Policing the Internet Is Coming

[walkwithheroes]

Via several people:

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA

Comments

[dangermousie]

Ehhh, between BTGuard and TOR, I think you can still download if you want (also, I severely doubt they'd care for anything but US/UK downloads). But then I am an optimist :)

[lastingdreams8]

Thanks for spreading awareness. The flare of this topic died down in the past month, but I guess it's coming to full swing now. I tend to stream things, so I'm not bothered by that aspect. Even though I've always thought the government eavesdrops on us, now I know it's definitely happening.
Fundamentally, it is very sad that this is happening :/

[walkwithheroes]

Even though I've always thought the government eavesdrops on us, now I know it's definitely happening.
Fundamentally, it is very sad that this is happening :/

Agree completely.

[walkwithheroes]

I know several countries signed a deal. I think it's this one. I know whatever that one signed was, it was agreed they'd report Korean or Chinese downloads. ? I downloaded TOR, but not really sure if it's working.