News Corp. Shuts Off Hulu Access To Cablevision

ideonexus writes "Normally when we advocate Net Neutrality, we are talking about preventing ISPs from discriminating against content providers, but in this case, the content provider is discriminating against the ISP. Is this a new dimension in the Net Neutrality fight? From the article: 'Cablevision internet customers lost access to Fox.com and Fox programming on Hulu for a time Saturday afternoon — the result of a misguided effort on News Corp.'s part to cut off online viewing as an alternative in its standoff with the cable operator over retrans fees. Fox stations in NYC, Philadelphia, and New Jersey went dark at midnight Friday when negotiations between the two broke down.'"

We'll know nine months later what the effect was

[PatPending]

No TV? No Internet? What are we gonna do?

The effect of this will be manifested about nine months later...

Re:We'll know nine months later what the effect wa

[precariousgray]

You mean the porn stored on my hard drive can get pregnant? Oh shi--

Re:We'll know nine months later what the effect wa

[Missing.Matter]

Right, because the only reason we're not having sex is because we're on the internet too much.

Re:We'll know nine months later what the effect wa

[Alsee]

will be manifested about nine months later

Ah yes, the great nerdling babyboom of 2010.

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Re:Oblig.

[nacturation]

I mentioned Firefly to one of my coworkers last year and, after watching a few of the episodes on Hulu with his tween daughter, they liked the show so much that he bought the television series and Serenity on DVD as a birthday gift for her.

I am strangely persuaded by your sample size of one.