http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/riaa-to-stop-mass-lawsuits-work-with-isps/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:45:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/riaa-to-stop-mass-lawsuits-work-with-isps/#comment-57909 Kevin Bush Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:47:13 +0000 #comment-57909 I fully agree with you, but unfortunately, some ISPS have already taken up ranks with the RIAA and MPAA. One such ISP is COX Communications. I'm sorely disappointed with them. I do think, however, that it'll be more difficult to persuade those ISPS that have been in the business for a more significant amount of time, like Verizon, AT&T, etc. This is the sole reason why I switched from Cox to Verizon. We don't even have FiOS, but I opted for the higher DSL bandwidth option... it's not up to cable speeds, but it gets the job done. I'd rather have a little less bandwidth without the bullsh*t. The only reason I do any business with Cox at all, is because they're my only option for television service. I fully agree with you, but unfortunately, some ISPS have already taken up ranks with the RIAA and MPAA. One such ISP is COX Communications. I'm sorely disappointed with them. I do think, however, that it'll be more difficult to persuade those ISPS that have been in the business for a more significant amount of time, like Verizon, AT&T, etc. This is the sole reason why I switched from Cox to Verizon. We don't even have FiOS, but I opted for the higher DSL bandwidth option… it's not up to cable speeds, but it gets the job done. I'd rather have a little less bandwidth without the bullsh*t. The only reason I do any business with Cox at all, is because they're my only option for television service.

]]> http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/riaa-to-stop-mass-lawsuits-work-with-isps/#comment-57910 HeadsInSand Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:22:16 +0000 #comment-57910 ISP's are not going to remove their customers access to their accounts for a very simple reason: Their profits.<br /> As long as the ISP's have to absorb the financial cost of the logistics of stopping access and the loss of customers to other ISP's due to anger over being cut off, it's just not going to happen. At least, not over some 14yr old kid sharing a few songs with a friend. The greatest percentage of file sharers do not share copyrighted material en mass. Most share a few songs for a short period of time and ISP's are just not going to lose customers over a few shared music files. Not only that, file sharing will simply evolve to better encryption methods to make identifying pirates all but impossible. We are very nearly there already.ISP's are just not going to risk pissing their customers off unless they have some way to recoup the tremendous losses they will incur and they are simply not going to make the same mistake the RIAA made by alienating all their customers.<br /> I've said this for a long time: The nature of music copyrighting HAS to change to adjust to a new reality. Be real. If the threat of lawsuits did nothing to stop it, ISP's can? Please! ISP's are not going to remove their customers access to their accounts for a very simple reason: Their profits.
As long as the ISP's have to absorb the financial cost of the logistics of stopping access and the loss of customers to other ISP's due to anger over being cut off, it's just not going to happen. At least, not over some 14yr old kid sharing a few songs with a friend. The greatest percentage of file sharers do not share copyrighted material en mass. Most share a few songs for a short period of time and ISP's are just not going to lose customers over a few shared music files. Not only that, file sharing will simply evolve to better encryption methods to make identifying pirates all but impossible. We are very nearly there already.ISP's are just not going to risk pissing their customers off unless they have some way to recoup the tremendous losses they will incur and they are simply not going to make the same mistake the RIAA made by alienating all their customers.
I've said this for a long time: The nature of music copyrighting HAS to change to adjust to a new reality. Be real. If the threat of lawsuits did nothing to stop it, ISP's can? Please!

]]> http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/riaa-to-stop-mass-lawsuits-work-with-isps/#comment-57911 HeadsInSand Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:22:16 +0000 #comment-57911 ISP's are not going to remove their customers access to their accounts for a very simple reason: Their profits.<br /> As long as the ISP's have to absorb the financial cost of the logistics of stopping access and the loss of customers to other ISP's due to anger over being cut off, it's just not going to happen. At least, not over some 14yr old kid sharing a few songs with a friend. The greatest percentage of file sharers do not share copyrighted material en mass. Most share a few songs for a short period of time and ISP's are just not going to lose customers over a few shared music files. Not only that, file sharing will simply evolve to better encryption methods to make identifying pirates all but impossible. We are very nearly there already.ISP's are just not going to risk pissing their customers off unless they have some way to recoup the tremendous losses they will incur and they are simply not going to make the same mistake the RIAA made by alienating all their customers.<br /> I've said this for a long time: The nature of music copyrighting HAS to change to adjust to a new reality. Be real. If the threat of lawsuits did nothing to stop it, ISP's can? Please! ISP's are not going to remove their customers access to their accounts for a very simple reason: Their profits.
As long as the ISP's have to absorb the financial cost of the logistics of stopping access and the loss of customers to other ISP's due to anger over being cut off, it's just not going to happen. At least, not over some 14yr old kid sharing a few songs with a friend. The greatest percentage of file sharers do not share copyrighted material en mass. Most share a few songs for a short period of time and ISP's are just not going to lose customers over a few shared music files. Not only that, file sharing will simply evolve to better encryption methods to make identifying pirates all but impossible. We are very nearly there already.ISP's are just not going to risk pissing their customers off unless they have some way to recoup the tremendous losses they will incur and they are simply not going to make the same mistake the RIAA made by alienating all their customers.
I've said this for a long time: The nature of music copyrighting HAS to change to adjust to a new reality. Be real. If the threat of lawsuits did nothing to stop it, ISP's can? Please!

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