son utilisation de Java dans Android, plusieurs réactions de Google par la voix de son PDG Eric Schmidt sont à signaler.

Google : sa stratégie à long terme, et la neutralité du Net - PC INpact

Jonathan Zittrain asks why Google made a pact with Verizon at all | Technology | guardian.co.uk

The Google-Verizon document is just that - a document that commits them to nothing practical, which means they can "can get away with being far more vague than a typical contract", says Zittrain on his blog - where he fleshes out many of the finer implications of the pact.

Q&A: Professor of Internet Law Jonathan Zittrain - Newsweek

Google and Verizon shook up the tech world last week when they issued a set of proposals about net neutrality.
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