Intellectual Property Law

Cambridge yesterday

By Susan Crawford

I wish I could have gone to the FCC hearing yesterday - it sounds as if it was substantive and thoughtful.  I’m a big fan of David Reed’s, too, and I hear that he had some great moments. (It’s always nice to know what you’re talking about, and David exceeds that standard every time.)

So this is just a post to point to other posts about the hearing:  David Weinberger’s live-blogging, Andy Oram’s columns, David Reed’s statement, and Free Press in general.

My current project is historical - looking closely at where the bizarre idea of internet access as an “information service” came from, and showing why the whole current structure subverts the original idea and no longer makes sense.  It seems to me that it’s time to rewrite the Act and make clear what our national priorities are. I’m hoping that those priorities include open, nondiscriminatory (or at least clearly-explained!) internet access.

Full post as published by Susan Crawford Blog on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).