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Comcast Sued For Giving Customer Info to RIAA
maczealot writes "The first legal missile has been fired at ISP collaboration. Comcast, the top U.S. cable TV network operator, is being sued by a Seattle-area woman for disclosing her name and contact information, court records showed Thursday." From the article: "...no court authorized Comcast to release names and addresses of its customers, or notified his client that her information had been given to an outside party..."
I wonder if I can patent this as a business methodology?
Sure you can, but then you'll get sued by the RIAA because they hold prior art... : p
Where one lawsuit can easily cancel out another.
Comcast, the top U.S. cable TV network operator, is being sued by a Seattle-area woman for disclosing her name and contact information, court records showed Thursday.
That's funny... given Comcast's poor reliability this week, I find it shocking that she'd be able to upload or download anything.
Tell that to SCO. :-)
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I agree! Come on people let's help her out! I'm willing to forward the money I recieve on to her. Make all checks payable to cash or just email me the amount you would like to donate and your credit card numbers.
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Wootness!
This pretty much clears the story... all I could say is, 'BAMBOOZLED!!'
On a completely off-note, I'm growing increasingly curious about a certain thing...
Does RIAA even bother with trying to find 'media pirates' anymore? Or do they just offer ISPs a headhunter commission? Is it a fixed fee, or a percentage of lawsuit fines? I have some 'friends' I could report!
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This is slashdot.
So, "yes"
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Problem : Billing/General Inquiry
David > Thank you for contacting Comcast High Speed Internet Support. My name is Dave. How may I assist you with your billing issue today?
robert > Hi, I'm worried about what you might do with my billing information
robert > I was made aware you turned over records for Dawnell Leadbetter of Seattle, WA without her prior consent or notification to the RIAA
robert > I would like to know if your company is willing to turn over my information to anyone who asks you to.
robert > Hello?
David > No, we cannot give out account specific information unless they can verify the information that we require.
robert > Which information is that?
David > For security purposes I will need the following before I can provide any account specific information. This information includes the last 4 digits of the Primary Account owner's Social Security number/Security Code (If applicable), the full 16 Digit Account number or the exact amount of the most recent payment on the account.
David > That is the information that we request.
robert > OK, you will not divuldge my information unless they can provide proof they are me? Is that the gist of your statement?
David > No, that wouldn't be a gist, that would be an accurate statement.
robert > good enough... thank you
David > Customer has closed chat and left the room
David > Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
David > Thank you for choosing Comcast as you Internet Service Provider. If you have any more questions feel free to email us or you can chat again with one of our Online Customer Support Specialists 24 hour a day, 7 days a week at http://www.comcastsupport.com/sdcuser/asp/default
David > Analyst has closed chat and left the room
preferably one with under-18 children
*whew*! As a father of 19 children, it's good to know that you won't be coming after me.
(I challenge you to find a household fitting step #2 that can prove they haven't downloaded anything copyrighted, ever)
You're right, the moment that 18th child is born, all downloading ceases.
Since when has prior art stopped the patent office from granting a patent?
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Wow, Dave didn't at all have an Indian accent. I'm actually quite suprised!
Hmm. I am not a Comcast customer...
/rant of a fustrated Comcast customer.
I know you're not a Comcast customer because you're online instead of suffering with their randomm DNS outages
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