[opendtv] Re: FCC irrelevent??
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:10:33 -0400
At 1:43 AM -0700 10/24/05, Tony Neece wrote:
>This Eben Moglen sounds like a true anarchist and foe of private ownership
>of property!
The property that he is talking about is owned by YOU and ME.
Fortunately, broadcasters are NOT the owners of the spectrum they
use. UNFORTUNATELY our elected representatives screwed up and allowed
them to treat this spectrum as if they own it, including the ability
to create markets for the sale of the spectrum they do not own.
Why should broadcasters have any special privileges with respect to
the spectrum? They have been loaned this spectrum to provide a public
service. They now believe that using the spectrum entitles them not
only to deliver TV through the spectrum, but to get paid for the
content by OTHER PRIVATE COMPANIES who are making what is available
FREE TO AIR to subscribers to their service.
This is totally screwed up, the result of decades of political
gerrymandering. Perhaos the time has come to give this precious
resource back to the people whoo own it.
Regards
Craig
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