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ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology
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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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[–] elephantium 16 points 3 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.

[–] Jarix 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not everything that is illegal is punishable by arrest

[–] elephantium 4 points 3 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 3 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.

[–] Jarix 6 points 3 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

[–] elephantium -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[–] Jarix 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I did not

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