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Net Neutrality Rules: Illogical logic governs what ISPs can block

Submitted by Dan Terzian on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 15:06

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As we recently discussed, the FCC’s new Net Neutrality rules forbid Internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking access to certain materials. These rules make clear that “fixed broadband” ISPs (AKA cable and DSL Internet providers) cannot block access to lawful materials. But, illogically, whether they can block access to unlawful materials is not at all clear.

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The FCC's Net Neutrality Rules: A tale of two internets

Submitted by Dan Terzian on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:29

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The FCCi's rules regulating Network Neutrality split the Internet. No more is it the Internet, singular; it’s the Internets, plural. Or more precisely, it’s the two Internets: The wired and the wireless. And the new rules leave the latter virtually unprotected. With the rules soon to come into affect this fall, and public interest and industry groups aligning for lawsuits, here's what the fight is all about.

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Tim Wu on communication monopolies, net neutrality and the future of new media

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Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 18:00

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Sample Platform for Candidates Committed to an Open Internet

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 14:44

Regular People Use Library Computers for Internet EVERY DAY

It's election season, so here's a sample platform for candidates for Congress to show support for an open internet:

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A Guide to the Network Neutrality Discussions at the FCC by Marvin Ammori

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 17:24

Law Professor and advocate in Cyberlaw, Marvin Ammori tells us in a guest blog about what could possibly be happening in the "backroom deals" at the FCCi around Net Neutralityi. Ammori was the lead lawyer on the net neutrality case against Comcast when Comcast blocked peer-to-peer technologies.

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New Media Rights and UCAN file Comments in FCC Broadband Reclassification Proceeding

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 14:23
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New Media Rights FCC comments on Broadband Legal Framework and the "Third Way"

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 09:51

New Media Rights' comments to the FCCi on the broadband legal framework and the "Third Way" include:

Discussion of concerns regarding content level regulation and its affect on the generativity of the internet as well as copyright regulation.

Classification of terrestrial wireless broadband services and its impact on Consumer Protection.

Legal and Procedural Considerations Regarding the “Third Way”

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Congresspeople and the Public gather to raise concerns on the Comcast-NBC merger in LA

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Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:22

Read the latest news on the Comcast-NBC merger and how Congresspeople and the public have spoken up about this huge merger.

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A citizen's update to Net Neutrality and an Open Internet

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Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 16:35

"Internet Forever" by Flickr user HotDiggityDogs under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 2.0 license.

The last few weeks saw many new developments affecting a free and open internet. Find out what has happened, where we came from, and what it all means for the movement to protect and ensure an open internet.

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