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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."

3 of 225 comments (clear)

  1. Tiny dog barking up big tree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you threaten the safe harbor status of the ISPs you are going to get stomped.

  2. Can I sue the government for drug smuggling? by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nearly 100% of the drugs that are smuggled are going over the public motorways.
    Unlike the popular Slashdot opinion I am all for Intellectual Property rights, however the ISP should focus their work on moving the data not being the judge of it.

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  3. You wanna put an end to this? by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Demand that the ISPs become common carriers.

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