The fight is really about control. The internet allows, for the first time, independent amateurs to command the same ability to create and distribute as the major media companies. And that scares them, it scares them immensely because it means that you just might not need them as gatekeeper and distributor. Which means that that will not remain attached to your wallet, receiving payment for all the content you consume from them.
Watch this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/defend_our_freedom_to_share...
It is only 14 minutes long, but it will put a lot of what the real reason for all this attack on the internet is about into perspective.
