[mykalberta]

Net Neutrality is as follows:

A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, on the modes of communication allowed, which does not restrict content, sites or platforms, and where communication is not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams

BT is not being blocked, depending on your interpretation of what it means to be unreasonably degraded then its possible. I dont consider shaping to be degrading. Cisco routers often shape traffic based on load and throughput with no input from the network admin.

IMHO shaping doesnt infringe on net netrality. It has been used as a way to market a product at certain "limitless" speeds and then when some actually try to use it, the ISP throttles them down based on load. All an ISP would need to do is put basic restrictions on everyone. Unfortunately "John Q surf the web to check weather" doesnt understand that he doesnt even use 1/3 and is essentially subsiziding users like "Davey pirates like mad".

What would infinge IMO is if movie/music companies started putting pressure on ISPs to shape BT traffic to limit its illegal users. At the moment I dont know of this happening. Althoguht you would think a company like Time Warner with its hands on both sides would be the firsts and not Comcast, Rogers, etc.