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Rightscorp Threatens Every ISP in the United States (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by msmash on from the unprecedented-move dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Following a court win by its client BMG over Cox Communications this week, Rightscorp has issued an unprecedented warning to every ISP in the United States today. Boasting a five-year trove of infringement data against Internet users, Rightscorp warned ISPs that they can either cooperate or face the consequences. "For nearly five years, Rightscorp has warned US internet service providers (ISPs) that they risk incurring huge liabilities if they fail to implement and enforce policies under which they terminate the accounts of their subscribers who repeatedly infringe copyrights," the company said in a statement. "Over that time, many ISPs have taken the position that it was simply impossible for an ISP to be held liable for its subscribers' actions -- even when the ISP had been put on notice of massive infringements and supplied with detailed evidence. There had never been a judicial decision holding an ISP liable."

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  1. Meh. Take the Trump approach. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If things head south, declare bankruptcy and walk away.

    1. Re:Meh. Take the Trump approach. by shmlco · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or just find somebody to sue. Should be fun...

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    2. Re:Meh. Take the Trump approach. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

      If things head south, declare bankruptcy and walk away.

      Aw, gee Wally, shucks. When I read your title, I was hoping that you would encourage Second Amendment folks to "take care" of both Comcast and Rightscorp.

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  2. Re:Cox Vs RIAA by KlomDark · · Score: 3, Funny

    Enhanced capacitors has to be aligned, because the critical singularity has been reversed. There is a weak singularity next to the plasma which causes temporal ripples around the quantum singularity. I have to boost the core sensor array at the special region. Invert the energys! Strange energy must have been stumped, because the strange hyperdrive has been contained! The singularity power has been not calibrated. The special sensor arrays reverse the special bursts near the galaxys. Expanding plasma conduit, running delta region. Expanding temporal galaxys re-routes the another bursts. I must invert the vortex power near the auxiliary area. The singularity crystal is stumped. Auxiliary gravity dampener must have been aligned, because the weak delta region appears to be inverted. Causing enhanced vacuums boosts the weak sensor arrays. I should boost the burst, because the gravity dampener appears to be in the fluctuations. The matter stream delta region appears to be not aligned.