Comments on: Record companies want ISPs to block access to file-sharing websites

By: ejonesss

ejonesss — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

i dont think that is that easy to do.

1. common carrier status makes it that they can lose their status if they start censoring.

2. p2p sites would just change their ip and domain names (spammer’s anti filtering tactics)

3. terrorists could wreak havoc on the internet by tricking isps into thinking that legit sites are illegal .

By: axlman

axlman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Bunch Of BS!!!! Do ISP’s really want to loose customers? Last time I checked I don’t live in China….

By: dubstylee

dubstylee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

dam skippy!

By: Burd

Burd — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I’m an Internet Anarchist. I’m willing to put up with crap in order to have my freedom. The controllers (the anti pornography people the FBI the CIA etc. and now the Record Companies) are trying to catch up to the technology. They will never succeed as the nerds and techies are always two steps ahead. Yes they can block a website or two but most of these people operate with multiple i.p. addresses and in multiple countries too. Internet Providers can no more monitor ALL of their customers than a cell phone company can monitor how all their customers use their phones (which by the way are now morphing into multiple purpose devicess. I’ll bet THAT has them nervous.) They will never catch up And furthermore I think it’s nobody’s business what websites I visit or what I choose to share with others. The police belong on the streets where they are truely needed not sticking their noses in all of our personal business. (By the way Internet gambling should be allowed too. Viva ciber anarchy!)

By: SoreVexed

SoreVexed — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

there is a lot of laws that surround a company’s right to facilitate advertize and operate on the internet. to come up with this little scare tactic is nothing more than a tease. however if they should make it so they can rest assured that there will be a lot of disgruntled and very angry people who might have less restraint than myself. Logically speaking they could wind up fighting a war they are neither prepared for nor one that they will win. its kinda like crashing a hacker website and thinking they wont counter attack. its just plain foolish.

i hope they have been keeping up with their insurance payments!

but i dont think this whole “blocking the websites”approach is realistic. besides there are a lot of things that can go wrong a lot of laws that have to be observed and there is a great many states and countries that will NOT agree to any of this nonsence.

im not worried.

By: VAMPYRE BLADE

VAMPYRE BLADE — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Maybe the isp’s should just block the record companies ip’s since they are the ones complaining. Who really wants to go to their sites anyways.

By: craftycorner

craftycorner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

This would be as successful as DRM at stopping crackers. There’s cracking programs growing like weeds all over the web.

By: lebasque23

lebasque23 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

everybody thinks that the hunting of p2p users is a game but i think that it’s the beging i hope that i’m no’t the only one of loosing our freedom
these big trades are getting stronger and strongerthey do loobing for changing rules and laws with ” our rotten politicals ” for what ? TO IMPOSE THERE LAWS AND THERE WAY OF LIFE!!!!!!!
It’s not for me !!!!!!
(sorry for my english but i hope that you understand)