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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 macslas'hole · · Score: 4, Funny

    The problem is winny users But is that any business of the ISPs'?
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    Life's a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
  2. Re:NP by rubycodez · · Score: 2, Funny

    plenty of japanese porn is done via bittorrent. not that I watch that filth, some guy told me about it. yeah, what a pervert.