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5th Circuit rules ISP should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 165 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This needs to go to the next level. Do some torrenting off of the public wifi at the courthouse and get the courthouse's internet terminated.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wish that would work.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago

Laws are only for the peasants to follow

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Supreme Court?

I don't think you want that. That will cause every ISP to block VPN and torrent traffic out of fear because essentially this will be "law" being established if they get their hands on it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was referring to the courthouse where the ruling took place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They mean the next level of courts.

They aren't suggesting that you pirate from the supreme court (although I have nothing against it)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yes, they asked, "Supreme Court?" But I clarified that is not what I meant by next level.

I meant escalate the number of people being disconnected starting with the court that made the ruling. Or perhaps the judge wants that so as to force ISPs to be declared as utilities.

ISP's want it both ways. They want the protection of utilities without the regulations.