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ISPs tell Supreme Court they don’t want to disconnect users accused of piracy (arstechnica.com)

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Four more large Internet service providers told the US Supreme Court this week that ISPs shouldn't be forced to aggressively police copyright infringement on broadband networks.

While the ISPs worry about financial liability from lawsuits filed by major record labels and other copyright holders, they also argue that mass terminations of Internet users accused of piracy "would harm innocent people by depriving households, schools, hospitals, and businesses of Internet access." The legal question presented by the case "is exceptionally important to the future of the Internet," they wrote in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 109 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not everyday i agree with ISPs but here we are. Guilty of and accused of are two very different things. Innocent until proven guilty.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hell, I don't even want to ban users guilty of piracy. Oh no! Sony and it's BILLIONS of dollars will surely be affected by pirating their dvd of a movie! Heavens to betsy!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Hell, I don't even want to ban users guilty of piracy.

Yeah, if someone shoplifts from a store, the punishment/penalty should not involve confiscating the car they drove to the store, lol.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not for potato supreme. I'm sure labels and sony bought vacations for those sub human coup supporting shits

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Never dehumanize fascists or fascist-sympathizers (redundant but ok), it's always important to remember that bad faith actors or their stooges are human and cannot be entirely eliminated from society, which is why people that fight for positive change have to set the rules such that bad faith actors' actions are either quickly recognized and mitigated, or have society structured such that even those motivated solely by unempathetic selfishness can only achieve status by masking and contributing positively anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I am not familiar with that, I'm guessing potato supreme is a username or something?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's an Idaho-exclusive new dish at Taco Bell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well it sounds delicious, and definitely not guilty of piracy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

No, of course not. Piracy would sour the cream.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Probably a delicious baked potato dish. Not sure whether cheesy potatoes really care if you're guilty of piracy, they just want to be eaten.