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Not going to happen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommunications_Association_v._Brand_X_Internet_Services http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na
by WaterSponge 13y ago
Not going to happen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommunications_Association_v._Brand_X_Internet_Services http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommunic...
Just wait till Aereo gets screwed in their Supreme Court case. Then we really will be.
In fact no matter which way they rule in Aereo's case we are screwed. If they rule in favor of Aereo the content companies (Comcast owns NBC) will just start taking content "cable only".
- bunderbunder 13y agoI think the grandparent is saying we need a new law to replace the current one. The courts having upheld a decision on what the current law says doesn't really preclude the passing of a new law - the only time court decisions trump legislation is when the Constitution comes into play.
- raldi 13y agoFantastic. Just imagine what we could with all the prime spectrum they'd be releasing.
- beedogs 13y agoSurely that would trigger a Sherman prosecution.
- pdubs 13y agoUnless I'm misreading this decision it merely upholds the FCC's right to classify ISPs as "information services" instead of "telecommunication services" because the Telecommunications Act is a bit fuzzy and leaves a lot up to the FCC. The FCC could decide to reclassify them as telecommunications services due to industry changes and I believe that this case would serve as precedent for them to legally do so.