Comments on: Silicon Flatirons: Welcome Back, Net Neutrality! http://www.sidecutreports.com/2009/02/08/silicon-flatirons-welcome-back-net-neutrality/ Cutting Reports from the Intersection of Telecommunications, the Internet and Public Policy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Brett Glass http://www.sidecutreports.com/2009/02/08/silicon-flatirons-welcome-back-net-neutrality/#comment-1767 Brett Glass Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:34:05 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=226#comment-1767 Brad, "net neutrality" means regulating the Internet -- in other words, full employment for the lawyers who advocate it. Brad, “net neutrality” means regulating the Internet — in other words, full employment for the lawyers who advocate it.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.sidecutreports.com/2009/02/08/silicon-flatirons-welcome-back-net-neutrality/#comment-1752 Brad Feld Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:38:32 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=226#comment-1752 I thought Mark was / is awesome. When I called bullshit on him, I was reacting to his statement "the government created the internet therefore it should be allowed to regulate it" (or something like that). As I mentioned in a question later, I thought Mark was enjoying a good satirical moment. Of course, everyone that wanted to hear me say that "I'm against net neutrality" did and interpreted my comments that way. It was an interesting example of how important language and words are in a particular context. I'm glad I got the opportunity to state clearly, later on, that I'm totally supportive of net neutrality, whatever that means! I thought Mark was / is awesome. When I called bullshit on him, I was reacting to his statement “the government created the internet therefore it should be allowed to regulate it” (or something like that). As I mentioned in a question later, I thought Mark was enjoying a good satirical moment.

Of course, everyone that wanted to hear me say that “I’m against net neutrality” did and interpreted my comments that way. It was an interesting example of how important language and words are in a particular context.

I’m glad I got the opportunity to state clearly, later on, that I’m totally supportive of net neutrality, whatever that means!

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