Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
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Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
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Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#2I wonder if copyright holders will file a lot more of these notices (100X? 1000X?) since they will presumably be cheaper and seen as less threatening.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#3All of the ISPs involved also provide cable TV service. That's to say, they have a vested interest in seeing the business model of "copyright holders" continue so that they can receive their affiliate fees. It's little wonder that this deal was "voluntarily" agreed upon.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#4Make sure to do all your copyright infringement on a disposable VPS.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#5Make sure to do all your copyright infringement on a disposable VPS.
Regardless of whether you break the law on a regular basis, having a personal VPS is a very good idea these days.
I still regularly run into problems with websites and applications related to geolocation, blacklisting, or routing, and being able to proxy stuff through my VPS enables me to keep getting things done.
In particular, if you're a Comcast user a VPS is pretty essential since their routing and peering are awful.
Being able to run sensitive traffic through an SSH tunnel when you're on public Wi-fi is also a nice perk.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#6Make sure to do all your copyright infringement on a disposable VPS.
Regardless of whether you break the law on a regular basis, having a personal VPS is a very good idea these days. I still regularly run into problems with websites and applications related to geolocation, blacklisting, or routing, and being able to proxy stuff through my VPS enables me to keep getting things done. In particular, if you're a Comcast user a VPS is pretty essential since their routing and peering are aw…
I'm considering purchasing Comcast internet for businesses (not the residential stuff), and am interested in your comments about bad routing and peering. Can you expand on that, please?
EDIT: I'm talking about Chicagoland region. Didn't know it was geographic.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Regardless of whether you break the law on a regular basis, having a personal VPS is a very good idea these days. I still regularly run into problems with websites and applications related to geolocation, blacklisting, or routing, and being able to proxy stuff through my VPS enables me to keep getting things done. In particular, if you're a Comcast user a VPS is pretty essential since their routing and peering are aw…
I'm considering purchasing Comcast internet for businesses (not the residential stuff), and am interested in your comments about bad routing and peering. Can you expand on that, please? EDIT: I'm talking about Chicagoland region. Didn't know it was geographic.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Regardless of whether you break the law on a regular basis, having a personal VPS is a very good idea these days. I still regularly run into problems with websites and applications related to geolocation, blacklisting, or routing, and being able to proxy stuff through my VPS enables me to keep getting things done. In particular, if you're a Comcast user a VPS is pretty essential since their routing and peering are aw…
I'm considering purchasing Comcast internet for businesses (not the residential stuff), and am interested in your comments about bad routing and peering. Can you expand on that, please? EDIT: I'm talking about Chicagoland region. Didn't know it was geographic.
I have had fine service with Comcast. The thing to remember is that Comcast is basically an umbrella over many companies generally separated by state. To further complicate things one area within a state may have better equipment than another area.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Regardless of whether you break the law on a regular basis, having a personal VPS is a very good idea these days. I still regularly run into problems with websites and applications related to geolocation, blacklisting, or routing, and being able to proxy stuff through my VPS enables me to keep getting things done. In particular, if you're a Comcast user a VPS is pretty essential since their routing and peering are aw…
I'm considering purchasing Comcast internet for businesses (not the residential stuff), and am interested in your comments about bad routing and peering. Can you expand on that, please? EDIT: I'm talking about Chicagoland region. Didn't know it was geographic.
An example: if you are in Salt Lake City, your traffic to the west coast (i.e. California and Washington) is first routed to Dallas, TX, then across New Mexico and Arizona on a saturated link that limits you to a few mbits/s.
Re: Major ISPs agree to "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan
#10Given that these ISPs often have exclusive markets, in which they have no direct competitors, this would effectively deny internet access to anyone who had the misfortune of getting a few of these notices.
Lack of judicial oversight is obviously a problem. But furthermore, this really overstates the seriousness of copyright infringement, and understates the importance of internet access for all.