Hollywood Muscles Aussie ISPs Over Movie Downloading

Tenaka Kahn writes "Whirlpool is reporting that American movie companies are using a company (MediaForce) to try and muscle Aussie ISPs into disconnecting users who indulge in movie sharing."

Comments

Re:First post?

[tenjah]

ok ok ok...

7th post?

Re:I hate this.

[Anonymous Coward]

i'm not in college, and i am paying for my own access.

quite a bit actually.

and yes they are blocking ports because someone else may or may not be using it for illegal purposes.

so what happens when apps start using port 80, close that too?

oh wait...THEY ALREADY ARE USING PORT 80.

so because people who would commit crimes use the roads i drive on to further their purposes....i guess the roads should be closed too.

why don't you go fuck yourself.

you should know when you are cultural vassal state

[circletimessquare]

i would just like to say hello to all of our aussie friends down under!

i would also like to inform you that you are now reading slashdot.org, which is run by an american company.

by viewing these pages, are you aware of the fact that you are now subject to US law?

what did you think we invented this internet thing for? global cultural domination! if you wish to slake your insatiable thirst for britney spears, men in black and the croccodile hunter, you will submit!

what, do you think they made lord of the rings in the antipodes??? do you think the matrix was filmed down under???? you fools! a people should know when they are cultural vassal states! bah! fools!

well, actually, you can have the croccodile hunter back... please... and kangaroo jack too, if you don't mind... ;-P