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Japanese ISPs To Cut Net Access For File Sharers

Posted by Zonk on from the would-be-nice-to-surf-the-net dept.

modemac writes "Four major Japanese telecom organizations, which represent 'about 1,000 major and smaller' domestic ISPs, have agreed to forcibly cut the Internet connection of filesharers. They're specifically targeting users of the 'Winny' program, trading copied gaming software and music. The article states that a new set of ISP guidelines will be drawn up on how to cut off users who 'leak illegally copied material onto the Net.'"

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  1. Re:Lets hope this really happens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    how is ANY musician 'screwing people over' by making a product and offering it for sale on their terms?
    You don't NEED music to survive. You aren't being 'ripped off'.
    If someone takes the time to create music, they have the right to decide on what terms it is sold, just like my local plumber has the right to turn down work, or my local store has the right to set its own opening hours.
    If you don't like it, set up your own business to show them how its done.

    People like you, whining like a five year old on slashdot that artist X is not making EXACTLY WHAT I FUCKING WANT AN FOR FREE ON MY TERMS does not make you some kind of anti-copyright hero. It makes you a fucking dick, with a sense of self entitlement that sickens anyone who has ever worked for a living.