How Robber Barons hijacked the telegraph system

Ars Technica has a great article about how people locked in control of the telegraph system and the news media via the Associated Press.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/how-the-robber-barons-hijacked-the-victorian-internet.ars/1

I am always amazed at how history repeats itself. This may be especially relevant given some companies are trying to merge content creators with content delivery, such as the Comcast-NBC deal that is being formulated now.

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~ by peterguerra on December 3, 2009.