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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?"

3 of 423 comments (clear)

  1. Never thought anything would make AOL look good. by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 1, Troll

    Time to switch ISPs aussies.

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  2. Re:Isn't everything copyrighted? by WillSeattle · · Score: 1, Troll

    In Denmark, whatever you produce (texts, images, lyrics) is automatically your copyright. You don't buy it, or have to specifically declare it copyrighted. Isn't it like this in the States?

    No, here the corporations own the copyrights for 75 years after we die, and the patents last for centuries as well.

    Forget the US PR game, we're the land of the fee payers and the home of the lawsuit.

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  3. Re:encrypt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    By going here:
    http://www.anonymizer.com/
    (amongst others) do -all- of your comm through a service that requires a warrant before disclosure (where possible). I'm with the previous posters who simply say switch providers. The money you give @home is obviously 1) not appreciated and 2) lining the wrong pockets