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ISPs Will Now Be Copyright Cops

Posted by timothy on from the best-of-europe-and-australia-coming-soon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wendy Seltzer, Fellow at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy, talks about the new plan by ISPs and content providers to 'crack down on what users can do with their internet connections' using a 6-step warning system to curb online copyright infringement."

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  1. Plan? It's already started by Chewbacon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My ISP (Cox) is already suspending accounts for privacy. A friend of mine called Cox to find his account had been suspended for pirating Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He doesn't play video games, but also doesn't know jack about Wifi security. After a little looking around for him, I saw someone had been squatting on his connection and then locked it up for him. Despite he explained someone apparently used his network without his permission and broke the law, Cox didn't give a rat's ass about it. It's much easier and cheaper for them to shoot now and ask questions later.

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  2. Re:Beg to differ... by sconeu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If encryption gets banned, there is an ally that the bought-and-paid-for Congresscritters *will* listen to.

    Go to the NRA. Seriously. Strong crypto was classified as a munition, making crypto a Second Amendment issue. Congress doesn't give a shit about the ACLU or the EFF or any of those types, but they will listen to the NRA.

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