On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 11:58:24AM -0400, mbs wrote: [...] > I don't know about anyone else, but I happen to pay for my internet > access. If I choose not to waste my bandwidth (and my time) with > unwanted content, I would suggest that is my right.
This is not going to be a very popular opinion, but I submit that the only honest way to exercise this right is to stay away from sites that serve content that you don't want to see. The 'I pay for my Internet access, so all content should be free' argument makes as much sense as, say, claiming that because you pay for your cable TV, all pay-per-view shows ought to be free of charge. What you pay for is the delivery of the content, not the content itself; web site owners don't see a dime of what you pay to your ISP. By serving ads on a site, the owner implicitly demands viewing them as a form of payment for the content they provide. While I think that blocking all Firefox users from a site makes very litle sense, I can entirely disagree with the conclusion that blocking ads from ad supported sites is uncomfortably close to theft. Just my two cents... -Juergen
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