FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: August 21, 2008 6:37:25 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to  
Internet Filtering

FCC COMCAST ORDER IS OPEN INVITATION TO INTERNET FILTERING

[Commentary] The FCC's vision of net neutrality: throttling, blocking,  
filtering - call it what you will. Buried in the Federal  
Communications Commission's Comcast decision lurks an open invitation  
to Internet service providers to filter content. In essence, the  
Commission said carriers cannot discriminate against file sharing  
protocols, but they may act as a traffic cops and block illegal  
material and "transmissions that violate copyright law." FCC Chairman  
Kevin Martin said when the commission decides whether an Internet  
carrier violated net neutrality rules, it "considers whether the  
network management practice is intended to distinguish between legal  
and illegal activity. The Commission's network principles only  
recognize and protect user's access to legal content. The sharing of  
illegal content, such as child pornography or content that does not  
have the appropriate copyright, is not protected by our principles.  
Similarly, applications that are intended to harm the network are not  
protected."

<http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/analysis-fcc-co.html>

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