[benvanderbeek]

I was somewhat concerned that this film would promote government enforcement of net neutrality. In an email conversation I had with him, the writer of this film compared Thomas Jefferson's view of the necessity of an affordable, reliable postal service with the current necessity for affordable, reliable internet access. That seemed like a pretty good point to this skeptic.

If you think this is a film worth making/seeing, send to a couple friends. Currently 93 backers, $14,999 pledged of $150,000 goal, 17 days to go.

[Chris_Dollar]

benvanderbeek: Thanks for the positive feedback. I agree that we have to be skeptical of an all powerful government state, it is just as dangerous as an all powerful corporate state.

Preserving the decentralized integrity of the Internet, where no one government, corporation, or person "owns" the Internet... rather it is essentially owned by every one, whether you're Bill Gates or Ben Vanderbeek - everyone is equal in communication.

Don't get me wrong I believe in a capitalism, within the constitutional framework of a democratic-republic... but our Freedom of Communication and 1st Amendment is too important to be put up for sale.

Tim Wu's, "Master Switch" does a really good job explaining how communication mediums over the years have gone from Open to Closed. I encourage any one who is interested in the subjects of Communication Empires, Internet, and the democracy to get this book:)

Here's a blog posting I recently wrote on savetheinternet.com

I'd love to get your feedback on it: http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/11/06/14/killswitch-and-...