Net Neutrality Narrowly Escapes Stimulus Doom
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| In an earlier version of the Senate bill, Feinstein went against the usual
| Democrat stance in favor of network neutrality by slipping in an amendment to
| allowing “reasonable network management practices such as deterring unlawful
| activity, including child pornography and copyright infringement,” language
| that would open the door for ISPs to inspect data packets and filter content.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/02/13/net-neutrality-narrowly-escapes-stimulus-doom
Lawmakers Drop Broadband Tax Credit From Final Stimulus Package
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| Lawmakers negotiating the final economic stimulus package dropped broadband
| tax credits intended to spur companies such as AT&T Inc. to expand in rural
| areas, while keeping grants that may help smaller carriers.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ao2GCfwWgRY0&refer=us
Recent:
WSJ Accuses Google of Abandoning Net Neutrality: Reality Check
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| The Wall Street Journal specifically attacks Google's OpenEdge project as a
| means by which Google can have its own content given bandwidth priority over
| other web sites. Before we go into a terrified panic that Google is
| abandoning Net neutrality for its own nefarious purposes, how about we look
| at what OpenEdge actually does.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/155498/Neutrality.html?tk=rss_news
Indian Court Wants To Ban Google Earth In The Wake Of Mumbai Attacks
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| However, an Indian Court is now calling for the software to be banned saying
| that it "aids terrorists." Of course, so do maps or photographs of hotels,
| such as those placed online by the hotels themselves, but people aren't
| overreacting and calling for a ban of those things as well. Yes, we can
| understand the kneejerk reaction here, and the anger over these horrific
| attacks. But, banning Google Earth isn't the answer.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081210/0318383073.shtml
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