ISP Monitoring d/loads

[maccladd]

I dont know the state of play elsewhere  in the world, but here in the UK, six of the main ISPs have signed up to monitor what we are downloading and send us warning letters etc. I mainly d/load unnofficial rock music dvds, will this kind of thing be affected or are they looking more for officially released cds/ movies etc.
If so, it maybe time to move to one of the ISPs who havent signed up.
Any ideas?

[freedom78]

Ahh.  Corporations helping to protect other corporations, so the whole "rich get richer" rug isn't pulled out from beneath them.

Nice to know they have no respect for you privacy.

[Howard2k]

Don't bother linking to anything to back up your story or provide further background detail. 



http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/214896/isp-threatens-to-walk-out-of-illegal-filesharing-pact.html
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/214620/big-six-isps-capitulate-to-music-industry.html

[Axl4Prez2004]

I know I'm in the minority on this one...sorry Freedom I'm so ashamed!  but good for the music industry.  I just don't like the fact people have been getting away with stealing others' intellectual property.   

[freedom78]

I know I'm in the minority on this one...sorry Freedom I'm so ashamed!  but good for the music industry.  I just don't like the fact people have been getting away with stealing others' intellectual property.   

While I would love to see the music industry crash and burn, that's not where my objection lies.  They've convinced companies that people are PAYING FOR SERVICE to SPY on those same customers.

Now, not living in the UK, I've no idea whether this is illegal in the sense that I would argue it is in the US.  But it's certainly objectionable to my sense of privacy, whether done in the UK, US, or North Korea.

[mrlee]

can someone get me a listen of which companies are doing this.

im on BT, i hope they aint one of them.

Fucking greedy bastard music industry, fuck off.

[freedom78]

can someone get me a listen of which companies are doing this.

im on BT, i hope they aint one of them.

Fucking greedy bastard music industry, fuck off.

Check the links in a comment above...and, yes, BT is on there.

[mrlee]

can someone get me a listen of which companies are doing this.

im on BT, i hope they aint one of them.

Fucking greedy bastard music industry, fuck off.

Check the links in a comment above...and, yes, BT is on there.

uh oohhh lol.

Thats not good then. Good job there isnt much out that i want to download lately haha.

[maccladd]

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4387283.ece

Link attached with an article about the ISPs.