Net Neutrality….. Can you Afford to be Neutral?
As I am waiting outside my child’s school a number of days ago I stumbled upon a CBC show called Search Engine. The host was discussing the topic of whether or not Net Neutrality should be a right. Net Neutrality? Huh? Well after my child jumped in the car and immediately accessed the nearest FM station, I had to explore this further. I had heard enough to learn that this show is quite interactive and develops it’s content from feedback from it’s viewers on the Search Engine site. (podcasts are available too…was going to grab one for the post, but copyright states otherwise) So I find the link for the broadcast and I find the topic.
Darcy Cassleman, a listener to Search Engine, comments on the blog..“Net Neutrality guarantees that new technologies (and new people) won’t be excluded by incumbents seeking to defend their position.” He also adds..” Tim Berners-Lee said “When I invented the Web, I didn’t have to ask anyone for permission.” [http://dig.csail.mit.edu/breadcrumbs/node/1440]
However I quickly discover it may be more than just censorship, it involves access and of course (gasp) corporate interests!
Check out this YouTube video for a much better explanation… Warning! It is from the John Daily Show!
So my journey continues to my starting point, the Search Engine broadcast. There is a movement to develop an Internet Bill of Rights to address this issue of Net Neutrality.
Then just recently, Comcast, has announced their own "P2P Bill of Rights".
I then find that Search Engine developed another broadcast entitled "Internet Bill of Rights pt.2: Comcast's bill of rights?"
O.K, where is this going (or is it already gone)? What did I miss? I can see some interesting conversations that may arise from this topic. What do you think?
