NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] EU Publishers want to erect copyright-based Internet walls
It's important to read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/technology/internet/10copyright.html a bit carefully to appreciate what's really going on in this arena. When you see information publishers touting the music industry royalties system as a model to be emulated, an attack of acid reflux is likely to follow. Schemes like Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP) have the potential to create massive new information barriers by vastly expanding aggressive copyright restrictions on the Internet. I originally discussed ACAP in Dec 2007 (ACAP: Don't Look Here! Please Don't Look Here! Or Else? - http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000333.html ). I'll hold the alert level at orange for now, but I'm ready to punch the red button at any time. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator