Comcast May Face Lawsuits Over BitTorrent Filtering 378
An anonymous reader writes "It's been widely reported that Comcast is engaged in a sneaky form of Internet filtering. The company is terminating its customers' BitTorrent sessions by sending misleading data onto the network. The end result is that instead of targeting key heavy users, Comcast is instead engaged in an all out war against P2P protocols. In an interview with CNET, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Fred von Lohmann states that Comcast is 'throwing a spanner in the works of the Internet, hoping that this will somehow reduce bandwidth usage overall.' Other lawyers seem to have smelled blood, and are circling in the water. Lohmann reveals that '[The EFF has] already been contacted by attorneys who are considering legal action against Comcast.' Could Comcast be facing a class-action?"
ZOMG!! Squeal!! (Score:5, Funny)
It's Working! (Score:5, Funny)
Honestly, I have to give Comcast this point. I was thinking about signing up with Comcast, but now will be going with Copowi [copowi.com] instead. That'll save Comcast some bandwidth.
Comcast Rebate (Score:2, Funny)
Heh... (Score:3, Funny)
1) The one guy out there actually downloading Creative Commons-licensed Ogg Theora files
...or...
2) A complete idiot
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by definition (Score:1, Funny)
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PS: I kid, I kid.
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Those commie pinko liberals, always trying to keep a man down...