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Comment Re:It's the price of books has became obscene... (Score 1) 414

by Pahroza (#33136492) Attached to: Barnes and Noble Bookstore Chain Put In Play

Well then, whose fault is it? After all, it's only a "suggested" retail price.

It's up to the bookstore to to get an appropriate contract with the manufacturer/distributor and ensure they're still capable of profitability. They should be working on selling as much product as possible, not raising the cost due to lack of volume.

Submission + - Court rejects FCC rules on Internet (marketwatch.com)

Submitted by managerialslime
managerialslime writes: U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down rules that restrict Comcast Corp. from dictating how customers can use its Internet network.

In a 3-0 vote, the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the statutory authority to set and enforce such rules.

The decision could reignite a simmering debate in Congress over whether new laws are needed to guarantee "Net Neutrality" — the right of Internet customers to use the Web for almost any purpose they want.

The lawsuit stems from several incidents in 2007 in which Comcast blocked some subscribers from sharing large video and audio files over the Internet in what are known as peer-to-peer transactions.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/court-rejects-fcc-rules-on-internet-2010-04-06
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Submission + - D.C. Court rules against FCC on Net Neutrality (cnet.com) 1

Submitted by lefiz
lefiz writes: The Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to impose strict Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. This ruling overturns the FCC's 2008 order against Comcast over its "network management" practices that interfered with BitTorrent traffic. This may have serious consequences for Net Neutrality going forward.

Submission + - Comcast wins! (yahoo.com)

Submitted by AmazinglySmooth
AmazinglySmooth writes: I wonder what good legal arguments can be made in favor of net neutrality? I understand the social arguments, but what are the legal arguments for it?

Submission + - Court Rules Against F.C.C. in ‘Net Neutralit (nytimes.com)

Submitted by Outsdr
Outsdr writes: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.

Tuesday’s ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for the Comcast Corporation, the nation’s largest cable company. It had challenged the FCC’s authority to impose so called “net neutrality” obligations.

It marks a serious setback for the F.C.C., which needs authority to regulate the Internet in order to push ahead with key parts of its national broadband plan.

Submission + - Court Says FCC Cannot Enforce Net Neutrality (wsj.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: From the Wall Street Journal: "A federal appeals court struck down the FCC's efforts to enforce its "net neutrality" principles, ruling Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority when it issued a 2008 citation against Comcast Corp. for throttling Internet traffic from high-bandwidth file-sharing services. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the citation, ruling that Congress hadn't given the FCC the power to regulate an Internet service provider's network-management practices. "

Submission + - DC court of appeals rules against FCC (yahoo.com)

Submitted by beschra
beschra writes: In a ruling that's sure to be appealed, the DC court of appeals has ruled that the FCC doesn't have authority to enforce net neutrality rules.

Submission + - FCC Lacks Authority to Enforce Net Neutrality

Submitted by Adaeniel
Adaeniel writes: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of Comcast in a court case involving the FCC and Comcast. The ruling is here as a PDF. The decision asserts that the FCC does not have the authority to require Comcast, or any provider, to give equal treatment to their network traffic. However, the FCC may attempt ". . .to reclassify broadband services as Title 2 common carriage, giving them broader authority. " (Broadbandreports)

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