ISPs getting cozier with RIAA/MPAA
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This bit of news[^] sends a bit of a shiver down my spine. Not because I pirate, I do not and am quite against it as a matter of fact, but what the article fails to state is how the ISPs will detect suspected piracy. Any bittorrent traffic? Large amount of bandwidth being used? I'm betting they will get many well publicized false positives from people downloading linux distros. And all of the major ISPs are involved, most or all of which now have major stakes in entertainment properties, be it studios or channels or just being cable TV providers themselves. This means they have good reason not only to target piracy (which usually only inconveniences legitimate users and does nothing to curb piracy), but they also have good reason to hinder all forms of a la carte IPTV. The caps AT&T and others have imposed are a preemptive strike in that regard. (250GB might seem like a lot today, but just wait a couple of years.) Engadget had a great article on why US internet providers are pathetic (in both speed and price) compared to European providers... over there it's all about competition. If we don't start seeing serious competition (and not just duopolies as it is in most areas), it will be easier and easier for the RIAA and MPAA to push their misguided policies onto essentially everybody. This way they don't even have to bother with lobbyists or laws. Again, I don't download movies, music or software illegally. But the RIAA and MPAA are seriously corrupt and are happy to trounce individual rights if it means they can save one copy of Cars 2 from being downloaded.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
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This bit of news[^] sends a bit of a shiver down my spine. Not because I pirate, I do not and am quite against it as a matter of fact, but what the article fails to state is how the ISPs will detect suspected piracy. Any bittorrent traffic? Large amount of bandwidth being used? I'm betting they will get many well publicized false positives from people downloading linux distros. And all of the major ISPs are involved, most or all of which now have major stakes in entertainment properties, be it studios or channels or just being cable TV providers themselves. This means they have good reason not only to target piracy (which usually only inconveniences legitimate users and does nothing to curb piracy), but they also have good reason to hinder all forms of a la carte IPTV. The caps AT&T and others have imposed are a preemptive strike in that regard. (250GB might seem like a lot today, but just wait a couple of years.) Engadget had a great article on why US internet providers are pathetic (in both speed and price) compared to European providers... over there it's all about competition. If we don't start seeing serious competition (and not just duopolies as it is in most areas), it will be easier and easier for the RIAA and MPAA to push their misguided policies onto essentially everybody. This way they don't even have to bother with lobbyists or laws. Again, I don't download movies, music or software illegally. But the RIAA and MPAA are seriously corrupt and are happy to trounce individual rights if it means they can save one copy of Cars 2 from being downloaded.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
I agree. Chilling. Did you also see the article linked to in yesterday's The Insider?[^] which is equally frightening. Still, if it doesn't scare you even more, Google agrees with you[^]. :laugh:
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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This bit of news[^] sends a bit of a shiver down my spine. Not because I pirate, I do not and am quite against it as a matter of fact, but what the article fails to state is how the ISPs will detect suspected piracy. Any bittorrent traffic? Large amount of bandwidth being used? I'm betting they will get many well publicized false positives from people downloading linux distros. And all of the major ISPs are involved, most or all of which now have major stakes in entertainment properties, be it studios or channels or just being cable TV providers themselves. This means they have good reason not only to target piracy (which usually only inconveniences legitimate users and does nothing to curb piracy), but they also have good reason to hinder all forms of a la carte IPTV. The caps AT&T and others have imposed are a preemptive strike in that regard. (250GB might seem like a lot today, but just wait a couple of years.) Engadget had a great article on why US internet providers are pathetic (in both speed and price) compared to European providers... over there it's all about competition. If we don't start seeing serious competition (and not just duopolies as it is in most areas), it will be easier and easier for the RIAA and MPAA to push their misguided policies onto essentially everybody. This way they don't even have to bother with lobbyists or laws. Again, I don't download movies, music or software illegally. But the RIAA and MPAA are seriously corrupt and are happy to trounce individual rights if it means they can save one copy of Cars 2 from being downloaded.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
This happened to me a couple years ago. The MPAA seeded a download of Sliders (it was coming in the mail via Netflix, but I was too impatient to wait). I was then sent a letter from my ISP informing me that I violated the DMCA and that I should stop before further action is taken. The MPAA noted my IP and sent it to my ISP, who then sent me that letter (I think I kept it around somewhere so I can frame it later). The new system outlined in the article is both creepy and a relief. I don't like my traffic monitored so closely, but I'd rather be warned a few times rather than be made an example of in court.
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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This happened to me a couple years ago. The MPAA seeded a download of Sliders (it was coming in the mail via Netflix, but I was too impatient to wait). I was then sent a letter from my ISP informing me that I violated the DMCA and that I should stop before further action is taken. The MPAA noted my IP and sent it to my ISP, who then sent me that letter (I think I kept it around somewhere so I can frame it later). The new system outlined in the article is both creepy and a relief. I don't like my traffic monitored so closely, but I'd rather be warned a few times rather than be made an example of in court.
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
The MPAA seeded a download of Sliders
The MPAA actually put it up? Doesn't that mean they should send a cease and desist letter to themselves? If you haven't already, watch This Film Is Not Yet Rated. It's a great look into how screwed up the MPAA is. They even made unauthorized copies of the guy's movie.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
The new system outlined in the article is both creepy and a relief.
I agree... I was actually surprised they didn't go further with the repercussions for suspected piracy. Still, I don't trust them, they're up to no good I tell ya.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
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This happened to me a couple years ago. The MPAA seeded a download of Sliders (it was coming in the mail via Netflix, but I was too impatient to wait). I was then sent a letter from my ISP informing me that I violated the DMCA and that I should stop before further action is taken. The MPAA noted my IP and sent it to my ISP, who then sent me that letter (I think I kept it around somewhere so I can frame it later). The new system outlined in the article is both creepy and a relief. I don't like my traffic monitored so closely, but I'd rather be warned a few times rather than be made an example of in court.
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
It's funny actually because putting it up could be criminal copyright infringement whereas just downloading almost never is. If they were law-enforcement (they certainly like to think they are) I would ever argue it would constitute entrapment. Also all this monitoring is just going to push people into buying professional grade VPN services, and then they'd know even Less about what's going on.
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It's funny actually because putting it up could be criminal copyright infringement whereas just downloading almost never is. If they were law-enforcement (they certainly like to think they are) I would ever argue it would constitute entrapment. Also all this monitoring is just going to push people into buying professional grade VPN services, and then they'd know even Less about what's going on.
Then they just sue them and ruin it or laws will get changed. Greed always finds a way.
Well, who doesn't release stuff like that ? Microsoft software is just as bad. Christian Graus That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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This bit of news[^] sends a bit of a shiver down my spine. Not because I pirate, I do not and am quite against it as a matter of fact, but what the article fails to state is how the ISPs will detect suspected piracy. Any bittorrent traffic? Large amount of bandwidth being used? I'm betting they will get many well publicized false positives from people downloading linux distros. And all of the major ISPs are involved, most or all of which now have major stakes in entertainment properties, be it studios or channels or just being cable TV providers themselves. This means they have good reason not only to target piracy (which usually only inconveniences legitimate users and does nothing to curb piracy), but they also have good reason to hinder all forms of a la carte IPTV. The caps AT&T and others have imposed are a preemptive strike in that regard. (250GB might seem like a lot today, but just wait a couple of years.) Engadget had a great article on why US internet providers are pathetic (in both speed and price) compared to European providers... over there it's all about competition. If we don't start seeing serious competition (and not just duopolies as it is in most areas), it will be easier and easier for the RIAA and MPAA to push their misguided policies onto essentially everybody. This way they don't even have to bother with lobbyists or laws. Again, I don't download movies, music or software illegally. But the RIAA and MPAA are seriously corrupt and are happy to trounce individual rights if it means they can save one copy of Cars 2 from being downloaded.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
And the end result, as always with such laws, will be to put more and more money into the hands of criminals -- in this case by sending more and more customers to unscrupulous ISPs who will mask their users' activities.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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This bit of news[^] sends a bit of a shiver down my spine. Not because I pirate, I do not and am quite against it as a matter of fact, but what the article fails to state is how the ISPs will detect suspected piracy. Any bittorrent traffic? Large amount of bandwidth being used? I'm betting they will get many well publicized false positives from people downloading linux distros. And all of the major ISPs are involved, most or all of which now have major stakes in entertainment properties, be it studios or channels or just being cable TV providers themselves. This means they have good reason not only to target piracy (which usually only inconveniences legitimate users and does nothing to curb piracy), but they also have good reason to hinder all forms of a la carte IPTV. The caps AT&T and others have imposed are a preemptive strike in that regard. (250GB might seem like a lot today, but just wait a couple of years.) Engadget had a great article on why US internet providers are pathetic (in both speed and price) compared to European providers... over there it's all about competition. If we don't start seeing serious competition (and not just duopolies as it is in most areas), it will be easier and easier for the RIAA and MPAA to push their misguided policies onto essentially everybody. This way they don't even have to bother with lobbyists or laws. Again, I don't download movies, music or software illegally. But the RIAA and MPAA are seriously corrupt and are happy to trounce individual rights if it means they can save one copy of Cars 2 from being downloaded.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
[brakes screeching] "Users can request an independent review before any of the "mitigation measures" are put into place, but that will cost them $35." So....I transfer a bunch of MP3s or FLVs of my own stuff and they'll charge me $35 if I want to convince them that I'm not violating anyone's copyright?* Where's the foad smiley? *Not farfetched. I've already received crap from BMI about my sites in the past, demanding money. I told them not to worry about it, that I'd given myself permission to publish my stuff. At least that was free + $0.42.
It always itches for the first week or so. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.