[MLUG] net neutrality and videotron

[Leslie Satenstein]

The problem is that porn is recognized as obscene and rightly so, but who is to judge works of art, nudes, or who decides what is right. It may be wrong as to Judeo-Christian values, but OK for other religions.

(beheadings are one example that came to mind)
 


--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Stefan Monnier <monnier at iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier at iro.umontreal.ca>
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] net neutrality and videotron
> To: "Montreal Linux Users Group" <mlug at listserv.mlug.ca>
> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 5:25 PM
> > One of the more interesting responses came from an ISP
> called
> > Videotron, which told the CRTC that controlling access
> to content
> > "peut être bénéfique non seulement pour les
> utilisateurs de services
> > Internet mais pour la société en
> général"—that is, "could be
> > beneficial not only to users of Internet services but
> to society in
> > general."
> 
> > As examples of such benefits, Videotron mentioned the
> control of spam,
> > viruses, and child pornography. It went on to suggest
> that graduated
> > response rules—kicking users off the 'Net after
> several accusations of
> > copyright infringement—could also be included as a
> benefit to society
> > in general.
> 
> The worst part is not only that the above is slippery
> slope, but I don't
> know of any situation where the techniques under
> consideration (traffic
> shaping, charging for "internet broadcasting",
> ...) have been used or
> even could be used for the above goals.
> 
> I.e. it's a misrepresentation.
> 
> 
>         Stefan
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