Experts Predict Doom For New Walled Gardens

mine), but some great Internet minds see nothing to get worked up about and predict the licensing model will fail.
tremendous value-add” and has licensed Disney (parent company of ESPN) and National Football League content, John Czwartacki, Executive Director of External Communications for Verizon, speaking for himself and not officially for Verizon, also brought up the walled gardens of the Internet’s past. “I’m not sure how this plays out, but it seems when anyone picks winners/losers without the consumer in mind, they are asking for big trouble. Look at AOL/TimeWarner. AOL thought they were 'winners,' and now where are they?”

And as for Net Neutrality in reverse? “I don't see any direct bearing on Net Neutrality issues,” said Goldman, “except to point out that the Net Neutrality topic is so complex and multi-faceted that we don't even agree what it covers.”

“The [ESPN] case also shows how hard it is to predict and regulate ahead of the bad actors, because they can arise from where you least expect them,” said Czwartacki.

That’s interesting considering ISPs have announced in advance their intentions of, well, acting badly.

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