Wednesday, June 21, 2006

I'll Have My People Call Your People (And Together, We'll Create A Monopolistic Form of Market Censorship)


Hi, No One Is Home Right Now,
But If You Tell Us What To Do,
We'll Be Sure To Flak For You


"Congress is deciding on the fate of the Internet. The question before it is simple: Should the Internet be handed over to the handful of cable and telephone companies that control online access for 98 percent of the broadband market? Only a Congress besieged by high-priced telecom lobbyists and stuffed with campaign contributions could possibly even consider such an absurd act." - Lawrence Lessig and Robert W. McChesney

"The First Amendment of the Internet – the governing principle of net neutrality, which prevents telecommunications corporations from rigging the web so it is easier to visit sites that pay for preferential treatment – took a blow from the House of Representatives Thursday." - Nation Report on June 9, 2006