US ISPs become 'copyright cops' starting July 12

[Reindl Harald]

Am 17.03.2012 23:59, schrieb Shane:
> On 03/17/2012 05:46 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>
>> Am 17.03.2012 22:30, schrieb Jim:
>>> On 03/17/2012 01:24 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>>> Am 17.03.2012 14:34, schrieb Jim:
>>>>> I know this may not be the place for this post, but when it comes to software, how are these ISP's going to treat
>>>>> Open Source Softwre ?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/?intcmp=features
>>>> what exactly let you imagine taht this has ANYTHING to do with OpenSource?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> When it comes to downloading how do they know the difference between OSS and a copy of MS software.
>>> That is what concerns me.
>> jesus christ
>>
>> and when it comes to play a self-made video or big images
>> are ona webpage so someone thinks it could be a download
>> leads also to a problem?
>>
>> what me really scares are people like you which really believe
>> there is sitting the whole day someone analyzing each transfer
>> and blocking randomly things
> 
> You'll want to remember that this is 2010s.  Things are automated by computer.   We don't have hosts of people
> setting at each ISP monitoring your e-mail to throw away spam.  You don't have to wade through tons of bits on your
> computer to expunge viruses.  What makes you think copyrighted material detection requires a person constantly
> watching your traffic?  Yes, there are appliances that can monitor transfers and can block copyrighted material. 
> You only need to do web searches to find the manufacturers.

let me guess: you are a normal user

it is more than naive to believe a ISP would scan ALL TRAFFIC automatically
and thow away besides inernet standards randomly - you have simply no idea
about the amount of traffic at ISP backbones nor how internet connectivity
works



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