All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

[captain91]

Originally posted by dameruth at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
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I like in the UK, but I know we have signed this agreement too, so it's only a matter of time I think

(this is an edited version of lk737's post here)

According to this article, dated March 15, 2012:
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Comments

[guanin]

This pisses me off so much. First ACTA/etc, now this. And I want to know if this applies to streaming videos, which is basically all I do (if I download, it's through a third party application). This is seriously scary stuff.

[captain91]

i can't say for certain, but i assume it applies to streaming because technically it has to download for you to be able to watch.

i'm physically unable to see a tv, or get to one to record programs, watching them online is the only way i can. it's like with dexter, i own the box sets but i often stream them instead because i'm unable to get a disc in or out of my computer myself. it's the one little bit of independence i have, i hatw that it's being taken away. i have to rely on others for everything right down to feeding, don't i deserve one little thing i can do myself?

[guanin]

I was hoping to avoid that technicality. I really hope they don't come up with something like this is Spain, because I'm not going to be able to watch season 2 of Grimm otherwise. I guess I'll finally have to learn how a torrent works, though I don't know if that's off the hook.

That really sucks. These capitalist ***holes don't understand the most basic thing about today's digital world. Fandom is even free advertising. Most of the time, I don't watch a new show unless there's fandom for it. They are killing such a vital sector of fandom by pulling this crap. I want to scream at someone right now.

[captain91]

woed of advice torrents are even less safe. most people had moved away from them to places like megaupload because trackers wer being slipped into the torrent. i don't know what people are using now, the whole system seems a bit up in the air

if you do go the torrent route make sure you get a decent ip mask.

the problem with this legal crap is they'll be watching how much bandwidth we're using, so whatever way we use it it might show up. i have heard of programs called trickle feeds though that let the show download really slowly. it would be annoying, but it might get past the censors

[guanin]

Oh, great. Never mind, then.

But monitoring bandwidth doesn't make sense. What if you're not watching an illegal video? Would this only work on certain sites? I hope that trickle feed thing works. I keep thinking that people will come up with a way to get past this. Someone has to. Please?

[captain91]

i believe something will come along, but it may take a while. i know a few coders who are in an outrage about it too. if i get an update i'll pm you

and i know monitoring bandwidth is madness. over here the bbc put most of their shows online, i watch an hour or more on their most days, plus long skype conversations, i don't think they'll be able to tell the difference myse;f. but that probably means innocent people will be persecuted, because of course the government is always right /sarcasm

[guanin]

Thanks.

If they end up persecuting people who are watching legal copies of shows, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot. Of course, then they would just come up with a different way to do it, so we still wouldn't win anything. *sigh*