Comments on: Net neutrality needs a swift round-house kick from Chuck Norris

By: Doctor Recommended » Bounces off of me and sticks to you

Doctor Recommended » Bounces off of me and sticks to you — Mon, 29 May 2006 18:19:50 +0000

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By: Doctor Recommended » File-sharers against net neutrality

Doctor Recommended » File-sharers against net neutrality — Sun, 28 May 2006 01:44:30 +0000

[...] Since my academic allies are few and far between (every techno law professor is apparently pro-net nationalization), I’d like to point out that our good ‘ol friend Bram Cohen of BitTorrent fame has thrown down the gauntlet on the issue.Â¬â€ And surprisingly he grasps the economics of scarcity.Â¬â€ One down, 300 million more to go. « World of Warcraft on Campus [...]

By: MRT

MRT — Wed, 24 May 2006 21:37:43 +0000

If anyone could get rid of all this net neutrality talk it would be Mr. Norris. Seriously, we don’t know what will happen if the internet coninues to run the way it has been for 25 years. However, we do know that having the government monitor the internet, it will cost us money and many new services that would of existed if the government just left the internet alone.

By: Stevens33

Stevens33 — Wed, 24 May 2006 13:10:16 +0000

I always love to see any article that promotes the free market. Somehow it has fallen out of favor and that makes me sad. Well put, net neutrality is a silly issue that could spell a lot of trouble if it goes too far (I too would suggest that Chuck Norris and NOT the government solve this one).

By: lemon_lyman

lemon_lyman — Tue, 23 May 2006 20:47:29 +0000

Great post and great title, especially bringing up the point of “nationalization”. This is a sticky word that the left does not use for obvious reasons, but that is essentially what NN is. The government should let Chuck Norris stick to problems that ACTUALLY exist, since we all know that when Chuck Norris jumps in water he doesn’t get wet, the water gets Chuck Norrised.

By: Net Chick

Net Chick — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:47:35 +0000

What does it tell you that big technology companies are now coming out against net neutrality??? This type of regulation is not only…not needed, the companies it is intended to help…do NOT want it. Give it a rest Google.

By: watcher

watcher — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:18:33 +0000

I agree that net neutrality is a poorly conceived idea, but I think it’s important to look for the silver lining. If the NN crowd wins, we might be able to exploit this concept of “neutrality” to help “improve” our lives even more.

Microsoft is pro-NN? Then I suggest a Software Neutrality Policy. Instead of offering 6 versions of Windows Vista (the new OS due out in January ‘07), I suggest that we impose goverment regulations forcing Microsoft to provide the most robust and feature-filled version to everyone! And while we’re at it, I think we should regulate how much they charge for that version, because some of the people I know might have trouble paying for their expensive software.

Wholefoods has some great looking produce and meat, but they charge more than my local Superstore. Maybe we should institute Food Neutrality, forcing high-end markets with premium products to sell their food for the same price as the bargain basement bulk distributors. Who cares about quality anyway?

These ideas wouldn’t negatively affect the market, would they?

Help me out with this… I bet if we put our mind to it, we can come up with other ways to support universal neutrality. And Moby is pro-environment, so I’m pretty sure we can get him to come out in favor of our Food Neutrality Program!

By: 29F

29F — Sun, 21 May 2006 22:44:54 +0000

That’s a lot of good reading, and excellent analysis as well. Here’s hoping the tide turns and we’re able to avoid legislation. If your ‘average American’ comes across the issue as its outlined here, I think most of them will tend to agree that NN is a bad idea.

By: hinkey

hinkey — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:41:44 +0000

You mean we should listen to the likes of 3M AND Cisco instead of Alyssa Milano, Moby and REM?! I’m outraged!

By: Norrisfan

Norrisfan — Sun, 21 May 2006 06:02:00 +0000

One time, some bad guys were trying to regulate the Internet. Instead of delivering his usual roundhouse kick, he questioned the irony of those who openly pine for a “free Internet” wishing so fervently for government squelch the free Internet through regulation. He was about to let them go, but then he discovered they actually worked for Google, and gave them the “Norris fists of fury” in slow motion. Then he gave them bird flu. True story.