A recent story reported that Representative Joe Barton (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has announced that he has modified his position on issues of net neutrality and will adjust his telecommunications bill accordingly in a revised version to come.
His action, said CNET News, which represents a turnaround from his earlier statements, is apparently in direct response to charges from Internet companies such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo that the current version did not go far enough in preventing broadband providers from favoring some Web sites or video streams' connection speeds over others.
The story concluded by saying that the implications of net neutrality policy could be vital for the adult industry.
Network neutrality is a principle of network design. It asserts that, in order to promote innovation, network service providers such as telephone and cable internet companies should not be permitted to dictate how those networks are used (ie. not permitted to ban certain types of programs, or to ban certain types of devices connecting to the network).
Portions of this courtesy of the Free Speech X-Press, the weekly newsletter of the Free Speech Coalition. More info at www.freespeechcoalition.com.
