Will the FCC endorse filtering?

[Commentary] Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein gave the Hollywood studios some reason for concern but more reason for cheer in comments Tuesday on Network Neutrality. Commissioner Adelstein said, “All of the Net neutrality proposals that have been promulgated include exemptions for illegal activity,” including the illegal downloading of copyrighted content. “The Commission’s policy statement [on net neutrality] applied to legal activities, not illegal activities.” In other words, the MPAA, whose recent harsh denunciation of Net neutrality has been all the buzz in Washington telecom circles, is getting worked up over nothing. “We have to be very careful about the use of the Internet for illegal purposes, and that includes the illegal downloading of copyrighted works, which is a very serious problem,” he said. “What we’re talking about is legal activity.” So content filtering is OK? Not necessarily. “The problem is, how can you ever tell what’s illegal?” Commissioner Adelstein said.
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* FCC commish: Net neutrality shouldn't extend to illegal acts
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