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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:48:35 -0500
I am surprised at the sloppy reporting of the WSJ in hyping what , at least from what I can find out, a "simple" step. Any comments djf
Begin forwarded message: From: "Nick Johnson" <arachnid () notdot net> Date: December 15, 2008 6:19:14 AM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web - WSJ.com Dave, For IP, if you wish.This article has been pretty thoroughly debunked - colocating caching machines at ISPs has little to do with network neutrality, and certainly doesn't encourage discrimination. Here's Google's official response:
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/12/net-neutrality-and-benefits-of-caching.html And Lawrence Lessig has written a rebuttal, too:http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/15/wsj-invents-fictiona.html (linked to BoingBoing, since Lessig's site seems to be down right now).
Full Disclosure: I work for Google, though not in any capacity impinging upon this. My opinions are entirely my own.
-Nick Johnson On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:32 AM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote: So much for the competition and Net Neu djf http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122929270127905065.html By VISHESH KUMAR and CHRISTOPHER RHOADSThe celebrated openness of the Internet -- network providers are not supposed to give preferential treatment to any traffic -- is quietly losing powerful defenders.
Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Google has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers.
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