Fwd: Justice Department Disapproves Google Book Settlement

[Howard M. Paul]

>The full Justice Department announcement can be read here:
>http://www.c-registry.us/documents/Justice_Department_View_on_Google_Book_Search_Settlement_09-1001_2009-09-18.pdf


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[Peter Bennett-8]

If Net neutrality is comprised we may all be affected, considering most if
not all of us have websites and use the internet to transfwer large files to
clients and agencies. The second link will explain more about how a tiered
system of broadband will affect us and our businesses.

http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/gop-senators-net-neutrality/

http://tinyurl.com/neurxy

Peter Bennett
Ambient Images Inc.
P: 310-312-6640

Specializing in New York and California images
http://www.californiastockphoto.com
http://www.newyorkstockphoto.com
http://www.greenstockphotos.com

[dawn-2]

I'm unclear as to how this would work vis a vis the international community
outside of the US? or to all the other ISPs within the US?

Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee yet today....

dawn

2009/9/22 Peter Bennett <pb@...>

> If Net neutrality is comprised we may all be affected, considering most if
> not all of us have websites and use the internet to transfwer large files
> to
> clients and agencies. The second link will explain more about how a tiered
> system of broadband will affect us and our businesses.
>
> http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/gop-senators-net-neutrality/
>
> http://tinyurl.com/neurxy
>
> Peter Bennett
> Ambient Images Inc.
> P: 310-312-6640
>
> Specializing in New York and California images
> http://www.californiastockphoto.com
> http://www.newyorkstockphoto.com
> http://www.greenstockphotos.com
>
>
>

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[Peter Bennett-8]

Dawn,

This was is from the Open Internet Coalition website

If we implement net neutrality, would the US fall further behind other
countries in terms of broadband reliability and availability?

The US ranks 15th in the world in broadband penetration rates, behind
strongly regulated countries in the European Union. We also trail South
Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

It¹s ironic that the same companies that have put the US behind the rest of
the world would raise concern about us falling further behind. Falling
behind in the world has nothing to do with net neutrality, and everything to
do with large telecom and cable companies trying to maximize profit by
failing to provide universal service to all Americans.

The US needs a national broadband policy that would increase the build-out
of high speed networks to underserved rural and urban residents and raise
broadband coverage to a level that will provide economic opportunity for
everyone in the US, not just those fortunate to live where the phone and
cable companies decide to build their networks.


Peter Bennett
Ambient Images Inc.
P: 310-312-6640

Specializing in New York and California images
http://www.californiastockphoto.com
http://www.newyorkstockphoto.com
http://www.greenstockphotos.com





From: dawn <dawn.campbell@...>

I'm unclear as to how this would work vis a vis the international community
outside of the US? or to all the other ISPs within the US?

Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee yet today....

[Fred-43]

Peter,

I agree.

Generally I am against the government getting involved but I think this is one of those areas where only the government can get the job done right. For those who would argue, understand that we would not have an Internet without the government's involvement.

This is like the highway system; spending federal dollars to expand and upgrade the network will pay for itself many, many times over in taxes generated. My business is an example of this.

Fred Voetsch
Acclaim Stock Photography
http://www.acclaimimages.com


--- In STOCKPHOTO@..., Peter Bennett <pb@...> wrote:

>
> Dawn,
>
> This was is from the Open Internet Coalition website
>
> If we implement net neutrality, would the US fall further behind other
> countries in terms of broadband reliability and availability?
>
> The US ranks 15th in the world in broadband penetration rates, behind
> strongly regulated countries in the European Union. We also trail South
> Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
>
> It¹s ironic that the same companies that have put the US behind the rest of
> the world would raise concern about us falling further behind. Falling
> behind in the world has nothing to do with net neutrality, and everything to
> do with large telecom and cable companies trying to maximize profit by
> failing to provide universal service to all Americans.
>
> The US needs a national broadband policy that would increase the build-out
> of high speed networks to underserved rural and urban residents and raise
> broadband coverage to a level that will provide economic opportunity for
> everyone in the US, not just those fortunate to live where the phone and
> cable companies decide to build their networks.
>
>
> Peter Bennett
> Ambient Images Inc.
> P: 310-312-6640
>
> Specializing in New York and California images
> http://www.californiastockphoto.com
> http://www.newyorkstockphoto.com
> http://www.greenstockphotos.com
>
>
>
>
>
> From: dawn <dawn.campbell@...>
>
> I'm unclear as to how this would work vis a vis the international community
> outside of the US? or to all the other ISPs within the US?
>
> Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee yet today....
>

[Peter Bennett-8]

Fred,

To take your analogy a bit further, if net neutrality is compromised, it
would be like certain companies having access to the information
superhighway, while the rest of us would be relegated to the county back
roads. Unlike real county roads, it would just be slow, not pretty.

I have had photo websites for almost 20 years. Those who were around then
might remember that commercialization of the web was very looked down on,
the web was not for profit, it was for information and an exchange of ideas,
images and so forth. Pretty funny considering where we are today, but the
thing that has remained constant since the beginning, is the level plating
field everyone had to play on. This would open the door to end that and
change things forever, and we would all be pinched at a time when we can
least afford it.

Peter Bennett
Ambient Images Inc.
P: 310-312-6640

Specializing in New York and California images
http://www.californiastockphoto.com
http://www.newyorkstockphoto.com
http://www.greenstockphotos.com





From: freddyv <freddyv@...>


Peter,

I agree.

Generally I am against the government getting involved but I think this is
one of those areas where only the government can get the job done right. For
those who would argue, understand that we would not have an Internet without
the government's involvement.

This is like the highway system; spending federal dollars to expand and
upgrade the network will pay for itself many, many times over in taxes
generated. My business is an example of this.

Fred Voetsch
Acclaim Stock Photography
http://www.acclaimimages.com