The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate users who are accused of copyright infringement.
In a list of orders released today, the court granted a petition filed by cable company Cox. The ISP, which was sued by Sony Music Entertainment, is trying to overturn a ruling that it is liable for copyright infringement because it failed to terminate users accused of piracy. Music companies want ISPs to disconnect users whose IP addresses are repeatedly connected to torrent downloads.
“We are pleased the US Supreme Court has decided to address these significant copyright issues that could jeopardize Internet access for all Americans and fundamentally change how Internet service providers manage their networks,” Cox said today.
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If US ISPs do this I’m going to have to learn the names and addresses of some c-suite.
This means anyone can be accused of piracy and permanently lose their internet access.
This is a fascist control mechanism.
Imagine thinking your fale property rights are more important than another corpos profits
IP addresses are repeatedly connected to torrent downloads
So newsgroups are still good then, at least we have that going for us. Newsgroups are not free but they are still a hell of a lot cheaper than streaming.
