Law 5th Circuit Court Rules Anyone Accused of Piracy Must Have Internet Access Cut Off

[Osculater]

I sell in bulk

that's what you call your fat ass "bulk"

 

[Dalarna3]

I would expect anti-piracy in the US to get crazier as major media companies die.

 

[Andy Capp]

people that fight against piracy give women the ick.

One could say the same about people who go to bat for neo-Nazis. Looked in the mirror lately?

 

[Yehudim]

Fucking conservatives protecting artists' means of making a living.

Those fucking scumbags.

That’s right. We need artists to make even more money, so that they can promote Kamala Harris and trasvestites

 

[Andy Capp]

i don't hate you, i just think you're a giant pussy for not confirming your old alias and you have the political opinions of a fresh turd.

I think they're rather more stale and dried up than fresh, but ok.

 

[Mr Holmes]

One could say the same about people who go to bat for neo-Nazis. Looked in the mirror lately?

Or guys that pretend to be married online.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

One could say the same about people who go to bat for neo-Nazis. Looked in the mirror lately?

Don't forget to change your diaper today.

 

[filthybliss]

Fucking conservatives protecting artists' means of making a living.

Those fucking scumbags.

It says "accused" not even a court ruling for punishment.

 

[Lycandroid]

It's pretty much a proven fact that piracy increases long term profits.

Really because 99% of musicians can't make a living when in the past it was a possibility

 

[PainIsLIfe]

I'm ambivalent on this one because my work is pirated BUT I figure the people who steal my shit weren't going to pay for it anyway and the people who pay for my shit want to support me, so they aren't going to steal it. So there's no real loss.

And if someone does steal my stuff and their friends see it and like it, then their friends might buy it so in a way it can help me just to get that exposure.

I feel like that's the same for music. If you hear a song you like being played by someone who might have stolen it, there's still a good chance you will then go and buy it.

Having a popular song has got to be more valuable in the long run due to licensing and touring than the 50 cents you probably get when someone buys it online through some middleman.

50 cents? They wish. Most artist make their money touring these days.

 

[nostradumbass]

Of course they did. Conservative courts for the win again

You probably should have looked that up before embarrassing yourself. The 3 judges were an Obama appointee, a Clinton appointee, and 1 Reagan appointee, and the precedent was Cox communication case heard by the 4th circuit where 2 of the 3 judges were Obama appointees.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

There is no “right” to the internet. Everyone saying the court got it wrong here is operating on some misguided notion that the suspected pirates are entitled to some kind of due process here, that their “guilt” of piracy needs to be established before their internet access is cut off. Why? They’re customers of the ISPs, and if the courts are going to potentially hold the ISPs liable for the possible piracy of their customers then it’s in the interests of the ISPs to try and shut them down.

This case was about the ISP’s liability and part of that liability stems from the fact that the ISP was aware that piracy could have been happening and they didn’t do anything about it. They have the ability to cut those customers off at any time, and proving the “guilt” of those customers is not required.

 

[fingercuffs]

I mean given how much you guys hate my guts it seems pretty dumb to tell you that lol

What a fucking attention whore. You threw it out there knowing someone would bite and then acted all coy when someone asked.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

What a fucking attention whore. You threw it out there knowing someone would bite and then acted all coy when someone asked.

Not really weirdo

 

[fingercuffs]

Not really weirdo

You give yourself far too much credit, pumpkin.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

You give yourself far too much credit, pumpkin.

Here's your reply

 

[fingercuffs]

Here's your reply

The fuck are you blathering on about again now?

 

[Andy Capp]

Or guys that pretend to be married online.

LOL if I'm not married I'm an amazing cook and a world traveller, not to mention speaking 3 languages, owning my own home, and running two business--all by myself. I'm a fuckin' rockstar. Ok.

Cretin.

 

[avenue94]

Really because 99% of musicians can't make a living when in the past it was a possibility

That's more due to streaming and the death of physical media and smaller venues than pirating. Related issues though.

 

[fungi]

There is no “right” to the internet. Everyone saying the court got it wrong here is operating on some misguided notion that the suspected pirates are entitled to some kind of due process here, that their “guilt” of piracy needs to be established before their internet access is cut off. Why? They’re customers of the ISPs, and if the courts are going to potentially hold the ISPs liable for the possible piracy of their customers then it’s in the interests of the ISPs to try and shut them down.

This case was about the ISP’s liability and part of that liability stems from the fact that the ISP was aware that piracy could have been happening and they didn’t do anything about it. They have the ability to cut those customers off at any time, and proving the “guilt” of those customers is not required.

STFU, you law blabbing worm!!!
These days access to internet is pretty much same as access to communication, information and education.

The information exchange infrastructure is set in a way that makes internet essential to daily communications. Land lines are gone, radio is almost gone, newspapers are almost gone, tv increasingly becomes digital/internet based.

What those "copyright/patent holders" do is abuse their collective corporate powers in their attempt to squash the average dude.

FUCK MEGACORPORATIONS!!!

And fuck the laws they create thru lobbying!!!