Berners-Lee Speaks Out Against DRM, Advocates Net Neutrality

narramissic writes "Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee advocated for net neutrality, saying that the Web deserves 'special treatment' as a communications medium to protect its nondiscriminatory approach to content. Berners-Lee's more controversial statements came on the topic of DRM, in which he suggested that instead of DRM, copyright holders should provide information on how to legally use online material, allowing users the opportunity 'to do the right thing.' This led to an odd exchange with Representative Mary Bono who compared Berner-Lee's suggestion to 'having a speed limit but not enforcing the speed limit.'"

Why can't

[cayenne8]

...Mary Bono do some snow skiing...and do us ALL a favor?

gah

[Hemogoblin]

You've unleashed the Slashdot car-analogy fiends! You fool!

Re:Flawed analogy

[symes]

'having a speed limit but not enforcing the speed limit.'"

Bono's just plain daft. The faster you drive the more likely you will inflict serious harm. The more drm-less mp3s you download the more likely you are to bore people senseless talking about your bulging mp3 collection.

Unenforced speed limit?

[Bradmont]

Have a speed limit but don't enforce it? It would be just like here in Canada!

Re:Speed Limit Analogy

[Penguinshit]

186,282.397 miles per second; it's the law.