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Music Industry Drafts Code of Conduct for ISPs
An anonymous reader writes "The Register is running a story about how the music industry is trying to get ISPs to sign 'code of conduct' agreements to cut people off for excessive bandwidth usage, to turn over details of users on demand, and to block certain 'illegal' websites." From the article: "According to the draft, the duo want ISPs and network operators to 'enforce terms of service that prohibit a subscriber from operating a server, or from consuming excessive amounts of bandwidth where such consumption is a good indicator of infringing activities.'"
ISPs are banding together to insist the record labels stop putting out shitty music. :)
"People" using "unnecessary" quotes should be "shot".
Thank you for your interest in the well-being of our customers. Or perhaps in the well-being of non-customers; specifically, you. Remind us again who pays us? Oh yes ... our subscribers. Thank you for your consideration. Now please go away.
Sincerely,
The ISP industry
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What a cowinkedink!!!
I am currently trying to get the music industry to sign a code of conduct too! In a nutshell, it says that the music industry will supply us with quality music (down with Britney!) at a resonable price ($5 a cd anyone?) and fair use rights (cd mixes for my *cough* girlfriend!). I'm having trouble getting them to sign. Please advise...
Blarf.
I think they should ask ISPs to stop people that use the Internet altogether. That way: No Internet piracy!
Wait a minute...
Write boring code, not shiny code!
Ok... could ISPs that don't sign this be called CoC blockers?
No, actually not. Otherwise you wouldn't be posting anything. Speechless would be a thread like "Linus found dead on Microsoft campus", with zero comments attached for days on end.
If the music industry is serious about controlling how people use the internet then they should take over the ISP industry.
They should buy out all the major ISPs and offer the service for free in order to get millions to sign up for RIAA-ISP. Then they can make these absurd demands on their users.
The pomposity and ridiculousness of the Music Industry is becoming the most entertaining product that they offer. We're going to miss them when they're gone.
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Shouldn't they call it "Anal Explorer"?
Anonymous Cowards suck.
RIAA is trying to get a bill passed to prevent companies from selling and shipping modems faster than 300 bauds. Anything faster is an indication that the consumer is engaging in piracy. When told that the consumers suffered long waits when accessing websites, the RIAA spokeperson retorted that Lynx was a very good and capable browser.
RIAA is als*#$%(@)(@)^(_!_)~&!@^ NO CARRIER
You mean VH1.When.Metallica.Ruled.The.World.DSRip.XviD-aAF?
Oops?
A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before.
So, in other words, France surrendered?
Some tried to point out the flaws in home-made ice.
....Oh, crap."
An ice company executive, 70-ish years ago:
"Those pitiful cubes are so puny you could fit a bunch of them in a glass!
Wow, there's video, music and games on the internet? When did this start?
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Laziness is the father.