[82633] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Transit politics (Telus blocking sites it does not like)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Mon Jul 25 10:59:09 2005
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.0.20050725103621.074d19a0@64.7.153.2>
Cc: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:58:39 -0400
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Jul 25, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Mike Tancsa wrote:
> I can't comment on the contents of the site. Unless the site
> features content that is unlawful (as found by a Canadian court),
> however, Telus should not be coming anywhere near blocking access.
> Internet service providers have long argued (Telus being among the
> most vocal) that they should be treated much like common carriers
> with no discrimination or distinction between the bits transferred
> on their networks. I've previously argued that packet preferencing
> for VoIP is a growing concern. Content specific blocking is an
> entirely different and even more troubling matter. ISPs have
> persuaded the Supreme Court of Canada, Canadian policy makers, and
> government officials that the content blocking, whether copyright
> or child pornography related, is out of their control and bad policy.
If Telus has argued such, and the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld
its arguments, then ... well, then I have no clue WTF Telus thinks
they are doing.
Thanx for the lesson on Canadian law.
--
TTFN,
patrick
