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Comcast Proposes Self Regulation and P2P Bill of Rights

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-conflict-of-interests-here dept.

Torodung writes "In a recent move, Comcast has proposed a 'P2P Bill of Rights,' joining the ranks of every great monopoly when threatened by government regulation for alleged misbehavior. They have instead proposed comprehensive industry self-regulation and cooperation with major P2P software vendors as a lesser evil: 'Comcast is looking to further position itself as proactively — and responsibly — addressing the issue of managing peer-to-peer traffic that traverses its network, announcing Tuesday it will lead an industry-wide effort to create a "P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for users and Internet service providers.'"

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  1. Finally! by Plazmid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally!

    1. Re:Finally! by Devv · · Score: 4, Funny

      I would be pretty disturbed if my kid told me that he'd be working on a "Bill of Rights" for me.

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  2. Meanwhile... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wolves propose sheep "Bill of Rights".

  3. Re:BobB-nw by QuantumFlux · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really? I've never had a problem with pages being changed along the way, even though I think Comcast IS GREAT. IT'S COMCASTIC(TM)!

  4. Re:Catch by esocid · · Score: 2, Funny

    And apparently I don't.
    Fool me once, shame on you. jeeze.

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  5. Re:Why am I not surprised... by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny
    I propose self-regulation for theft. From now on, I promise not to steal anything, but if I do then I will be sure to impose harsh penalties on myself*.


    * Penalties may include eating cake.

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  6. Parent gets it. by __aailob1448 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Swarms and multicast are just like poop and flies, they may stink and you may not like them, but they belong together.