AT&T, Comcast To Join RIAA Team 360
suraj.sun writes "AT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry in battling illegal file sharing, three sources close to the companies told CNET News. The RIAA said last month that it had enlisted the help of ISPs as part of a new antipiracy campaign. The RIAA has declined to identify which ISPs or how many. It's important to note that none of the half dozen or so ISPs involved has signed agreements. But as it stands, AT&T and Comcast are among the companies that have indicated they wish to participate in what the RIAA calls a 'graduated response program.'"
Re:What is with this? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Surprised? (Score:5, Funny)
Lets compare apples to rocks why don't we.
Music piracy. Crime of the century! (Score:5, Funny)
Just imagine it, you get arrested and put in a cell with a dozen other people:
Cell occupant 1: "Hey pale skinny white guy, what you in here for?"
Cell occupant 2: "I bet he got caught jacking a 7-11"
Cell occupant 1: "That's what I'm in here for"
Cell occupant 3: "No shit, that's what I did last week, but I got caught today mugging someone"
Cell occupant 1: "So what is it boy?"
You: "I downloaded a Backstreet Boys album without paying for it.."
*all the other cell occupants slowly back away*
Re:What is with this? (Score:5, Funny)
Nono, that's the first A.
"Recording Industry Assholes of America."
=Smidge=
And monkeys might fly... (Score:5, Funny)
These ISPs like to complain about the excessive bandwidth used by filesharers. I can only assume that once they start kicking these evil users off the system, my connection speeds will increase to the advertised rates, and soon they will be able to reduce my monthly bill.
Get out and make something (Score:1, Funny)
Although I've been a Slashdot user for years (id in the 40K range), I'm posting anonymously because of the vitriol that I'm likely to incur with the following statement:
Quit bitching about file sharing, what the RIAA is doing, and which ISPs are cooperating.
The vast majority of shared files are pirated movies/songs made by people who got off their asses and produced something from nothing. If you're downloading these, you're nothing but a fawkin' LEECH. That's right, a leech.
You're sucking out the economic value that artists, directors, etc. have produced and replacing it with ... nothing. Like you're owed it all!
If I came and swiped your Ipod or computer filled with pirated crap, you'd be pissed. You worked for that Ipod or computer (unless mommy or daddy gave it to you) and you damn well deserve to have it, and not have it swiped by someone. Riiight??? And you wouldn't whine if a neighbor spotting me swiping your shit, called the cops, and I got caught.
And don't try to say that the majority of file swappers are writing linux drivers and sharing them. Bullshit. Most downloads are either you fawking leeches or pervs.
I've watched this bullshit for nearly 10 years on Slashdot and well, it's tiring.
Go produce something before you bitch you can't download the efforts of someone else's labor for free. Then you'll understand why the RIAA and ISPs want to protect IP rights.
Re:Music piracy. Crime of the century! (Score:5, Funny)
...the group W room. Mother rapers. Father stabbers. Father rapers! So one of 'em comes up and said "kid, what'r ya in for?"
So I said "I was arrested for litterin'".
And they all backed away from me.
So I said "and creatin' a nuisance" and thay all came up, shook my hand and we had a good old time playin with the pencils...
Oh shit now Arlo Guthrie is going to sue me for copyright infringement... and creatin' a nuisance!
Re:easy solution (Score:1, Funny)
It's for.... uh..... corrupt downloads.
AT&T and Comcastic (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Dude... (Score:5, Funny)
Let's all start growing cucumber indoors.
Re:A "graduated response"? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A "graduated response"? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Surprised? (Score:1, Funny)
Maybe not where you're from...
Re:easy solution (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, the humanity! That made me laugh out loud. Loved it. Will you be here all week? I mean, really, how does someone come up with the crazy idea that record companies do something useful?
Re:I stopped downloading years ago (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"Grandpa, what was it like before BitTorrent?" (Score:3, Funny)
The first rule of USENET is not to talk about it.