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Congressman Tells Comcast, Hands Off BitTorrent

Posted by kdawson on from the but-we-won't-make-no-laws dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Just a few months back, the Net Neutrality debate was all but dead. Luckily for fans of a free Internet, the telcos are their own worst enemies. Recent stories involving Verizon Wireless blocking pro-choice groups, AT&T censoring Pearl Jam's anti-war comments from a streaming concert, and most recently, Comcast finally admitting to using anti-BitTorrent filters. The Net Neutrality debate would appear to be alive and kicking, with Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) being the first politician to make a public statement sharply criticizing Comcast's actions."

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  1. Great start by martin_henry · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a Comcast customer in Virginia, I am glad that Congressman Boucher is taking a stand for net neutrality. Mostly because I need to get my share ratio back up.

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    1. Re:Great start by TheRequiem13 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hopefully not on OiNK. :/

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    2. Re:Great start by Firehed · · Score: 2, Funny

      Only within your own home. You still have legs, I expect. And if that's not the case, you REALLY should have read the fine print before signing that Comcast contract.

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  2. Re:I love... by feed_me_cereal · · Score: 1, Funny

    Quick! One of the 7 stories kdawson posted this morning is related to ploitics! Everybody freak out!!!

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  3. Re:Nice glasses by DA-MAN · · Score: 1, Funny

    Remember the time Bobby Boucher showed up at halftime and the Mud Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl do ya?

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  4. Re:Comcast seems to be fast by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, we'll all pretend that's what you were really downloading. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more.

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  5. Re:KISS by KlomDark · · Score: 2, Funny

    6. Profit!!!

  6. Re:Comcast Tesll Congressman: We Own Your Colleagu by Sunburnt · · Score: 4, Funny

    sadly, we live in a facist state.

    Indeed. We demand that our presidents' faces be "presidential," discriminating against those with "non-presidential" faces. Facial discrimination is the great unspoken tragedy that stalks this nation. Fight facism now!

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  7. Re:Isn't it strange... by jollyreaper · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... that we actually cheer when a politician we put into office for once stands up and protects our [fill in civic right of your choice]? I mean, when did things go so bad? (rhetorical question) It's sad that we all have gotten used to a status quo where our elected leaders work hand in hand with big business and constantly screw us over. Yeah, it really is sad that every new change has to be met with "Ok, so how are you fucking me now?" It really is a surprise when the answer is "No screwing, this is actually a good thing."
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  8. Re:Sigh by bkr1_2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My bits are just as important as the next guy."

    Yes but your bits aren't as large as the next guy's so you'll have to compensate with a cool car.

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  9. Re:Comcast seems to be fast by guaigean · · Score: 3, Funny

    *Whoooosh*

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  10. Re:Comcast seems to be fast by budgenator · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm a comcast customer and have never used bittorrent until comcast started this BS; now I running BT out of spite.

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  11. Re:Comcast seems to be fast by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cut and paste... /tmp/gutsy-wrestling-babes-dvd-i386.iso.torrent /home/-------/Ubuntu/gutsy-dvd-i386.iso
    4336.0 of 4336.0 MB at 63.49 KB/s
    16 hours, 59 minutes, and 51 seconds

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  12. RIAA revenue by seven+of+five · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seeing that the last moneymaker for RIAA/MPAA is income from fileshare lawsuit judgements, the last thing they'd want to see is fileshare traffic throttled. Time for RIAA to sue Comcast for loss of income.

  13. Re:Comcast Tesll Congressman: We Own Your Colleagu by zegota · · Score: 2, Funny
    Facial discrimination is the great unspoken tragedy that stalks this nation

    Sounds like a pretty hardcore porn site.