Net Neutrality to keep innovating: The Berners-Lee’s opinion
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Net Neutrality new round. After the voice of telcos ― basically: don’t regulate, we’ll take care of the business ourselves ― the Tim Berners-Lee’s voice. The one who immensely contributed to the World Wild Web expressed a very concerned, worried opinion on his weblog earlier this week. This would make his 7th post (only!) since the launch of his weblog in December 2005.
“When I invented the Web, I didn’t have to ask anyone’s permission. Now, hundreds of millions of people are using it freely. I am worried that that is going end in the USA.”
“That’s all. Its up to the ISPs to make sure they interoperate so that that happens. Net Neutrality is NOT asking for the internet for free.”
“Net Neutrality is NOT saying that one shouldn’t pay more money for high quality of service. We always have, and we always will.”
“Yes, regulation to keep the Internet open is regulation. And mostly, the Internet thrives on lack of regulation. But some basic values have to be preserved. For example, the market system depends on the rule that you can’t photocopy money. Democracy depends on freedom of speech. Freedom of connection, with any application, to any party, is the fundamental social basis of the Internet, and, now, the society based on it.”
And that ripping Net Neutrality could harm innovation: “I hope that Congress can protect net neutrality, so I can continue to innovate in the internet space. I want to see the explosion of innovations happening out there on the Web, so diverse and so exciting, continue unabated.”
Jun 25, 2006 | By Nuno
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