[12736] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
EFF's view of cyberspace
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Don Wills)
Fri May 27 13:15:34 1994
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 19:57:42 -0600
To: mech@eff.org
From: don.wills@swc.com (Don Wills)
Cc: karl@mcs.com, djw@eff.org, com-priv@psi.com
Karl Denninger writes:
> Does the EFF, now or in the future, support, lobby, act
> towards legislation or advise legislators in any fashion
> that the following should occur:
> 1) Internet providers should, in any way, shape or form, perform
> cost-shifting under government mandate to provide a subsidy
> to libraries.
>
> [deleted]
Stanton replies:
> I don't do yes or no questions, and I'm not obligated to reply to
> everything that passes thru my mbox.
Light bulb on!
I've figured out what our (EFF and the rest of us) problem is:
WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
EFF seems to be talking about the NII of the future as if it isn't
connected to the Internet of the present. I think EFF is talking about a
switched ATM-like network that has no need for folks like MCSNET, DELPHI,
NETCOM, etc. Karl, I don't think you even exist in EFF's cyberspace of the
future. The common carriers would provide everything one needs including
data storage (email reception, USENET and the video rental library) - AND
IT WOULD ALL BE REGULATED LIKE THE TELCOS ARE REGULATED TODAY. (Except that
long distance would have to be re-regulated).
Stanton, please tell me I'm wrong and if so, where do you see today's
TCP/IP providers fitting into your (and presumably Al Gore's) NII.
Don Wills
