Recent opponents of network neutrality are trying to rebrand the idea as « network neutering. » We say—bring on the scalpel.
Win the words, win the war? That’s the thinking of some network neutrality opponents, who are on a campaign to rebrand the concept as « net neutering. »
The campaign gained traction at the Wall Street Journal last week, where an editorial page writer took a courageous stand against FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s « net-neut initiative. » The editorial, called « Neutering the ‘Net, » argues that the idea is « perhaps the most talked-about, least-seen bogeyman in the history of bogeymen » because the US has such a competitive marketplace for broadband that ISPs can’t « run their systems on any basis other than trying to keep customers maximally happy. » Net neutrality, therefore, could do nothing but stifle innovation. […]
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/editorial-network-neutrality-or-network-neutering.ars