lessig.org - 12/15/2008
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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 ...
openleft.com - 12/10/2008
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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