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From Torrent Freak:
I think it is incredibly stupid to take away someone's access to the internet, something you need to function fully in society these days, solely because they allegedly pirated something. I would not even support if convicted of piracy. It is even more stupid to hold the ISP responsible for it. According to Sony BMG alleged pirates are not deserving of the same rights as pedophiles. Not only is this idea incredibly stupid, it seems unconstitutional as well.
These media companies constantly overstep their boundaries and try to make piracy seem like the worst crime someone can commit, and politicians and judges who do not understand technology only help them.
Who do you think is in the right here BMG or Cox?
Internet subscribers who are caught downloading pirated content have no constitutional right to Internet access, BMG says. The music rights group is countering a defense ISP Cox Communications submitted to the Supreme Court, arguing that the cited ruling doesn't apply here.
Last week ISP Cox Communications told the Supreme Court that pirating subscribers should not be disconnected from the Internet.
The Internet provider found support for this claim in the recent Packingham v. North Carolina decision, where the highest court ruled that it’s unconstitutional to bar convicted sex offenders from social media.
If convicted sex offenders still have the right to use social media, accused pirates should not be disconnected from the Internet on a whim, Cox argued. Especially, if these piracy allegations are solely based on copyright holder complaints.
I think it is incredibly stupid to take away someone's access to the internet, something you need to function fully in society these days, solely because they allegedly pirated something. I would not even support if convicted of piracy. It is even more stupid to hold the ISP responsible for it. According to Sony BMG alleged pirates are not deserving of the same rights as pedophiles. Not only is this idea incredibly stupid, it seems unconstitutional as well.
These media companies constantly overstep their boundaries and try to make piracy seem like the worst crime someone can commit, and politicians and judges who do not understand technology only help them.
Who do you think is in the right here BMG or Cox?
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