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Aussie ISP Scans Downloads For Copyright Violation

Posted by Hemos on from the your-data-is-not-safe dept.

Steve Nakhla writes: "According to this article, Excite@Home has begun snooping users' downloads in order to find copyrighted or pirated material. Violators have their access cut off. As an Excite@home user, this alarms me. What exactly is their definition of copyrighted? Doesn't the New York Times copyright their online articles? Can I not view them any more for fear of violating Excite's policies?"

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  1. That means they'll pay people by SpanishInquisition · · Score: 5, Funny

    to watch the porn we download.

    I want one of these jobs.

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  2. *FWOOSH* by Psarchasm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hear that? Thats the sound of a giant toilet flushing your privacy down the drain (counter-clockwise).

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