[LINK] Australia - no net neutrality here.

[David Boxall]

On 10/02/2010 10:47 AM, Kim Holburn wrote:
> Of course the other way big media distributors can stop pirates is to
> team up with ISPs in Australia and force severe bandwidth caps so
> downloading gets prohibitively expensive.  Then peer with content
> purveyors to allow particular allowed content for free.   I had
> forgotten I started using broadband here again just how severe
> download caps are in Australia.  Now they seem to add downloads and
> uploads into the cap.
>
> http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/02/australias-internet-non-neutral-and-proud-of-it.ars
> ...
In mid 16th century England, the stationers profited while Bloody Mary 
earned that nickname. It's deja vue all over again.

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