RE: Battle to control Internet threatens open access

[Francine Sacco <Francine.Sacco@ib.unil.ch>]

Let me add my little piece of opinion :

according to what will be the results of the vote this autumn, we may have
to indicate our credit card number, fingerprints, photograph and bank
accounts.

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At 01:16 08.01.2004 -0500, Morgan, James J wrote:
> >From the context I think the author would have more accurately spoken of
> the "Web", and the revolution inspired by the development of the http
> protocol in the early 90's rather than the Internet.  Although older
> technologies, such as listservs and newsgroups also made for powerful
> changes.  It is hyperbolic to speak of the internet being designed for
> these purposes, although I suppose the creators of http and newsgroups had
> the outlook the author describes.
>
> Jim Morgan
> (317) 274-1408;morganj@iupui.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: RE: Battle to control Internet threatens open access
>
> What a strange article.  It's very emotionally arousing, but provides
> little or no actually useful content.  Copps' opening statement that "The
> Internet was designed to defeat government or business control and to
> thwart discrimination against users, ideas or technologies" strikes me as
> questionable at best (wasn't the Internet originally designed by the
> government as a communication system for the military?).  And what exactly
> are the "non-discrimination" rules that the FCC is considering doing away
> with?  Is there a specific proposal on the table?  In what forum?  Is it a
> legislative or policy issue?  What exactly is the "breathtaking regulatory
> change" toward which the FCC is "rushing"?
>
> Frankly, this piece reads like an email chain letter.
>
> -------------
> Rick Anderson
> rickand@unr.edu
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:19 AM
> > To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> > Subject: Battle to control Internet threatens open access
> >
> > This commentary from Michael Copps, FCC commissioner, may be of interest
> > to Liblicense readers...
> >
> > Battle to control Internet threatens open access.  A new battle is brewing
> > at the Federal Communications Commission. It's about the future of the
> > Internet. Entrenched interests are threatening open consumer access to the
> > Net and stifling innovation and competition in the process. The full
> > article will be available on the Web for a limited time:
> > http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7495091.htm (c) 2003 Mercury
> > News and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.