As noted below, Calif passed a law conflicting with FCC rules just 2 weeks ago. There
are already interesting legal battles shaping up.
Prof Davidson, who is our speaker tomorrow nite (Thurs), just wrote an article about it.
You can Google for it under( “Sandy Davidson” and “Governor Moonbeam”).
Or you can go to
https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/sandy-davidson-…
<https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/sandy-davidson-california-may-have-enough-clout-to-reshape-internet/article_7fde6e2a-ccd4-11e8-aeb8-afebe1f6c94f.html><https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/sandy-davidson-california-may-have-enough-clout-to-reshape-internet/article_7fde6e2a-ccd4-11e8-aeb8-afebe1f6c94f.html
<https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/sandy-davidson-california-may-have-enough-clout-to-reshape-internet/article_7fde6e2a-ccd4-11e8-aeb8-afebe1f6c94f.html>>
Geech! Homework to read before our mtng! ;-)
gjm
P.S.
And do invite more people. Prof Davidson teaches in both the Law School & Journalism
school so people from either of those disciplines might also enjoy this.
On Oct 16, 2018, at 4:08 PM, Don Ellis
<don.ellis(a)gmail.com <mailto:don.ellis@gmail.com>> wrote:
Here's the calendar entry for Thursday's meeting on Net Neutrality.
Check it out and spread the word. If you're on a
mailing list of anyone who might
be interested in the topic, please pass the info around.
--Don
TOPIC Net Neutrality by Professor Sandra Davidson of Univ Missouri @
Columbia.
The FCC has decided The Internet need no longer be a level playing ground
for all services. You can now pay more to get your product preferred,
advantageous speed & capacity on The Net. For example, if local ISP AT&T
owns certain cable channels or data servers, may AT&T deliver them at
higher speeds than the content they don't own? It makes THEIR (i.e. AT&T's)
content preferable.
Will this change the world we know? Is it fair?
Just last month, California passed a state law stopping the FCC's changes
there. Will it stand?
BIO:
Sandy Davidson, Ph.D., J.D., teaches communications law at the Missouri
School of Journalism. She is a Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor
and the attorney for the Columbia Missourian, the community newspaper
published at the School of Journalism.
VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria
3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
We will continue with our great restaurant location. You can come early, or
not; but, we should all wait to order food and drink at the same time.
The STLLUG meetings are usually on the third Thursday of each month from
6:30PM to 9:00PM.
