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Aussie ISP Scans Downloads For Copyright Violation

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. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They are going out of business anyway.

    I would provide a link to the story (in case you missed it) but "search is down" at the moment.

    Slashdot is dead! Long live slashdot!

  2. Re:Imagine if I could spell! by KosovoYankee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Every
    Probable

    ;)

    --
    - If This Peace Is Fictious, I Shall Destroy It
  3. Re:Trolling on Slashdot ? by CmdrTaco+on · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Cream o wheat.


    Boy, dem niggers sho are funny.

    --

    saru mo ki kara ochiru

  4. Re:Trolling on Slashdot ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stupid moderator can't even read the FAQ:

    "The FAQ states that comment shouldn't be rated based on whether the reader agrees with their content, but rather on their "presentation"."

    So how come this post is getting '-1' ? Presentation is good. If you are a moderator go RTFM.

  5. 11th or 12th post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eat it, you fucking pussies!

  6. WARNING TROLL - TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do not mod down parent, the trolls are trying to get him moderated down. There is no goatsex link, it's just a vendetta.

  7. Know what I like to eat? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  8. No afraid! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    P s e u d o f i r s t p o s t !

    Feel the sensation!

    The newest phemonemon on World Wide Web, PFP are sensation that is make mouth tingle! We are not to let lamers (ha! haha) like teh CmdrTaco take away the firsts posts. To first post! Is our right! And no one takes away out right!

    SO teh first post in every story is to be awardde Award of Pseudofirst Posting, even though the post has not number "1".

    So band together, friends! For the is sweeping the Internet! PFP, the new sensation!

    -- The_Messenger

    1. Re:No afraid! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  9. I'm all for it ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... if it means less aussies on the net!

    :=}

  10. Re:That means they'll pay people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are so fucking stupid. You post the same fucking crap all the time, and yet there are some really ignorant fuckwits moding you up.

    Wait, you are moding yourself up, aren't you? Because, no one else finds this even remotely funny or clever.

    Please die, and burn in hell.