Showing posts with label FYI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FYI. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Just FYI - Dept of Justice against Freedom of Info

This is not required reading, but it's very relevant to the discussions we'll have on the week of the 15th. It gives a current, practical example of what people like Chomsky, Herman, and Cohen are talking about.

The United States Department of Justice has recommended that the FCC go against Net neutrality. What that means, in a few words, is that they want to charge writers, teachers, schools, and individuals to distribute information over the Internet.

PCMag.com has an article