David Badertscher
Network Neutrality (Net neutrality) is a principle that expresses the concept that all Internet traffic must be treated equally regardless of possible economic and other incentives to do otherwise. The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) strongly supports Net neutrality and is a member of Save the Internet Coalition and the Open Internet, both working to bring together individuals, non-profit organizations, businesses, and bloggers who strongly support this priciple.
As part of its leadership role in raising and clarifying issues related to Network Neutrality, AALL prepared a Newwork Neutrality Issue Brief, published in December 2008. Since that time there has been sufficient debate, discussion, rule changes (both actual and proposed), and litigation surrounding this issue to make it necessary for AALL to update its 2008 Network Neutrality Issue Brief, resulting the 2011 AALL Network Neturalty Issue Brief linked to below.
The updated AALL Network Neutrality Issue Brief (January 2011), was prepared by Ryan Saltz, AALL Government Relations Committee (2008-2010) and Ryan Harrington, Reference Library at Yale Law School under the auspices of the Government Relations Office and the Government Relations Committee, both of AALL. This update contains important current information and commentary on Network Neutrality and is recommended reading by all who have any involvement, no matter how minor, in internet related issues.
AALL Network Neutrality Issue Brief 2011 Update
For more information on the background of Network Neutrality see the posting “Network Neutrality: Some Background and Perspectives”, posted August 20, 2010 on this blog.