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

submitted 2 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology

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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 181 points 2 months ago (10 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.

[–] robotica 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] Cort 18 points 2 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?