Does Big Media's One-Two Punch Knock Out the Internet?

DOES BIG MEDIA'S ONE-TWO PUNCH KNOCK OUT THE INTERNET?
[SOURCE: Huffington Post, AUTHOR: Jonathan Rintels]
[Commentary] Last week saw Big Media deliver a powerful one-two combination of punches that may knock out today's wide open Internet. First, in a speech delivered by Motion Picture Association of America President Dan Glickman, the nation's media conglomerates vowed to fight increasingly vocal calls from policymakers and the public for "network neutrality." Second, Hulu.com went "live" after months in beta, streaming video of film and television produced by most of the media congloms that make up the MPAA. Allowing Comcast, ATT, and other broadband gatekeepers to discriminate against video content delivered by the BitTorrents of the Internet world vastly strengthens Hulu's competitive position as the leading and "safe" web distribution method for video. And can there be any doubt that as a condition of Big Media's allying with the broadband providers to fight net neutrality that there is a clear understanding between them that Hulu will never be discriminated against in the way BitTorrent was? To prevent this Big Media alliance with Big Cable/Telco from cornering and controlling the Internet, it is time for the government to implement reasonable network neutrality oversight that protects consumers and content creators, and preserves the open Internet we enjoy today.
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