PBS NOW on Net Neutrality and interview with librarian

Is the wild west culture of the Internet about to become a thing of the past? Big business is staking its claim on the information superhighway, lobbying Congress for an exclusive faster lane, which consumers could end up paying for. This week on NOW we look at a major battle brewing in Washington D.C. over the future of the Internet.

We follow the story of Blip.tv, an ambitious video-streaming startup. They're fighting for a corner of the Internet marketplace in the midst of a battle over so-called 'net neutrality' -- the idea that all Internet content and websites are given the same access to audiences and customers.

NOW - Tangled Web

This week NOW speaks to George Christian, one of four librarians subjected to a gag order after the FBI demanded records about library patrons under the Patriot Act.

The librarians spoke out for the first time on Tuesday (May 30) after a U.S. District Judge ordered the gag order lifted and prosecutors dropped an appeal of that order. At a press conference organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the librarians expressed their dismay at the government's insistence that they keep quiet.

NOW - Interview: George Christian

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