Crackdown launched on illegal downloads

Pirate Bay is not working today...hmmm, I wonder if this has soemthhing to do with it.

if they think they can crack down on illegal music so good then why havent they cracked down on the illegal child porn downloading?, what a load of rubbish!

reply to post by pluckynoonez


Mmm I noticed that too, they were down last night as well.. haha

Bottom line here though.
Until the laws are actually reversed in most Western countries, ISPs still can't give out their subscribers details like candy.

And even if they could, do you really think AOL would bow down to one stubborn, Police Chief? They could risk millions in profit.
Money does talk..

If they just starting giving up everyone and anyone who's infringing on copyright laws to private 3rd parties, consumers are going to flee like scared little rabbits to other ISPs and that'll be the end of them.

They simply can't afford to, no matter how much the RIAA, MPAA, Sony or any other of the electronic Mafia pressure them.
This whole issue revolves around profits. Profits for the recording studios, profits for the consumer giants, and profits for ISP's.

And nobody can afford to give up an inch. With nobody giving up nothing I put my money on NOTHING changes.

reply to post by The Godfather of Conspira


But what about when the current internet goes offline and is replaced with net 2.0 (which will happen in the next 10 ish years) new rules will be drawn up and do you think that the little man will get a look in? i somehow doubt it.

Agreed private trackers are far better than public...safer too...plus there wont be greedy little leechers in private trackers...piratebay is full of them.

reply to post by The Godfather of Conspira

It's still illegal for ISP's to divulge information regarding consumers to private companies.
No 3rd party should have the right to see what your doing on the Internet.

Tell that to the RIAA...I have a $5300 summary judgment against me for songs I didn't even download. It was my minor son, I paid the bill. The ISP SBC gave them my info without a subpoena, and they put a trojan on one of the songs, and backdoored into our computer. No lawyer will help me because I am broke.

Illegal or not, it gets done...

Guys...if you want to know kind of what I'm referring to, check out the link below. Over 200,000 cases have been filed against college kids, single mom's, grandma's, one working parent families, etc... Check it out.

I know personally...

www.eff.org...

Sign the petition against the RIAA and the MPAA...



[edit on 25-7-2008 by daddymax]

Pretty soon Brittany Spears will need to get a job.

reply to post by daddymax


Sorry for your troubles man!
The attitude of most people on this is of disbelief....that a company wont give out there private info.......wake up what is to stop them???LAWS?????there only for people like me and you.