arstechnica.com— After a pair of political Pearl Jam lyrics are censored on an AT&T webcast, the group publicly calls for network neutrality. AT&T says that's not the issue.
Aug 9, 2007View in Crawl 4
I completely disagree with the approach Pearl Jam is taking. It's not right to impose regulations on what kind of contracts are permissible between corporations and consumers. If Pearl Jam wants to use a third party site to distribute its music on a site with a guarantee that none of the content will be censored, it should sign a contract with a corporation that guarantees that. If Pearl Jam had such a contract with AT&T in place when the censorship took place, then Pearl Jam should take legal action through the courts, not lobby for legislation that restricts personal liberty by limiting the range of contracts permissible between private entities.
bnooserAug 10, 2007
don't worry, I got it too. 2 + 2 still equals 4 in my book.
thecoolestguyAug 10, 2007
I completely disagree with the approach Pearl Jam is taking. It's not right to impose regulations on what kind of contracts are permissible between corporations and consumers. If Pearl Jam wants to use a third party site to distribute its music on a site with a guarantee that none of the content will be censored, it should sign a contract with a corporation that guarantees that. If Pearl Jam had such a contract with AT&T in place when the censorship took place, then Pearl Jam should take legal action through the courts, not lobby for legislation that restricts personal liberty by limiting the range of contracts permissible between private entities.
thefingerAug 11, 2007
So... Pearl Jam are "artists" now? Hey PJ, don't leech off the greatness of a Floyd tune, and maybe I'll take you more seriously. :(
sincerejeffriesAug 20, 2007
Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.
austenfrazeeAug 20, 2007
There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.
johnnysoftwareNov 29, 2009
GeneralFault, wi-fi uses public airwaves.
johnnysoftwareNov 29, 2009
Shill out, man.