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Friday Evening Links -
Weekend Open Thread - Speak your mind
Part of the problem with the FCC's current rules governing network neutrality is that they're so incredibly vague, they're useless when trying to crack down on anti-competitive behavior by ISPs. Were you the dubious sort, you might argue they were intentionally made that way to give the illusion that the FCC was engaged in a pro-consumer action when really just pandering to major carriers. Regardless of why they're murky, the entire reason for the FCC re-crafting these neutrality rules is to design more concrete guidelines that actually, well, work.
The new rules are only just getting cooked up at the FCC, but a group of law professors have taken an early look and say there's a serious problem: namely that, you guessed it, they're so murky and vague that they might not actually be useful. Yale Law School's Jack Balkin, Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Shewick, South Texas College of Law Professor John Blevins, University of Louisville School of Law's Jim Chen and Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig all essentially agree -- sending a letter to the FCC warning that their current rules lack teeth:The two sources of unusual ambiguity that we have identified appear at odds with that goal. Though surely unintentional, these sources of ambiguity appear likely to provide particularly generous opportunities to try to work around the Commission's efforts in this area. Specifically, the professors don't like that the FCC continues to leave the definition of "reasonable network management" vague -- something that's at the center of their debate with Comcast. The professors also argue that the FCC's proposed rules also fail to define "non-discrimination" in any meaningful way. As the professors note, surely this "unintentional" oversight will be rectified as the rule-making process moves forward.
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Comcast Slammed For Non-Existent Throttling Changes - A few people apparently haven't been paying attention...
British Telecom Losing Its Fiber Phobia? - Who wants a Ferrari when a Ford will do? Plenty of people.
Cox Raising TV, Video Prices - At least in Louisiana...
Oregon Regulators Not Thrilled With Frontier Deal - 'Lots of risk, but very little upside..'
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Will 'Three Strikes' Come To The United States? - Magic eight ball says: probably, yes.
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Evening Reading: Weekend Confirmed
Modern Warfare 2 Pirate Thwarted by Investigators
New Tony Hawk: Ride Screenshots and Videos
LIVE Tackles Access by Minors to Upcoming Social Networking Widgets
<span class="inlinewidget leftflush">http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=13167#img143467"><img src="http://www.shacknews.com/images/sshots/Screenshot/13167/13167_4af4c272129bb_thumbnail.jpg" title="Live Parental Controls screen"></a></span>In a http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/11/06/twitter-facebook-last-fm-and-xbox-360-family-settings.aspx">post</a> on his blog Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb explained how Microsoft plans to handle access to Twitter, Facebook, and Last.FM through the widgets due to arrive in the next update by Live accounts registered to a minor. As has been the case in the currently ongoing preview, when the update arrives Live accounts for those age 13 to 17 will not be able to use the new tools. Microsoft made this decision to, as Hyrb put it, "offer an age-appropriate environment for everyone."
Avatar: The Game Trailer Ignites the War
Star Wars: The Old Republic Screenshots Unveil 'Imperial Agent' Class
Rock Band DLC Brings The Damned, White Stripes and Kasabian
Super Street Fighter 4 Trailer: Man Vs. Car
id's Rage Unlikely to Use Dedicated Servers
"It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don't think we will have dedicated servers," id technical director John Carmack told Variety's http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/11/dedicated-servers-and-rage-news-you-probably-dont-want-to-hear.html">The Cut Scene</a> before noting "things are cooking along well" for the PC, Mac, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title.
Bejeweled RPG 'Gyromancer' Gets Release Date, Price (Updated)
Contest: Heroes of Newerth Beta Key Giveaway
Modern Warfare 2 Shunned by Several Digital Distributors Due to Steam 'Trojan Horse'
Resident Evil: Darkside Trailer Gets Deep
Warhammer Online Unveils 'Unlimited' Free Trial
Contest: Win Psychonauts, Advent Rising on GOG (Updated, Winners Revealed)
</p><p>Publisher Majesco is bringing several of its older PC titles to http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/">Good Old Games</a>, so to celebrate, the digital distribution outlet has supplied ...
Torchlight Update 1.12 Released
Preview: Why SKATE 3 Isn't SKATE 2 DLC
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Trailer Explores Female Liberation, Choo Choos
Dragon Age: Origins PC Patch 1.01 Released, Cuts Players Some Slack
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Steam Client Updated
CS: Source and Steam Engine Update
Steam Update Released
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Counter-Strike 1.6 Update
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