Start here.
Then watch this.
Read Tim Wu's Why You Should Care About Network Neutrality
Then, read Jim DeMint's Why Net Neutrality Means More Federal Regulation
Skim this Wikipedia article
Search for "network neutrality" on YouTube, Google video, or ifilm. Choose three videos from the search results, and watch them.
Watch the video webcast of the February 7th Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on "Net Neutrality" or read all witnesses' and Senators' statements.
Briefly check out these sites. Look around long enough to figure out what stuff each site has to offer. Decide which sites you want to return to later.
Please come to class prepared to articulate a position in this debate and to defend it against classmates who disagree with you. The position you adopt for the purpose of the class meeting need not be a position you actually hold. I will, however, expect you to come armed with whatever ammunition you need to support the position you express and to attempt to persuade others in the class to agree with it. You can find that ammunition posted on one of the above sites, or conduct your own research. Please spend the remainder of your time preparing your argument and collecting support for it.
Now that you've formed an opinion, review the Wikipedia article that you skimmed earlier, and decide whether its characterization of the debate is fair. If you conclude that the discussion is flawed, edit the Wikipedia Article to improve it.
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