Re: S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Uh, that is what is being said… The user originated the call, so the CDN shouldn’t have to pay the user’s ISP to
deliver the replies to the users’ requests.

Owen


> On Oct 21, 2021, at 11:28 , Fred Baker <fredbaker.ietf () gmail com> wrote:
>
> I’m not sure I disagree, but let throw in a point of consideration. Historically, as you note, the caller pays the 
> toll. However, the caller also CHOSE to call, even though the called party might find the call irritating. With a 
> CDN, the network is out there hoping to be called, and the user makes that choice, “calling” the CDN. Could it not be 
> accurately said that the user originated the “call”?
>
> Sent using a machine that autocorrects in interesting ways...
>
> > On Oct 20, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Matthew Walster <matthew () walster org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Seems pretty disingenuous to now say the called party has to pay as well, in stark contrast to decades of precedent 
> > with their telephone product, just because their customers are actually using what they were sold.