Along the lines of my post last night about the WSJ’s claim that Google is abandoning the concept of network neutrality, Larry Lessig posted this to his blog, calling the situation a made-up drama. Specifically Lessig is responding to suggestions that his stance on network neutrality has changed. Rather it seems that WSJ is simply discovering nuance that was there all along.
The WSJ article has been a hot topic in the blogosphere today (I’ve been sharing some news using Google Reader as I’ve come across it). This illustrates for me the fact that there is still a need for a firm definition of network neutrality. It’s still too easy for journalists, think tanks, pundits and hacks to try to claim that something does or does not “violate” the principal of network neutrality.
