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Will Net Neutrality Save the Glorious System of Tubes? Or Just Make it a Little (Lot?) Crappier?

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Do you really need the FCC to be "the cop on the beat," to use the favored term of Federal Communications Commission head Julius Genachowski, when the beat is the freakin' Internet?

With yesterday's Net Neutrality rules, the FCC is striving to be the Officer Krupke of cyberspace. There's a good chance that the rules will never go into effect, but they certainly don't bode well for future attempts to limit free expression.

Watch the video above for a quick primer on why Net Neutrality isn't needed. And watch the vids below for more info and background on one of the most pernicious, and misunderstood, power grabs in recent memory.

Net Neutrality for Dummies

3 Reasons the FCC Shouldn't "Touch" the Internets

Nick Gillespie On Net Neutrality, Teen Mags, & More