Articles by: Michael Geist

French ISP Degrades Access to Daily Motion

On the heels of the UK ISP controversy involving the BBC's iPlayer, there are now reports that a French ISP is degrading access to online video site Daily Motion.

Read more ›

August 14, 2007 Comments are Disabled Neutrality

Ottawa Citizen on Pearl Jam Censorship

The Ottawa Citizen features an editorial on the AT&T censorship of Pearl Jam and the implications for the Internet and net neutrality.  It concludes that "our society is still trying to figure out how much power to give to the people who own the pipes through which information flows. In […]

Read more ›

August 14, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Ottawa Citizen on Pearl Jam Censorship

The Ottawa Citizen features an editorial on the AT&T censorship of Pearl Jam and the implications for the Internet and net neutrality.  It concludes that "our society is still trying to figure out how much power to give to the people who own the pipes through which information flows. In […]

Read more ›

August 14, 2007 Comments are Disabled Neutrality

UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer

Net neutrality concerns have moved to the UK, where several of the largest broadband providers, are threatening to traffic shape BBC's iPlayer unless the public broadcaster pays for the cost of streaming its videos. Update: BT denies that it has expressed concern with the iPlayer. 

Read more ›

August 12, 2007 2 comments News

UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer

Net neutrality concerns have moved to the UK, where several of the largest broadband providers, are threatening to traffic shape BBC's iPlayer unless the public broadcaster pays for the cost of streaming its videos. Update: BT denies that it has expressed concern with the iPlayer. 

Read more ›

August 12, 2007 Comments are Disabled Neutrality