Comments on: ISPs leery of UK plan to ban P2P users

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:21:02 +0000

it’s interesting that not one person seems to actually appreciate what copyright infringement is doing to the music industry

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:53:48 +0000

The music industry cartel plays their songs for free on our TVs and radios, in our cars, and in the shops on a 24 hour basis until you can’t get it out of your head and then they sue for millions those who choose not to buy them. They are crooks. An mp3 is worth nothing, it can be reproduced at zero cost at no loss to the record industry cartel and if I was TorrentSpy I would not pay the money grubbing zionist criminals the shit off my shoe.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:39:43 +0000

This could prove disasterous for certain isps ie: BT and Virgin, who, should this imposition be implemented and the customer is banned from the net, then their whole media package might be placed in jeapordy, as many who see their net conection being of the highest priority will simply cancel the rest of the package….
Ihey either fight this tooth or nail or take the risk of a massive financial dive.

By: Welshie

Welshie — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:51:50 +0000

I would strongly recommend that if (or when) customers start recieving letters from their ISP’s, that they ‘band together’ by setting up a petition on http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/new

This will show the government in no uncertain terms that the voters are unhappy with their actions!

Even people not yet affected can sign and promote the petition against these actions. The petition can be promoted via blogs, social networking clubs, e-mails, sites like this, etc.

Let them know that if they do not respect our human rights, privacy laws, etc that we will vote for the ‘other side’ (and encourage those who would not usually bother voting to do the same)!

As experience shows…the ‘other side’ are just as bad, but if Labour want to hang on to power…

Just a thought!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:11:48 +0000

This is sounding more and more like many of the scifi movies and games I have seen, in that governments are selling themselves piecemeal to large mega corperations. (Most of the Alien/Aliens series for example).

By: cyberscan

cyberscan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:04:53 +0000

The politicians and cartels look after each other, so we have to look after ourselves. Has there been any progress in the U.K. and France in building Freewans? If not, there should be. A Freewan can be built inexpensively (using wireless routers) , and for less than a $100, it can serve a city block if well designed. On a Freewan, people can feel free to offer and share the content they like without fear of snooping by ISP’s, Governments, Courts, cartels, etc. If there is a meddler of the type that likes to call the cops on their neighbours for any reason, the wireless traffic can be easily encrypted with the keys shared by those who want to be a part.

Content can be shared between Freewans via an encrypted Internet connection, sneaker net (the physical carrying of data media), snail mail (physical media, again) as well as many other ways. It is time for people to make their connections so that the sharing can continue once widespread repression sets in.

Look at this site to get an idea about FreeWan http://www.plaza1.net/FreeWan/

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:09:16 +0000

Nothing odd about it. The pols depend on us get them in and once they are in, they become servile corporate drones.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:28:10 +0000

It’s also odd that the government is helping the cartels when it’s the tax payer that pays them to look after us!

By: Elliot Comber

Elliot Comber — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:55:53 +0000

It’s funny that the cartel’s can demand action against ISP’s and the government is quick to help, yet the government isn’t acting in the same manner with all the child pornography that’s available by the truckload on the net.