Free the Airwaves: Larry Lessig

Larry Lessig

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• free
• the
• airwaves
• google
• larry
• lessig
• white
• spaces
• open
• access
• wireless
• broadband
• wimax
• wifi

[PirateImpulse]

Also, Larry, I would rather see your face speaking than the lame text here.

[PirateImpulse]

danpoteete and mikeginla: the potential good of cheap broadband wireless internet is exponentially greater than the use of a few microphones. I also doubt the negative effect this would have on wireless microphones, from what I have read. Even if so, wired microphones work, and could be switched to if sound quality is compromised. I do not see this as anywhere near a good reason not to open up the whitespace.

[mikeginla]

Google basically lost the FCC airwave auction and wants other airwaves for free. The free the airwaves movement basically wants to control of the airwaves that are presently used for radio microphones. Most people may not realize the importance of this spectrum, but enjoy the benefits of it every day. Motion pictures, TV, concerts, broadway type shows & church services use radio microphones. Without the benefit of these microphones the sound quality of these could go down the tubes.

[danpoteete]

For years the music industry has used this band for wireless microphones,and has co-existed with the television industry. now big money wants to cripple the music industry taking up all of this freq. spectrum for the use of wifi, with absolutely no mention to us it will render all the equip in our industry useless, funny how they forgot to mention that, think about that the next time you see a concert, broadway show, symphony performance, or even a newscaster that is wearing a wirless lapel mic.

[kellysontheroad]

Agreed

[talkshow]

Yes.