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MY HEAD A SPLODE
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join:2003-06-13
Manchester, NH
| Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable We're starting down a slippery slope here... it started innocently enough when ISPs started blocking risky ports such as 135-139 and 445, not bad in and of itself, but then it's started to expand into ports like 25 (to block spam and/or mailservers), 80 inbound (blocking web servers), and now P2P apps?
If we let this continue, residential Internet connections will eventually be restricted to 80 and 443 outbound, to selected "safe" sites.
An ISP should provide internet ACCESS. If I want any ports or services blocked, I'll do it myself with this handy dandy device called a firewall.
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join:2003-07-28
Lubbock, TX | Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable * thank god that im the only one that sees this.... | |
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fartness
Computersoc Dot Com
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join:2003-03-25
Look Outside
clubs: | Like gun manufacturers aren't responsible if I kill someone. | |
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ropeguru
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Bridgeport, WV
clubs: | Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable Tell the tobacco industry that!! | |
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join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC
| Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable I think the tobacco companies got into trouble because up until the mid-80's, they said that cigarettes were ok (or rather that studies didn't prove they were dangerous). If you started smoking after they put the labels on, I don't think you could, or rather I should say should, win a suit. | |
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ropeguru
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Bridgeport, WV
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| Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable So maybe the ISP's need to start putting up banner ads on everyone's connection that downloading copyrighted material is illegal?? Will this then make it ok??
So if they are in trouble for those people they told it was ok and then put the label on, why are they still getting sued and being liable for those after all the warnings?? | |
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RAZ Black
join:2001-10-04
Mansfield, TX | this is just a test bed for more government intervention and control in the United States
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Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | Re: ISP Shouldn't Be Liable welcome to new China, please have a nice day. | |
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| dosbubba
join:2002-01-26
Eustis, FL
1 edit | said by RAZ Black  :
this is just a test bed for more government intervention and control in the United States
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One UK ISP named Vispa has apparently decided to block most p2p traffic by default...
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