Tuesday, June 28, 2005
The Heat Is On
Just as Lessig turned the bad Eldred Supreme Court decision into a springboard for Creative Commons, maybe we can turn Brand X into a trampoline for the U.S. leap into broadband.
Lemons? Lemonade!!! C'mon now, everybody squeeze!
A column in today's Washington Post says
Lemons? Lemonade!!! C'mon now, everybody squeeze!
A column in today's Washington Post says
Mick Jagger said it best: 'The summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy."*snip*
The streets run through U.S. cities and towns, where the heat is on local governments to provide free or low-cost Internet access.
[Senate Bill 1294 is] a Senate bill introduced last Thursday by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.). The Community Broadband Act of 2005 (.pdf) says "no state can prohibit a municipality from offering broadband to its citizens."Maybe they'll both be deadly shots.
[House Bill 2726 was introduced] by Rep. Pete Sessions [R-SBC -- David I]. The Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005 (.pdf) -- almost surely destined for shorthand treatment as "PRITA" -- says state and local governments can't offer Internet service if a private provider already does.
Shall we say, "Pistols at dawn?"
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