[PLUG-TALK] Another blow to Internet free design.

[Russell Johnson]

On Feb 24, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com> wrote:

> I never thought about /what/ the traffic was (I don't spy on users) but
> it may be netflix video feeding neighbors who don't want to pay for
> broadband.

And therein lies the rub in providing something (anything?) for free. If the service has no cost to the end user, some will abuse it. Those that do pay for it, end up supporting those that abuse it as well as those that don’t. 

Russell Johnson
russ at dimstar.net



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