Comments on: Verizon Disconnecting File-Sharers

By: Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers

Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:12:30 +0000

[...] is denying a recent story that it’s apparently enacted a “three-strikes” program on its own by [...]

By: natso cow

natso cow — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:01:21 +0000

What about if pptp is not supported and open vpn doesn’t work? Guess will have to take chances being non anon & using peerblock.

By: pWned

pWned — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:36:45 +0000

tbh, I don’t think that anyone could manage to “stumble” upon p2p without being immediately made aware of inherent copyright issues and the benefits of anonymity. If anything it’s ignorance imho.

btw, had to smile when you mentioned Kazaa. Remember their mouthful advertising about being incorporated in Vanatua hence “untouchable” lol

By: Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:08:59 +0000

The big problem is that this kind of knowledge is for the educated people who know plenty about file-sharing. The real victims are going to be those who barely even know what copyright even is. The only message that could be hoped that this sends is that the ignorant will be the meat shields while many more will continue what they’ve always been doing.

Virtually nothing has changed since Kazaa was the big thing in filesharing.

By: Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:03:57 +0000

Some days, I wish my predictions weren’t as accurate as they so often are. First predicting OiNK’s demise, now this – a shade of three strikes coming to the US with ACTA merely being a last resort, not the first resort. -.-

By: Jared Moya

Jared Moya — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:42:07 +0000

Right? Bundle with a Usenet account for 5 bucks extra (Giganews) and never worry again…

By: pWned

pWned — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:45:30 +0000

gee people use a VPN already for crying out loud…

By: ejonesss

ejonesss — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:04 +0000

“emphasizes it doesn’t verify infringement claims”

sounds like you could frame someone.

if you have a grudge against your neighbor you could submit a false claim and get your neighbor busted or wreak havoc on your neighbor