Music Industry Drafts Code of Conduct for ISPs 818
An anonymous reader writes "The Register is running a story about how the music industry is trying to get ISPs to sign 'code of conduct' agreements to cut people off for excessive bandwidth usage, to turn over details of users on demand, and to block certain 'illegal' websites." From the article: "According to the draft, the duo want ISPs and network operators to 'enforce terms of service that prohibit a subscriber from operating a server, or from consuming excessive amounts of bandwidth where such consumption is a good indicator of infringing activities.'"
and pretty soon (Score:3, Funny)
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Dear RIAA, (Score:5, Funny)
Sincerely,
The ISP industry
Drafting (Score:5, Funny)
I am currently trying to get the music industry to sign a code of conduct too! In a nutshell, it says that the music industry will supply us with quality music (down with Britney!) at a resonable price ($5 a cd anyone?) and fair use rights (cd mixes for my *cough* girlfriend!). I'm having trouble getting them to sign. Please advise...
Better Option (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a minute...
Re:ISPs can think make their own decisions? (Score:2, Funny)
Because Tony Soprano said so:
From the article: Tony Soprano couldn't have put it better. "Nice content-carrying pipes you've got here. What a shame if anything were to happen to them... now, we've got this little agreement for you to look at..."Re:and pretty soon (Score:5, Funny)
France submit....again.... (Score:1, Funny)
"France's ISPs seemed to have rolled over already."
Why does this not surprise me?
(Ok ok, now I'll turn off the bigotry.)
Re:I don't think so (Score:1, Funny)
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The Music Industry should just take over the ISPs (Score:5, Funny)
They should buy out all the major ISPs and offer the service for free in order to get millions to sign up for RIAA-ISP. Then they can make these absurd demands on their users.
The pomposity and ridiculousness of the Music Industry is becoming the most entertaining product that they offer. We're going to miss them when they're gone.
Roughly Translated... (Score:3, Funny)
ISP: "What our customers send through our service is their business, not ours. And it can't be your stuff, because most of your music sucks. Pigs will not only have to fly before we sign up to this, they'll have to break the sound barrier."
RIAA: "Well, with enough baked beans, anything is possible. Load up the lawyers...er, pigs and let 'em fly!"
My neighbour tried to do the same to me ... (Score:2, Funny)
When I asked him why I would sign such a contract, as there was no benifit in it for me, he muttered something foul and went away
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:3, Funny)
(5) User's site was posted on Slashdot
Of course, the high speed connection isn't used for too long--just until the server melts down...
Unthinkable?? (Score:2, Funny)
I cannot think of any other service industry that would even discuss doing this. Imagine the conversation with your energy supplier, a slightly more critical need but...
"You seem to be using lots of electricity sir, you aren't perhaps doing something illegal"
Well no, I'm not...
"Not making a bomb, planning a bank raid, growing drugs or the like??"
Certainly not!!
"Well we're cutting you off just to be safe, have a nice day"
The new RIAA Fender Stratocaster (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Funny Metallica quote (Score:4, Funny)
If IBM made toilet paper, it would be called "BW/2" DoctorPepper
Re:I don't think so (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Funny Metallica quote (Score:5, Funny)
Shouldn't they call it "Anal Explorer"?
Re:Sounds like a good deal... (Score:2, Funny)
In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
RIAA is als*#$%(@)(@)^(_!_)~&!@^ NO CARRIER
Re:Funny Metallica quote (Score:4, Funny)
Oops?
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't think so (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:5, Funny)
An ice company executive, 70-ish years ago:
"Those pitiful cubes are so puny you could fit a bunch of them in a glass!
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The ATF (Score:2, Funny)
Blasphemy! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a good deal (Score:4, Funny)
RIAA's new legislation... (Score:3, Funny)
The RIAA has announced that it has just passed new legislation that governs the use of the Internet. By leveraging innovative technologies, content providers streamline compelling enterprise solutions.
The legislation states that ISPs must advertise their broadband services as providing unlimited Internet access, but that all access above 128 kilobytes of bandwidth used within a year should result in extra charges of $1.00 per byte. A separate clause in the new legislation states that by 2007, all ISPs must have technology in place to track certain bandwidth-eating downloads, such as Internet advertisements, popups, and downloaded spam, over which users have no control, so that the RIAA can charge an additional $5.00 for each byte of these downloads.
"We are excited to bring new freedoms to users around the world," stated RIAA house speaker Darl McBride. "Consumers will be glad to know that they are paying more and receiving less."
A third clause in the legislation outlaws the use of Linux, punishing its users with complete lack of Internet access, enforced by technologies that fingerprint the operating system and deny access if it is not the latest version of Microsoft Windows or SCO UNIX. Also, 14% of Internet fees that will accrue under this legislation will be paid to SCO to compensate for the theft of its valuable intellectual property.
Finally, a spokesperson for the RIAA stated that the RIAA will soon phase out Congress, as it provides parallel services to the people, and is therefore an unnecessary duplication of effort.
In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Funny Metallica quote (Score:3, Funny)
Not to mention stuff like this [novaeramagazine.com.ar]...