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It feels dirty to agree with an ISP on something. But even the worst corporations are on the right side of something from time to time I suppose.

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[–] [email protected] 200 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Internet shutoffs shouldn't be a thing, outside of non-payment or legitimate abuse. If I do something illegal, they should have to sue me, not shut off my internet.

[–] [email protected] 102 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, they don't disconnect a criminals phone service because they committed a crime and made a phone call. It makes no damned sense.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Only happens as a matter by court order and is a limit on the person not on the corporations. Though if found out after by the court it can be ordered terminated. And you will face further punishment. But this is levied against the person. As in "You are not allowed to do a thing and if we find out you did the thing you will face further punishments." Corporations should not have the responsibility or ability to determine any ones eligibility. They are a businesses not a government.They are responsible for their own tos and should never be anything more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

government.They are responsible for their own tos

Piracy almost certainly violates their TOS

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Actually, that's been done several times over the decades. As well as banning computer access. The guy caught hacking into the fbi gets his mouse and keyboard taken away.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you do something illegal, you should be arrested.

Copyright infringement lawsuits are a far cry from bomb threats or the like.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Not everything that is illegal is punishable by arrest

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So you're saying copyright infringement is on par with speeding or parking past the meter's end? Eh, fair enough.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Honestly it is less severe than speeding. Copyright was an invention of the pre-digital era. Now that we all use computers, so many things we do every day are technically copyright infringement that it is absurd to even have these kinds of conversations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was just pointing out a logical fallacy. It's literally impossible to do the thing you said.

This is just facts, they aren't an opinion

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah, I've been ticketed for speeding, and that certainly doesn't come with the threat of arrest unless I'm driving super recklessly or something (but that's a different offense altogether).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Maybe not a court order. But I could get behind a process similar to other utilities where you have months or warning and paperwork.