Comments on: Quesitons to Lessig’s comments on McCains tech platform http://www.thinkmacro.org/2008/08/quesitons-to-lessigs-comments-on-mccains-tech-platform/ media | technology | society Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:42:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Dima http://www.thinkmacro.org/2008/08/quesitons-to-lessigs-comments-on-mccains-tech-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 Dima Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:14:41 +0000 http://www.thinkmacro.org/?p=270#comment-1977 A general apology for a prolonged absence... @Leonid: Yes, it refers to quotation. @Angel: Thanks for the example, though i am not completely sure i follow the analogy... @Jasper: Thanks for the feedback and it was great meeting you at TPRC. In fact there were a few papers on the topic at the conference and i hope to blog about them soon. I think the main issues there is causality, but that is for the post :) A general apology for a prolonged absence…

@Leonid: Yes, it refers to quotation.

@Angel: Thanks for the example, though i am not completely sure i follow the analogy…

@Jasper: Thanks for the feedback and it was great meeting you at TPRC. In fact there were a few papers on the topic at the conference and i hope to blog about them soon. I think the main issues there is causality, but that is for the post :)

]]> By: Jasper Sluijs http://www.thinkmacro.org/2008/08/quesitons-to-lessigs-comments-on-mccains-tech-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 Jasper Sluijs Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:18:03 +0000 http://www.thinkmacro.org/?p=270#comment-1971 Hi Dmitry, We met at TPRC last weekend, I dig your blog! As a response to your take in Lessig, you're right in your suspicion. Lessig indeed is somewhat of an idealist, who doesn't always ground his views in facts and figures. You're touching upon a fundamental problem here, since the socio-economic benefit of (open) broadband is all but verified in research. We desperately need people doing this. The only study I know of that seems to acknowledge (also my) intuition that indeed BB is beneficial is by the OECD: http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3343,en_2649_34223_40931201_1_1_1_1,00.html I guess it's our generation of researchers that will have to work on this...would you agree? Hi Dmitry,

We met at TPRC last weekend, I dig your blog! As a response to your take in Lessig, you’re right in your suspicion. Lessig indeed is somewhat of an idealist, who doesn’t always ground his views in facts and figures. You’re touching upon a fundamental problem here, since the socio-economic benefit of (open) broadband is all but verified in research. We desperately need people doing this. The only study I know of that seems to acknowledge (also my) intuition that indeed BB is beneficial is by the OECD:

http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3343,en_2649_34223_40931201_1_1_1_1,00.html

I guess it’s our generation of researchers that will have to work on this…would you agree?

]]> By: Angel http://www.thinkmacro.org/2008/08/quesitons-to-lessigs-comments-on-mccains-tech-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Angel Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:40:40 +0000 http://www.thinkmacro.org/?p=270#comment-1751 I am not sure either what Lessig means, although corporate conglomerates controlling broadband technology is a hot button issue in california. The point, that I think Lessig wants to make reminds me of the sad battle between the lawyers of the large motor corporations & oil companies and California Air Quality Control Board in the early 90's. Ford, Toyota, Saturn produced single lines of electric cars to test the market. Gradually, the demand of the electric cars increased signaling a viable alternative to petroleum dependent automobiles...This encouraged the Air Control Board to seize the opportunity to make some aggressive policies and a strategic plan for the state to decrease automobile CO2 emissions by a huge percentage in 2015 (I think). Well, the oil companies certainly was NOT ready for that. A huge retaliation occurred with a lawsuit against the Air Control board AND the complete annihilation of all the electric cars in California. Folks who were leasing the cars were forced to give up their cars by the car companies-- I think this is the negative effect of corporate interest that Lessig's wants to point out. I am not sure either what Lessig means, although corporate conglomerates controlling broadband technology is a hot button issue in california. The point, that I think Lessig wants to make reminds me of the sad battle between the lawyers of the large motor corporations & oil companies and California Air Quality Control Board in the early 90’s. Ford, Toyota, Saturn produced single lines of electric cars to test the market. Gradually, the demand of the electric cars increased signaling a viable alternative to petroleum dependent automobiles…This encouraged the Air Control Board to seize the opportunity to make some aggressive policies and a strategic plan for the state to decrease automobile CO2 emissions by a huge percentage in 2015 (I think). Well, the oil companies certainly was NOT ready for that. A huge retaliation occurred with a lawsuit against the Air Control board AND the complete annihilation of all the electric cars in California. Folks who were leasing the cars were forced to give up their cars by the car companies– I think this is the negative effect of corporate interest that Lessig’s wants to point out.

]]> By: Leonid http://www.thinkmacro.org/2008/08/quesitons-to-lessigs-comments-on-mccains-tech-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Leonid Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:29:01 +0000 http://www.thinkmacro.org/?p=270#comment-1549 <i>... corporate interest to control the “pipes” leading to the corporate ... Sorry for being off-topic, but do those quotation marks around "pipes" denote a metaphore, or are you actually referring to that Ted Stevens' quotation? … corporate interest to control the “pipes” leading to the corporate …
Sorry for being off-topic, but do those quotation marks around “pipes” denote a metaphore, or are you actually referring to that Ted Stevens’ quotation?

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