Im pretty surprised by the sequence of events. A year ago, some bloggers in the P2P world started complaining because it seemed that Comcast was blocking bit torrent traffic. The web communities started discussing it, testing the hypothesis, and proved it to be true. I remember we had some hot and heavy debates about Comcast's actions.
http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2008/07/portfolio_0711 > "The sanctions would be the first time the commission has come down on an > internet provider for denying consumers the right to open, unfettered > internet access. It may set a precedent on how the federal government > oversees management of internet traffic flows in the future." > Honestly, i thought Comcast would get away with it....even make it into a new policy banning bit torrent universally. Isn't bit torrent just used for pirated material? Bit torrent users are like drug dealers, right? But it seems that everyone from all across the spectrum understand that companies cannot pick and choose what goes over the networks. There must be neutrality and transparency. In fact, this whole incident has been a great example of why we need Net Neutrality legislation...whereas before it was just abstract discussions. the FCC ruling on Comcast is not a done deal, but I'm amazed it even got this far. maybe web communities really are progressing and becoming a powerful force in how things are done (at least in the USA). Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
