[TriLUG] [NCTech4Good] The Enclosure of the Internet? Tuesday (8/10) talk in Chapel Hill

Tue Aug 10 13:13:42 EDT 2010

This may be of interest.

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It is a little hard to read for some, so here is the link to the announcement as well: 

<a href="http://main-fm.org/2010/08/07/bowen-to-discuss-corporate-takeover-of-the-internet-aug-10-in-chapel-hill/" target="_blank">http://main-fm.org/2010/08/07/bowen-to-discuss-corporate-takeover-of-the-internet-aug-10-in-chapel-hill/</a>

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<html><body>I'm forwarding this message for Wally Bowen, wallyb at main.nc.us. -- Judy Hallman<br />----<br />We decided to schedule this talk in Chapel Hill<br />tomorrow evening on short notice and would appreciate your sharing<br />with any interested folks. Please come if you can!  thanks, wally<br /><br />As you know, the Internet is at an historic crossroads, and the next<br />six weeks are crucial.<br /><br />Also, the final deadline for public comment on the pending FCC<br />proposal to restore its authority over broadband services is this<br />Thursday, Aug. 12 at midnight.<br /><br />The urgency of this moment is why a Triangle-area media reform group,<br />Balance and Accuracy in Journalism, has scheduled a talk that I will<br />give tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at the Community Church of Chapel<br />Hill.<br /><br />Here is a link to the press release:<br /><a href="http://main-fm.org/2010/08/07/bowen-to-discuss-corporate-takeover-of-the-internet-aug-10-in-chapel-hill/" target="_blank">http://main-fm.org/2010/08/07/bowen-to-discuss-corporate-takeover-of-the-internet-aug-10-in-chapel-hill/</a><br />And below is a blog post entitled ?The Enclosure of the Internet??<br />which I made last night. [Cut. See <a href="http://main-fm.org/2010/08/08/the-enclosure-of-the-internet/" target="_blank">http://main-fm.org/2010/08/08/the-enclosure-of-the-internet/</a> ]<br /><br />Many thanks for sharing this with others in the Triangle area!<br /><br />wally bowen  828.231.1603<br />My bio:  <a href="http://main.nc.us/about/wally_bowen.shtml" target="_blank">http://main.nc.us/about/wally_bowen.shtml</a><br />
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