So net neutrality was overturned today

[Hypnagogia]

Also, consider that some websites are already starting to charge ISPs to access their content, such as ESPN360. Comcast gets it; Qwest doesn't.
Would net neutrality have forced ISPs pay up, so as to not block any content from their users?
Maybe this was is a good decision after-all...had they won, web content owners could've started charging ISPs retarded fees to access their sites, and of course the ISPs would just pass that cost on to the consumer.

Actually the FCC is trying to make sure ISPs CAN'T charge us extra for premium content.

That's precisely what my point was; it would have put the ISPs at risk to having to pay ever increasing premiums to web content owners.

What ESPN would start doing is just making a monthly payment plan to ESPN3 and skip out the middle man. It'd go out to a much wider audience and they'd end up making a lot more money.

I agree, this makes the most sense, and is probably the future model for online content, especially given this new ruling. But, had the FCC won...previous scenario might prevail.

I guess the biggest concern here is if ISPs decide to start filter types of content; like, say, Bit Torrent. But until a copyright owner complains, they generally don't care about content.
They put limits on total bandwidth, but even Comcast's "unlimited" bandwidth limit is so high, it will only effect the top 1% of basement dwellers.

So long as the ISPs are not held legally responsible for the content of their users, they should have zero incentive to put limits on types of content.

[father of lies]

But ... your freedoms?

Haha a+ post, would read again!

[Gookstorm]

Next up, Supreme Court declares that the President does not have the authority to take troops out of war, only the house minority.

Edit: looked around for a while and couldn't find the docs. Too much shit to look up on Google past the news stories and I don't know a single daily updated legal reference.

[Charles Schulzerie]

Also, consider that some websites are already starting to charge ISPs to access their content, such as ESPN360. Comcast gets it; Qwest doesn't.
Would net neutrality have forced ISPs pay up, so as to not block any content from their users?
Maybe this was is a good decision after-all...had they won, web content owners could've started charging ISPs retarded fees to access their sites, and of course the ISPs would just pass that cost on to the consumer.

Actually the FCC is trying to make sure ISPs CAN'T charge us extra for premium content.

That's precisely what my point was; it would have put the ISPs at risk to having to pay ever increasing premiums to web content owners.

Why is this a problem? They're practically fucking hemorrhaging money from over charging people for YEARS now. Not one of us would bitch if the oil companies got a $2.00/gallon of gas cap even if the price of oil kept rising.

What ESPN would start doing is just making a monthly payment plan to ESPN3 and skip out the middle man. It'd go out to a much wider audience and they'd end up making a lot more money.

I agree, this makes the most sense, and is probably the future model for online content, especially given this new ruling. But, had the FCC won...previous scenario might prevail.

I guess the biggest concern here is if ISPs decide to start filter types of content; like, say, Bit Torrent. But until a copyright owner complains, they generally don't care about content.
They put limits on total bandwidth, but even Comcast's "unlimited" bandwidth limit is so high, it will only effect the top 1% of basement dwellers.

So long as the ISPs are not held legally responsible for the content of their users, they should have zero incentive to put limits on types of content.

First of all, all copyright owners DO is complain about how their shit is getting stolen. Plus, they've already gotten caught doing it, said they couldn't, now they can again. What's stopping them? I wouldn't be surprised if the RIAA is probably paying them to do it.

and they actually have HUGE incentives. What happens if someone has Vonage for their phone but comcast for their internet? Comcast will start limiting Vonage's VoIP traffic in order to make people switch over to their phone service.