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ISPs tell Supreme Court they don’t want to disconnect users accused of piracy (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Four more large Internet service providers told the US Supreme Court this week that ISPs shouldn't be forced to aggressively police copyright infringement on broadband networks.

While the ISPs worry about financial liability from lawsuits filed by major record labels and other copyright holders, they also argue that mass terminations of Internet users accused of piracy "would harm innocent people by depriving households, schools, hospitals, and businesses of Internet access." The legal question presented by the case "is exceptionally important to the future of the Internet," they wrote in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 181 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sony can't have your electricity cut off if you pirate. Because electricity is a utility.

ISPs want it both ways. They want the legal protections of a utility without the obligations.

The solution is to give them the legal protection they want by declaring them a utility.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Those moments when you can't decide if someone's username means they're a science nerd or a Venture Bros. fan.

Me_irl:

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who in their right Minds would want to be a nerd but not a venture brothers fan?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not certain but there's a high probability that that Venn diagram is just a circle

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Go Team Venture!

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It's like the other side of the diagram has disappeared from the mateeeeeriiiiiaal plaaaaannneeeeee!

[–] robotica@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I wonder if would you get your electricity cut off if you plugged in a 750kW industrial oil drill in your backyard

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The 200A main breaker on most homes would trip a little above 50kW. Could you even start up 1000hp without 3 phase?

[–] robotica@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I wanted to exaggerate for comedic purposes, I had 500MW written initially 😄

[–] robotica@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

L'esprit de l'escalier, should've said 1.21 jiggawatt flux capacitor

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 months ago

The people who sell electricity are surprisingly happy to sell you electricity. If you happen to do something horribly wrong and don't burn your house down, an electrician will be happy to do the repairs. If you have 200 Amp service and draw the full 200 all year long, the most significant reaction would probably be getting a personalized Christmas card.