Net Neutrality – The best discussion I’ve heard so far

If you have the time, you MUST listen to this 10 minute interview on Democracy Now.

The importance of this issue cannot be overstated, but most people have no real understanding of what’s at stake.

Listen to this interview and you will know all you need to know about it.

Law Professor Lawrence Lessig on Net Neutrality, the Rise of Google and His “Change Congress” Project to Take on Corruption in Washington

Renowned Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig is one of the world’s leading figures in the field of cyberlaw. He joins us for a conversation about today’s FCC hearing on net neutrality; Creative Commons; the rise of Google and its efforts to influence public policy; and Change Congress, his most recent project to take on corruption in Washington.

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All five Federal Communications Commissioners are holding a public hearing here in Stanford today to discuss net neutrality and what rules should govern high-speed Internet networks. Net neutrality is the principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web user.

The event is part of the FCC’s ongoing investigation into the blocking of Web traffic by Comcast. The cable giant is accused of disrupting video traffic uploaded by users of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network. The investigation comes in response to a complaint filed by the the media reform group Free Press and a coalition of public interest organizations.

The commission already held one public hearing in February at Harvard University. Comcast was later forced to admit that it paid people to fill seats at that hearing. Harvard said dozens of genuine participants were forced to stand outside the hearing unable to participate.

Today’s hearing will take place at 12 noon at Stanford University. Among those attending will be the prominent Stanford law professor, Lawrence Lessig–one of the world’s leading figures in the field of cyberlaw. He is the founder and co-director of Stanford law school’s Center for Internet and Society and chair of the Creative Commons project. His most recent project is called “Change Congress.” Lawrence Lessig joins me today here in the Stanford studio.

Lawrence Lessig, Stanford law professor and one of the world’s leading figures in the field of cyberlaw. He is the founder and co-director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society and chair of the Creative Commons project. His most recent project is called Change Congress.