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    Posted: 06 April 2010 at 5:15pm
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=10298403
 
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Federal Appeals court rules that the FCC does not have the authority to dictate net neutrality to ISPs.
 
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It'll go to the supreme court and Net Neutrality will be upheld.
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The big players will be the fastest on the net. The small companies that can't pay the ISPs get screwed. PC gaming is likely no longer going to be free if one wants to play without lag.

We all sense some total screwage in the future.
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You know what this needs? An internet petition...
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I'm really not worried about this getting out of hand.  I think pretty much everyone important is on the net neutrality boat.
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Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

I'm really not worried about this getting out of hand.  I think pretty much everyone important is on the net neutrality boat.
The ISP's sure as hell aren't. Comcast will be at the forefront of it, I expect some stupidity to come out of them quite quickly.  Comcast is my only option for a local ISP right now too...
 
Oh and found this picture that nicely demonstrates the future:
 
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You know what this needs? An internet petition...

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Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

I'm really not worried about this getting out of hand.  I think pretty much everyone important is on the net neutrality boat.
The ISP's sure as hell aren't. Comcast will be at the forefront of it, I expect some stupidity to come out of them quite quickly.  Comcast is my only option for a local ISP right now too...
 
Oh and found this picture that nicely demonstrates the future:


Right, but the ISPs don't make legislation, nor do they get to vote for elected officials.
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Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

I'm really not worried about this getting out of hand.  I think pretty much everyone important is on the net neutrality boat.
The ISP's sure as hell aren't. Comcast will be at the forefront of it, I expect some stupidity to come out of them quite quickly.  Comcast is my only option for a local ISP right now too...
 
Oh and found this picture that nicely demonstrates the future:


Right, but the ISPs don't make legislation, nor do they get to vote for elected officials.
Whoever has the most lobbying power makes the laws, and the ISP's have a hell of alot more lobbting power than you or me. Anyone who thinks that the politions are going to vote for the common man over big buisness really has some blinders on.
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Sigh, I knew you would go there.

Step bank and think for a moment: do you really think this is going to be an issue?
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Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:


Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

I'm really not worried about this getting out of hand.  I think pretty much everyone important is on the net neutrality boat.

The ISP's sure as hell aren't. Comcast will be at the forefront of it, I expect some stupidity to come out of them quite quickly.  Comcast is my only option for a local ISP right now too...

 



Oh and found this picture that nicely demonstrates the future:
Right, but the ISPs don't make legislation, nor do they get to vote for elected officials.


No, but ISPs like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are dumping a hell of a lot of cash through the Capitol with their lobby groups. There may be a dozen technology savvy Congressmen in the entire Legislature. Pro neutral net groups like EFF don't have pocketbooks deep enough to even be heard in this discussion.

Look at the chart Snake provided. It's a jest, but you don't think the telecoms wouldn't just LOVE that system? ISPs are phone and cable companies...people who have ALWAYS made their money with up-selling premium packages. "Oh, I'm sorry. HBO is only available via our $11.99 package, or $19.99 to include HD" and "for an additional $7.99 a month, you can get our 'Silver Star Package' which offers Caller ID, Call Waiting and voice mail".
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Originally posted by ParielIsBack ParielIsBack wrote:

Sigh, I knew you would go there.Step bank and think for a moment: do you really think this is going to be an issue?


No, Congress would never create ignorant legislation that affects technology in a crazy overreaching way because lobby groups lined their pockets...you know, like the DMCA or the proposed ACTA treaty.
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I'm not saying that we shouldn't worry about the issue itself.

What I'm saying is that we shouldn't worry that it will work itself out.  Too many important people lose if the cable companies win on this one.
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The free market will take care of this guys.

You don't want the big bad government stepping in here and controlling the Internet, do you?


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