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nightwheel

Posted: Mar 26 2009, 07:32 AM

The one they call CHUCK NORRIS!!!
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Source: Gizmodo

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Remember how the RIAA was getting ISPs to help battle copyright infringers after they gave up lawsuits, and AT&T was all "no comment"? Now AT&T and Comcast admit, yep, they're working with the RIAA.

AT&T says they're not doing any of the actual spotting—the RIAA is handling that part—they're just "forwarding notices from content providers to our customers" to edumacate them. Cnet's Greg Sandoval reports that a Comcast executive not only confirmed their part of the RIAA's new buddy group—which includes AT&T, Comcast and Cox—but said that they've sent customers two million warning notices about infringement.

What happens if you ignore AT&T's notices? Will they disconnect you? Here is their lovely wishy-washy answer that really doesn't say anything at all: "We are not suspending or terminating our customers' service. With that said, we do refer customers to our Acceptable Use Policy, which governs use of our service." Just keep in mind, it's the same AT&T that was plotting a massive, intelligent anti-piracy dragnet that would sweep their entire network for pirated content.

Probably not a distinction they want, but since they're the only major ISP that's not seriously clamping down on bandwidth usage and hanging out with the RIAA at bars, Verizon still looks like the best ISP around for people moving around less-than-legally shiny material (i.e., everyone on the internet), especially if you get FiOS.

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I guess some of you guys here may be having trouble soon. I hope you good at downloading stuff in a way you can't be found out.

This post has been edited by nightwheel on Mar 26 2009, 07:32 AM

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Dark Yoshi	Posted: Mar 26 2009, 11:32 AM
this is the end of an epic Group: Members Posts: 4742 Member No.: 122 Joined: 2-November 03 Status: (0d)	i've been doing this stuff for years and they haven't said ****. that said, utorrent is fairly encrypted. -------------------- Yoshi Refs: By someone else By DarkYoshi By Julio By Ashura By Tri By Yak Human Refs: By Zash By Me By JSR Now in Classic, Plain, Cherry, Watermelon, Grape, and Strawberry.

Adamgamer	Posted: Mar 26 2009, 12:31 PM
formally known as Superadammario Group: Members Posts: 728 Member No.: 5659 Joined: 25-August 08 Status: (0d)	Doesn't effect me since I'm Canadian. I've been buying my music as well since I'm one of those people who want to support the industry though I wont be hating on anyone who pirates. -------------------- Home of Return to Paper Mario World Co-Director of NCFC 2009

DJ Elly

Posted: Mar 26 2009, 12:33 PM

Take off every 'Zan'
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QUOTE (Dark Yoshi @ Mar 26 2009, 05:32 PM)

i've been doing this stuff for years and they haven't said ****.

that said, utorrent is fairly encrypted.

...??? w- what?

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zzo38	Posted: Mar 26 2009, 01:02 PM
Registered user Group: Members Posts: 1621 Member No.: 2549 Joined: 21-August 06 Status: (0d)	I never heard of the word "edumacate" before, but now I did. Also I am Canadian. And hypernet will fix these things eventually, once I design it. -------------------- Access my web-site Vonkeror: the new web-browser Wikipedia user-page My gopher site Forget Web 2.0. Now is the time for Gopher 2.0. Furryscript!! Member of Anti-Master-Balls Message to the moderator: I don't want you to add the badges under my name anymore.

Parakarry	Posted: Mar 26 2009, 01:09 PM
Mail call! Group: Site Staff Posts: 30359 Member No.: 34 Joined: 13-October 03 Status: (0d)	Well... oh boy. I have AT&T. So I guess no downloading music for me. -------------------- DIAMOND FRIEND CODE: 2320 2606 8172

El Huesudo II	Posted: Mar 26 2009, 06:52 PM
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