When the Big Boys back down from an issue involving free versus pay, watch them closely. Nothing in a capitalist society is free (except the public beatings they dish out) and they will find another way to stifle any kind of communal sharing of anything.
Comcast to Stop Hampering File-Sharing
Comcast to Stop Hampering File-Sharing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), an Internet service provider under investigation for hampering online file-sharing by its subscribers, announced Thursday an about-face in its stance and said it will treat all types of Internet traffic equally.
Since user reports of interference with file-sharing traffic were confirmed by an Associated Press investigation in October, Comcast has been vigorously defending its practices, most recently at a hearing of the Federal Communications Commission in February.
Consumer and "Net Neutrality" advocates have been equally vigorous in their attacks on the company, saying that by secretly blocking some connections between file-sharing computers, Comcast made itself a judge and gatekeeper for the Internet.
