[FC-discuss] Preparing for RIAA+ISPs

[Kevin Driscoll]

this is terrible. i like kevin's suggestion of turning the "3 strikes"
phrase around.

does anyone on list have FC-friends in .IE?

what are all the bad things we want to mention here?
* lack of due process, oversight
* no alternatives
* ISPs bullied by music industry seems so strange (strong industry
bullied by failing industry.)




kevin



On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Matt Lee <mattl at cnuk.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Kevin Donovan <kdonovan11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> EFF reports that an Irish ISP is prepared to implement the RIAA's highly
>> sought after "3 Strikes You're Disconnected" plan
>> (http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/irish-isp-agrees-three-strikes-against-its-users).
>> American ISPs are likely to follow.
>
> I notice the ISP in question is Eircom. They're basically the state
> phone/cell/internet company.
>
> If the situation is anything like England, many people will find it
> hard to find an alternative provider when disconnected. There may not
> be any alternatives for many people.
>
> --
> Matt Lee
> Free Software, etc.
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