All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

[neros_violin]

Originally posted by philomel at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Taken from a post by zelda_zee at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012 (and others before it).

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service

Comments

[amberdreams]

I am so depressed by all this - the fact that ISPs are doing this without any law being passed, without any requirement smacks of massive commercial pressures that are apolitical and therefore even more subversive and hard to fight. I am sure that it is only a matter of time before UK ISPs follow suit. This does look like PIPA and SOPA by the back door and that the only way round it will be installing protections like BT Guard (if they work). http://torrentfreak.com/make-bittorrent-transfers-anonymous-with-btguard-100419/

[neros_violin]

I completely agree. It's like the Obama administration and big content got together and said, "welp, since those little assholes managed to derail our legislation, we're going to find a way to make it happen in the most undemocratic way possible." Because that's what strikes me about this - how completely, cynically, unapologetically undemocratic it is. There is literally no recourse (apart, from as you said, using a work-around like BT Guard). There is no law to challenge, no Senator to write, no major ISP that isn't complicit in the agreement (as you said, hard if not impossible to fight). There was no consultation (in fact, I would argue the opposite), and there has been little information about it available publicly. And it places the burden of proving innocence on users, i.e. you are guilty until you can prove yourself innocent, at great expense. Disgusting and really fucking scary.

[matchboximpala]

Thanks for sharing this! I had not heard.