If you’re up to speed on the corporate greed side of the Net Neutrality argument, you’re aware that the major internet service providers (ISPs) would love to be able to charge us for access to Google’s services — namely YouTube, and namely because we download videos of kittens falling asleep at alarming rates, causing traffic [...]
I read a couple of news stories today that got the topic of technology patents re-stuck in my craw: Amazon Ponies Up to Microsoft for Linux Rights (Click to read the story at TechNewsWorld.com) In summary, Microsoft and Amazon are involved in some cross-patent action. They’re patenting the technology by which the Kindle grabs content [...]
I know a lot of people have heard the term Net Neutrality, but are still a bit in the dark regarding what it actually means. The best short answer to define Net Neutrality that I’ve seen comes from Save The Internet, one of the most forefront activist sites on the topic: “Net Neutrality means that [...]
