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Administrative/Regulatory

Jun. 16, 2010

Net Neutrality: Opposing Sides Divided Over Meaning, Impact

John Stephens and Kanika Corley of Sedgwick Detert explore the issue of net neutrality and discuss arguments for and against Internet regulation.

John F. Stephens

Goldberg Segalla LLP

Email: jstephens@goldbergsegalla.com

Kanika D. Corley

commercial litigation, entertainment law, intellectual property, Akerman LLP

Phone: (213) 688-9500

Fax: (213) 599-2677

Email: kanika.corley@akerman.com

University of San Diego School of Law

Net neutrality - sometimes referred to as net regulation - is just as difficult to accurately define as it is to enforce, which begs the question: what exactly is it? The short answer: it depends on whether you are for it or against it.

Fundamentally, net (short for network) neutrality is the idea that the Internet works best when Internet Service Providers (ISPs) deliver every Internet site's traffic without discrimination. At its core, net neutrality demands ISP equality in the ...

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