This makes no sense,
so somebody with a netflix download account has to PROVE they are innocent?
It’s really sad what’s happened to music business. People dont’ buy music anymore. How is a musician supposed to make money? Why bother making music? So you can sell ringtones? It’s just sad. And it’s sad that people feel no responsibility towards paying the artists for their work. They just glom it off the net. Cheapskates.
So they won’t terminate your access if you “share” child porn, but don’t even think about sharing music.
Makes total sense. /sarc
How do they determine who is “sharing files”? Is it based on protocols? Applications? If you use BitTorrent, do they know whether you download/share “Presentation.ppt” or StarWarsIV.avi”? Many businesses use Torrent.
This whole idea is a mess. Suppose your Internet connection is paid for by your employer because you need access from home. Your access gets terminated by your ISP for something teen does. Now what?
ISPs have no business enforcing this unless criminal charges are involved.
Personally I have no sympathy for the RIAA who regularly rips off artists and has such a lock on mass production and distribution and airplay that lesser knowns and people who actually have talent barely have a chance without touring constantly. The ‘net however IS a way for a new business model which can and should be dominated by the artists selling directly to the customer via digital download. There is still a place for CDs and DVDs because lots of people, myself included, like having the box and the liner notes etc. However the price has to be reasonable, and the product must be worth the price. As long as the music industry keeps trying to sell garbage people will react by acting as if it has no value.
30 years ago I could go down and for $1 buy a 45 of the latest punk or new wave band that hardly anyone had heard of. The internet should now be the equivalent and for 50 cents or a quarter get a song. The RIAA could be making money hand over fist if they would stop freaking out over control.
Uverse has already blocked Limewire. So I switched to Frostwire.
United States copyright laws state that a photograph is legally copyrighted the exact moment that photograph is created. So, have any of you ever downloaded a photograph from the Internet without first getting permission from the copyright owner of that photograph? You seem to enjoy getting up on your high horses and preaching to everybody about how downloading music from the Internet without paying for it, or getting the copyright owner’s permission, is stealing. The same copyright laws also apply to photographs. So, have any of you ever downloaded a photo of your favorite actress or supermodel from the Internet? Or perhaps you download a “nudie” photo now and then? Did you get the copyright owner’s permission first? Come on, fess up. It’ll be good for your conscience.