May 22, 2006 12:17PM 

# “Net Neutrality” Grasstroturf 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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The opponents of broadband regulation have produced an [amusing animation](http://www.dontregulate.org/) that pretty effectively skewers the campaign for “net neutrality.” Why, yes, of course it’s produced by large corporations seeking after their own interests. But the piece effectively points out that the campaign for federal regulation of broadband is also a product of large corporations seeking after their own interests.

So, if it’s a debate between two large corporate interests, we can drop the *ad hominem* and just discuss which group of large corporations is trying to protect its property and its investments, and which group of large corporations is trying to win rents through the legislative and regulatory process. Figured it out yet? Good.

(Cross-posted from [TechLiberationFront](http://www.techliberation.com/archives/039049.php))

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