[Dean's World] Ron Coleman: Give them an inch?!

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Posted by Ron Coleman:
Give them an inch?!
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1200067428.shtml


   [1]Scott Kirwin sends this along:

     Ron
     I would be interested to see you post on [2]this[3] [New York
     Times: "AT&T and Other I.S.P.âs May Be Getting Ready to Filter"].

     Specifically, wouldn't such control over traffic negate the
     "carrier" argument advanced over the past few decades that they
     were simply carrying the traffic and weren't responsible for the
     content?

     Also, wouldn't their screening for copyrighted material also open
     them up to screening for other material - such as hate speech?

     The implications of this seem so huge that I'm sure cooler heads
     will prevail in the end.

     Still.. It's a bit chilling..

     I'm curious to hear what you think.

     Scott K.

   Well, Scott, [4]thanks for asking . . .

References

   1. http://www.therazor.org/
   2. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/att-and-other-isps-may-be-getting-ready-to-filter/index.html
   3. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/att-and-other-isps-may-be-getting-ready-to-filter/index.html
   4. http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=1330