Comcast Can Block BitTorrent Again, Court Rules

[Tv Controls you]

Comcast still limits bittorrent speeds and Verizon has already blocked sites in the past.

[Skiz]

Isnt this kinda against Human Rights?
Looks Dangerous

The internet has nothing to do with "human rights".

[Sporkk]

Eventually they will come up with enough laws or regulations to stop file sharing. I don't see the internet changing much otherwise. It would be bad for business if they start messing with legal sites and the internet in general.

If it does get really bad there would be no point in having internet access. Maybe we will have to go back to something similar to the BBS days?

[typeoholic]

I'll be willing to bet that my two cents won't be welcomed in this matter, but I will say it anyway. Firstly, goodbye to freedom. We, (USA - as a country) have incessantly misused and abused our 'freedom' all along the dire course of history, from beginning to present. It's as much a well-documented fact as is the gut-wrenching truth of the age-old quote 'those who fail to learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them'. Rome was a great example with its notorious rise and fall; history reflects the moral of the story that corruption is an inevitable erosive means of an absolute fall.

The truth of the matter is that America is quite honestly turning out to be no different, just on an alternate scale of sorts. As a nation, we have ultimately turned the blind eye coupled by our ignorant and indifferent minds and where gardens left untended become ravaged by wild beasts and overbearing forests, we have become trapped in the same snares that our forefathers went in search of leaving behind.

I could go on about how history proves that, technically speaking, nothing in fact was really 'left behind'. Much of the same debase and perverse seeds were planted across the face of this country in 1620 when the European pilgrimage stepped ashore, absent minded or not.

Of course no one sees the dominant issue at hand when our government states that every household in America should have high-speed internet. Just remember, a government big enough to give you everything you need is strong enough to take away everything you have. Enough on that matter.

On the other hand, whatever measures land in our laps, the pirate ships may sink, but the gold will be a treasure forever. Buried and forgotten or perchance still sailing the high seas; they cannot wholly erase the concept of 'sharing' in its entirety.

[Rart]

Yup. This was released three days ago and I couldn't believe no one posted it yet. For Americans, this is a big deal. I guess it wasn't posted on torrentfreak or tomshardware.

Sorry, I don't mean to shit on your parade or anything, but isn't this the same issue?

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-new...t-rules-405432

[Skiz]

I missed it.

EDIT: It was on torrentfreak.

[devilsadvocate]

As I understand it the ruling was based on the current classification of broadband. I've seen it suggested that all that needs to be done is reclassify broadband as a communication service and the FCC will have enforcement powers.

[Skiz]

Oh, ffs... There was not only another thread about this, there were two other threads.

I'm going to merge mine and Rart's thread with Broken's as it was first.

Sorry people.

[Rart]

Oh, ffs... There was not only another thread about this, there were two other threads.

I'm going to merge mine and Rart's thread with Broken's as it was first.

Sorry people.

Guess I'm victim to that too

This is a huge decision that will dramatically affect how we progress in terms of speed and technology (which is starting to lack compared to other countries).

One of my friends apparently has Comcast "Xfinity" or something like that where he lives, which offers 100mbps internet access at home. I still don't get it though - whats the point of having such great theoretical speeds and paying a premium monthly fee if you're only going to get constantly capped and throttled by Comcast?