Comments on: IPI PolicyBytes http://melissablogs.com/2009/03/22/ipi-policybytes/ Information Pollination Thu, 24 May 2012 15:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ronald Hayden http://melissablogs.com/2009/03/22/ipi-policybytes/comment-page-1/#comment-14159 Ronald Hayden Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:18:08 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=13301#comment-14159 The ability to use net neutrality as a censorship device is so clear I don't understand why it's not a bigger part of the debate. That aside, it's ludicrous on its face that all bits flying through the pipes should be treated equally; clearly there are emergency services that should get priority as needed, and no one wants spam to get equal treatment with actual information. Plus: Why SHOULDN'T I be able to pay for an internet service that prioritizes, say, online gaming performance over email and the like. If that's my interest, it's a perfectly legitimate service. The ability to use net neutrality as a censorship device is so clear I don’t understand why it’s not a bigger part of the debate.

That aside, it’s ludicrous on its face that all bits flying through the pipes should be treated equally; clearly there are emergency services that should get priority as needed, and no one wants spam to get equal treatment with actual information.

Plus: Why SHOULDN’T I be able to pay for an internet service that prioritizes, say, online gaming performance over email and the like. If that’s my interest, it’s a perfectly legitimate service.

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