Internet Providers to Begin Warning Customers who Pirate Content

[a legacy reborn]

Has everyone read this article? http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/tech/web/copyright-alert-system/index.html

It's very interesting and raising a lot of issues about privacy, rights of the accused, etc. I, for one, am looking for another ISP.

 

[lazer]

Watch for the increase in phishing emails...

 

[Hyperion]

Just to be consistent about ensuring a bare minimum of consequences for lawbreaking, may we also revoke the retroactive immunity these telecoms got for colluding with the government in domestic wiretapping?

 

[Sador]

I'm waiting for the moment downloading is entirely forbidden and destroyed and no one does it anymore, and what will happen with stuff like mp3 players and fiberspeed internet then.