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FCC's Net Neutrality Plan Blocks BitTorrent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-of-course-it-does dept.

master_p writes "The FCC's formally issued draft net neutrality regulations have a huge copyright loophole in them; a loophole that would theoretically permit Comcast to block BitTorrent just like it did in 2007 — simply by claiming that it was 'reasonable network management' intended to 'prevent the unlawful transfer of content.' The new proposed net neutrality regulations would allow the same practices that net neutrality was first invoked to prevent, even if these ISP practices end up inflicting collateral damage on perfectly lawful content and activities."

7 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Well... by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gee, it's almost as if the GP was being sarcastic...

  2. Yay Democrats by Psyborgue · · Score: 1, Funny

    They're so much better. Aren't they? Aren't you glad this is left up to the government now rather than individual service providers? Aren't you glad you won't have a choice anymore?

  3. Re:We told you. by ClioCJS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you think the government involvement somehow reduces the value of customer rage?

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  4. I see your problem, right there... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You've got a malformed tag

  5. Re:We told you. by KlomDark · · Score: 2, Funny

    On a unicorn, sure, but did she bring her flute? That's the important part! ;)

  6. Re:We told you. by blueg3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But that might actually be effective, which doesn't seem to be the tactic people tend to go with.

  7. Who could have predicted??? by TheSync · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who could have predicted that more government regulation of the Internet might have a downside?