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The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal
I got off the plane from Boston to find my inbox filled with anger about an article in the Wall Street Journal . To those who were angry, I hope you will direct any anger at the Wall Street Journal after you read what follows. The article is an indirect effort to gin up a drama about a drama ...
Simple Dramas Packaged For Consumption
openleft.com — As far as the whole "the left vs. Obama" narrative goes, this passage from Greg Sargent is... on the money (emphasis mine): The problem here is this bizarre need to decide one way or the other whether the entire left is or isn't irrevocably dismayed ... (more) Simple Dramas Packaged For Consumption
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Net neutrality losing key supporters?
Political Animal — ... companies. In addition, prominent Internet scholars, some of whom have advised President-elect Barack Obama on technology issues, have softened their views on the subject. Included in the "prominent Internet scholars" is Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor and an influential proponent of network neutrality, who the WSJ reports "recently shifted gears" on the issue. Now, while all of this is discouraging, the WSJ piece may not be entirely right. For example, Lessig posted an item on his own blog about this, and explains why it seems the Journal misrepresented his ...

Obama And Advisers Softening On Net Neutrality? No, Adviser Says
TPM Election Central — ... And finally, one of the scholars advising Obama on tech issues, Stanford's Lawrence Lessig," denies any shift on Obama's part in a blog post of his own. ...

Daily Digest: As the Dust Settles from Net Neutrality's Latest Skirmish...
techPresident — ... , without much controversy. But those featured in the story are talking back, and they're not pleased. Larry Lessig says that the "really extraordinary" thing the Journal did here is report a long-standing position as new news. Lessig argues that he's always supported tiered services, as long as they're open to everyone. And Google's Richard Whitt says that ...

Lessig Clarifies
Obsidian Wings — by publius Lessig clarifies, claiming the the WSJ got his comments wrong. Lessig's stance is a bit controversial -- but he claims it's a position he's long had (i.e., there's no "shifting"). Essentially, Lessig is ok with some forms of priced priority access levels. He just wants to prohibit any form of discrimination. ...

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