Comments on: The Net under corporate control http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33355 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:18:12 +0000 #comment-33355 People have always been under the control of the moneyed class or religion, or the king or politicians or someone. Nothing new here. It is a natural law: If you do not protect what you have, whether it be liberty, property or rights, it will be taken away. Corollary: The right to information (read Internet) must be protected by the people. Rafael Venegas http://www.gvenegas.com People have always been under the control of the moneyed class or religion, or the king or politicians or someone. Nothing new here.

It is a natural law: If you do not protect what you have, whether it be liberty, property or rights, it will be taken away.

Corollary: The right to information (read Internet) must be protected by the people.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33266 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:49:44 +0000 #comment-33266 not preinterenet...internet for dummys, by dummys not preinterenet…internet for dummys, by dummys

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33262 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:10:20 +0000 #comment-33262 "Chester believes a national debate is vital to make sure the corporatios don't wind up as all-powerful overseers." Like that's not going to happen regardless? "We must insure that phone and cable companies operate their Internet services in the public interest -as stewards for a vital medium for free expression," he says. The US public will not wake up until the "net-as-we-know-it" is already gone (not to mention our dwindling constitutional rights...). The SUV needs gas, the kids have to get to practice, and it's yoga night at the gym. "National debate"? "Free expression"? "In the public interest"? The guy is a dreamer. A dreamer I happen to totally agree with, but a dreamer none the less. “Chester believes a national debate is vital to make sure the corporatios don’t wind up as all-powerful overseers.”

Like that’s not going to happen regardless?

“We must insure that phone and cable companies operate their Internet services in the public interest -as stewards for a vital medium for free expression,” he says.

The US public will not wake up until the “net-as-we-know-it” is already gone (not to mention our dwindling constitutional rights…). The SUV needs gas, the kids have to get to practice, and it’s yoga night at the gym.

“National debate”? “Free expression”? “In the public interest”? The guy is a dreamer. A dreamer I happen to totally agree with, but a dreamer none the less.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33260 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:43:45 +0000 #comment-33260 This reminds me of the early days of the net, where you had to pay an hourly rate to get online. The big ISP's know that won't fly so now they have come up with a new way to rape the customer. I would love to see an X prize for the first person to come up with an idea to separate the net from giant corporations without ceding it to government control, which has it's own problems(censorship anyone). I'm not saying this is possible, just that I'd like to see a net without govt or corprate fingers around it's neck. This reminds me of the early days of the net, where you had to pay an hourly rate to get online. The big ISP’s know that won’t fly so now they have come up with a new way to rape the customer. I would love to see an X prize for the first person to come up with an idea to separate the net from giant corporations without ceding it to government control, which has it’s own problems(censorship anyone). I’m not saying this is possible, just that I’d like to see a net without govt or corprate fingers around it’s neck.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33259 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:37:56 +0000 #comment-33259 So basically they want to turn the internet into what AOL used to be(preinternet). What a nightmare that would be. So basically they want to turn the internet into what AOL used to be(preinternet). What a nightmare that would be.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7798/comment-page-1#comment-33257 Reader's Write Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:26:53 +0000 #comment-33257 Will I eventually have to move to Europe? Will I eventually have to move to Europe?

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