Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSupreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracyarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square170linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracyarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square170linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoJust do what we do in Canada. Send them threatening letters. It scares 90% of parents into telling their kids to knock that shit off, but they’re toothless and can’t actually do anything, and the remaining 10% still pirate away. Everyone’s happy.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoISPs already do that here in the states. The court case is to decide whether they should shut off access.
minus-squarePacattack57@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI believe ISPs do not want to cut people off. All that does is push you to a competitor. They want to be able to hold you liable for damages
Just do what we do in Canada. Send them threatening letters. It scares 90% of parents into telling their kids to knock that shit off, but they’re toothless and can’t actually do anything, and the remaining 10% still pirate away. Everyone’s happy.
ISPs already do that here in the states. The court case is to decide whether they should shut off access.
I believe ISPs do not want to cut people off. All that does is push you to a competitor. They want to be able to hold you liable for damages