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Texas ISP Slams Music Industry For Trying To Turn It Into a 'Copyright Cop' (theregister.co.uk)
An ISP based in Texas has complained to a judge that the music industry is trying to turn internet providers into the "copyright police." From a report: "This case is an attempt by the US recording industry to make Internet service providers its de facto copyright enforcement agents," reads the latest filing in an ongoing court case involving ISP Grande Communications. It goes on: "Having given up on actually pursuing direct infringers due to bad publicity, and having decided not to target the software and websites that make online file-sharing possible, the recording industry has shifted its focus to fashioning new forms of copyright liability that would require ISPs to act as the copyright police."
Grande Communications is a high-speed ISP that is the main provider for several university campuses in Texas. It was sued in April 2017 by 18 music companies including Universal, Capitol, Warner and Sony, who accuse it of allowing its users to "engage in more than one million infringements of copyrighted works over BitTorrent systems."
Grande Communications is a high-speed ISP that is the main provider for several university campuses in Texas. It was sued in April 2017 by 18 music companies including Universal, Capitol, Warner and Sony, who accuse it of allowing its users to "engage in more than one million infringements of copyrighted works over BitTorrent systems."
I had Grande service for years, and they were by far the best internet provider I've ever had. Low and consistent price, and rarely any connectivity or speed issues.
I recently moved to an area they don't service and am stuck with Spectrum...which has been a horrible experience all around. This article makes me miss them even more.
If you actually read about the facts in the McDonald's lawsuit you have a very different view.
The lady had 3rd degree burns in her pelvic region requiring skin grafts and two years of medical treatments.
FYI the award was reduced by the judge to 640k.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants
If you don't like reading then watch Hot Coffee on HBO you will get a very different view than the media that is pushing tort reform:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_(film)