Here’s a really cool approach to addressing the Net Neutrality / internet disaster . . .
A mockumentary/documentary from 2012, to “get rid of the internet”
In 2012, I was dispatched to help the big ISPs to figure out how to sell their vision for a “faster,” “cleaner” internet. Six months later I produced this report — and leaked it to the world. Learn more and take action: http://www.theinternetmustgo.com
The Oatmeal on NET NEUTRALITY:
Strong/simple Design:
Related to Internet Blackout Day:
(Community aspect/reddit) + related to Internet Blackout Day:
Cultural Literacy: (SEGA + Save the Internet ‘remix’):
[composite image]: http://imgur.com/knD5xa3
CAPTION: “Save the Internet” … (has a good ring to it!)
Comments:
‘m from Romania and I think that the competition between providers also contributes to this. The bigger the city, the better and cheaper the internet is.
No blocking – service providers should not be permitted to block requests to local web sites or internet services.
No throttling — service providers should not be able to slow down traffic intentionally to favour other services.
Increased transparency — to apply not only to connections between service providers and consumers but also to interconnections with the rest of the internet.
No paid prioritization — no service should be stuck in a ‘slow lane’ because it does not pay a fee.
http://mashable.com/2014/12/11/tim-berners-lee-net-neutrality/
The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says affordable access to the Internet should be recognized as a human right, as a report showed that billions of people still cannot go online and government surveillance and censorship are increasing
A bit from comments section…: (http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2oyur0/world_wide_web_inventor_says_internet_should_be/)
“It should be a right though. You have many rights and the internet is a culmination of rights. The internet is speech, it’s a platform for social change, it’s a platform for innovation and at it’s core it’s knowledge along with many other things. In most countries we have a right to library don’t we? It is something that is not owned by one person but by everyone.
It should be integrated into every country as infrastructure and considered a basic right to use it and better yourself. If you are allowed to be banned from using it you are banned from increasingly the only way to do many things. Many places require you to apply online to even get a job.”
A leaked email sent to Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton on March 19, 2012, provides a new look at how Google fits into anti-piracy efforts, in Hollywood and beyond.
piracy, file sharing, content sharing, media, hollywood, google, us gov (vs WORLD WIDE WEB) who should be enforcing copyright, is copyright law up-to-date?
Lots going on behind the scenes
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-prepares-to-bring-pirate-site-blocking-to-the-u-s-141211/
TorrentFreak sources reveal that a large meeting consisting of more than two dozen studio executives took place in October to discuss all aspects of site-blocking. A senior engineer from U.S. ISP Comcast was also invited.
Major actors not democratically elected … trying to create net policy rules …
The MPAA is in discussions with the major movie studios over ways to introduce site blocking to the United States. TorrentFreak has learned that the studios will try to achieve website blockades using principles available under existing law. Avoiding another SOPA-style backlash is high on the agenda.
Internet Policy Monitor 
Exactly. Even though there are multiple cable companies in the US, there is no competition. The big cable companies have agreements with each other on what they will charge and then raise their rates after a year. There is no incentive for them to charge less, or offer higher speeds. This is why people are so excited for Google fiber so that the big cable companies will actually have some competition.
EDIT: it’s actually more about local monopolies. It’s difficult for a cable