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aimmyarrowshigh at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
aimmyarrowshigh at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by truexillusions at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
truexillusions at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by kelzies at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
I hate everything.
kelzies at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by crystalchain at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
The end is nigh, folks.
crystalchain at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by lk737 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
lk737 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012According to this article, dated March 15, 2012:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/webnews/major-isps-turn-into-copyright-police-by-july-says-riaa/
The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.
No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.
Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.
Fox news confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/
Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c
http://www.digitaltrends.com/webnews/major-isps-turn-into-copyright-police-by-july-says-riaa/
"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."
The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.
No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.
Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.
Fox news confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/
Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c
The end is nigh, folks.
I hate everything.
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Date: 2012-03-20 04:04 pm (UTC)Maybe, there will be providers that won't do this, and they'll see an advantage in poaching new clients from their competition, so it might not be all bad, just messy.
I have been following Avaaz's campaign and getup.org and others on ACTA and its cousins for a while, things have been quiet, so I am not sure if there may be a reprieve or not, I hope there is, but it would be so sad and frustrating as I think ACTA is about just that, diverting and undermining the power of goverments to control people, I hate this, but I hate what else in other areas of human life these people might try to control after this...
I posted on facebook the link and I hope Avaaz reply to my email to them, I'll let you know if they update on all this.
Oh well, the worst thing is, we just have to sit in more shops and go to friend's houses if we want to enjoy free media before deciding whether to buy or not. (I hope google sets up its own internet service and caters for 'fair use' who knows, new players may emerge to fill the void, I hope so) ^_^
It is the other things, the impact on democracy and stuff that scares me most. <33