The Net Neutrality debate just got alot more interesting…

LOLLAPALOOZA WEBCAST: SPONSORED/CENSORED BY AT&T?

After concluding our Sunday night show at Lollapalooza, fans informed us that portions of that performance were missing and may have been censored by AT&T during the “Blue Room” Live Lollapalooza Webcast.

When asked about the missing performance, AT&T informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them.

Found via a DKos article, which including the following observation:

That’s right. AT&T, like other telcos who say you can “just trust them” not to censor content in the absence of mandatory net neutrality, just did exactly what everyone who’s worried about net neutrality always believe they would do.

What’d that take? About ten seconds?

For more information on net neutrality and ways you can help protect expression on the internet, click thru to Save the Internet.

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http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/08/08/pearl_jam/index.html
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6466942.html

Slate has an interesting discussion on a bill before the US Congress. While many, including myself, would initially cheer such a development as a step towards dis-entanglement from a ‘bad influence’, there is reason for temperance, as is pointed out in the comments of the article.

Iowa related politics. Jim’s having difficulty getting his new job.

Found via a DKos article.

Not sure how often you will see these political things. Probably just when they are about Iowa.