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Interview with AT&T on BitTorrent Filtering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the please-hammer-don't-hurt-em dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Slyck is running an interview with AT&T's Vice President of Legal Affairs, Jim Cicconi. AT&T discusses the latest in their effort to filter, however one interesting point tends to show they aren't moving anywhere until they discuss this with their customers. "We hear from our customers directly and indirectly. It's a very competitive business, ravenously so. I think our company is very, very sensitive to customer attitude — we have to consider this," Jim Cicconi told Slyck.com."

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  1. Re:asdlfkj3214^J!#$K%JEWKRJL^#!$%DJGASDLKTJ by lhorn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Dear Sir, Madam or Neuter AC. More people will respond to your arguments if you
    do not needlessly repeat yourself.

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    accept no limits but time
  2. Re:Hey slick by Planesdragon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're opening yourself up to upwards of trillions in liability if your filtering doesn't work perfectly 100% of the time What?

    No system on earth works 100% of the time. And the law never expects it to. Maybe, MAYBE I could see a case for even 300% punative damages above actual loss if AT&T somehow has Strict Liability now (you know, the kind that handlers of explosives deal with), but i can't imagine even a billion dollars in actual damages due to AT&T misfiltering.

    Care to cite what part of the DMCA is so terrible?