Ed Whitacre: Gone But Not Forgotten
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| "There's a problem. It's called Net Neutrality," Whitacre told the heirs
| to AT&T's telecommunications empire. "Well, frankly, we say to hell
| with that. We're gonna put up some toll booths and start charging
| admission."
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| [...]
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| Despite claims of poverty whenever pressed to offer better services, these
| AT&T execs are privately gloating over more than $35 billion in gross
| profits over the last 12 months.
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http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/06/05/ed-whitacre-gone-but-not-forgotten/
Why DRM won't ever work
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| Unfortunately, he also pointed out that the US government also seems
| to be living in this fantasy world -- and, to a lesser extent, the
| UK government. One of the most misguided things going on in the world
| at the moment is the attempt by the US government to force other
| countries to adopt what they call US-style "Intellectual Property Rights".
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6189011.html
Related:
Is Microsoft no longer a member of ItsOurNet? Trouble in paradise?
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| On the ItsOurNet.org website under "The coalition" section, Microsoft
| is no longer on the list of: "These organizations support legislation
| to achieve net neutrality:"
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http://www.precursorblog.com/node/206
Microsoft's 'Naughty or Nice' Patent Application
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| "Those of you worried about Microsoft's stance on network neutrality
| won't find much comfort in the software giant's just-published patent
| application..."
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/25/0555222&from=rss
The Land of "Nothing for free"
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| I was down there to give a talk on "Open Source Business Models"
| for a conference. Also represented were entertainment industry
| lawyers, "Big Telecom" management, and a smattering of software
| people. Microsoft was there of course. You can't hold a church
| fete with "Open Source" on the banner these days without Microsoft
| turning up and requesting representation. At least we also had
| Bruce Perens on our side to help make up the balance. The venue
| eas an unbelievably expensive hotel. Even though I was on
| expenses I balked at asking the company to pay for a room
| there and found something cheaper (not by much) a few miles
| down the road.
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http://samba.org/samba/news/articles/low_point/column11.html
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