[AusNOG] iiNet - packet management versus censorship - a realistic alternative

[Peter Tiggerdine]

I believe I suggested a well formed email with arguments against the
proposal rather than just outrage. Governments have no real imperative
to consider commercial realities at all. Here's why:

Cost to open content to all Markets < policing a dead business model.
NBN - Cost of up keep on copper network is arguably < fibre build out
in most locations.

The Alternatives have being suggested time and time again. In multiple
markets around the world on deaf ears.

To Suggest that iiNet are condoning piracy is trolling because any
reasonably educated person would see that iiNet are simply trying to
keep the cost of service to a reasonable level and uphold good policy
(like the safe harbour clause).

Why should the Australian public pay for policing a business model?

On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Mike Ryan - Brass Razoo Group
<brassrazoo1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Let's just suppose instead of responding predictably (outraged!) we propose
> a viable alternative? The police want ISP's to archive log files? No
> problem. Here is the monthly charge Police Minister for administration and
> data storage costs. Government requires ISP's to manage and block traffic?
> No problem. Here is the monthly charge for providing this service. When the
> reality dawns that these tasks cost big money then we may see a rapid policy
> change.
> Applying commercial acumen to polices may result in better outcomes - NBN
> anybody?
>
> PS - I am not trolling - but the predictable response to anything this Govt
> does makes me very tired.
>
> Mike Ryan mike at brassrazoo.com.au
>
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