Comments on: A License for Online Content Developers, Obama and GMA

By: DJB

DJB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:57:44 +0000

Noemi, Good idea, calling for an explicit list of exemptions. But
there is not only a Freedom of Expression issue here, which of course is crucial to bloggers, but also a possible regulatory restraint of trade, innovations, and other creative activities for game developers, ring tones, and other commercial content providers. My feeling is, even if bloggers do not charge for access to their blogs (because they didn’t pay for them either!) we must make common cause with those in the commercial realm that would suffer needless regulatory burden from any new proposal. This would include the MSM since they are now in the business of generating digital content too. Of course these disparate interest groups with commercial interests don’t regard license fees the way bloggers would, since they can absorb such fees as costs of doing business and build it into their prices. Since we don’t and couldn’t do that, we are the most vulnerable to any new rules that might be adopted with or without the knowing acceptance of the for-profit digital content providers. We definitely must make our position clear and use the issue to educate and inform the public of possibly sinister moves by an increasingly paranoid government preparing for its dismount of the Tiger, or a continued ride.

The NTC is now under CICT, the ZTE/NBN deal backer at DOTC. OMGSM! They must be trying to raise what they still owe ZTE for its “advance” after the deal went South in the glare of publicity.

By: noemi

noemi — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:42:50 +0000

The only way to make the content providers’ definition clear is to cite exemptions i.e. blogs, social networking sites etc It is important to attend the next public hearing. With opposition, the memo won’t be passed on first hearing.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:22:31 +0000

“Reduce taxes on computers and books and Internet access, and bring the cost of electricity down, to start off. Hell, encourage private enterprises to put up very fast, and reliable Internet access. Look at Japan, and South Korea and take a page from them.”

Yun nga cocoy eh, dapat exempt na ang mga computers sa customs.

The lowest end laptop here is equal to one month’s salary of a mid-level manager. In the US one week lang yan ng barista sa starbucks.

By: DJB

DJB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:56:46 +0000

Kafka did. in “The Castle”

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:38:46 +0000

Why can’t government have a telecommunication and Internet secretary? Someone who actually knows something. Stupid laws and the bureaucracy… I think Kafka already wrote something about this.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:34:17 +0000

I don’t understand the economic reasons at all. Isn’t this just a decoy to control free speech online?

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:27:11 +0000

The problem is that some bloggers have a penchant for selling themselves as “the bloggers” without a thought to what blogging really is: an exercise of the most basic freedom of speech electronically. Walang pinagkaiba sa kwentuhan, sa pagsulat sa diary, pag sulat ng poem o fiction… I find the stupidity offensive. Is Mike Abundo qualified to talk about it? He seems like a character to me.

By: Jeg

Jeg — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:43:01 +0000

Anything that Government does trips my bullshit detector. Yes this needs serious blogger attention.

By: Bumbling in the dark : Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose

Bumbling in the dark : Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:39:18 +0000

[...] at Filipino Voices, Cocoy approaches the proposal from a broader perspective: NO more added layer of REGULATION. [...]

By: jayvee f.

jayvee f. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:33:59 +0000

more than the registration fee issue, im more interested with the flat rate incentive scheme for CP’s. for the longest time, companies like wolfpac and advergaming devs always were at the mercy of the telco. that part of the proposal, which is more clear does make some sense. id love to hear from people working for telco CP’s to chime in.