Re: tpb

["dan-7" <user=112@nabble.blu.org>]

eric c writes: 
-+------------ 
 | she appears to be leaking. 
 | 
 | [quote] 
 | ...the ban is activated later today.. 
 | [/quote] 
 | 
 | http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-blocked-by-isp-080204/
 | 


If the ISP is blocking based on content, then they 
are not a common carrier and a counter suit w.r.t. 
spam and porn would be The Right Thing. 

In the spirit of Dr. Seuss' "If I Ran the Zoo," by 
this time tomorrow I'd get the relevant Dem. Committee 
Chairs to send this letter to all the ISPs... 

>  Dear ISP, 
> 
>  You have a choice.  It is: 
> 
>  (a) You get Common Carrier exemption from liability, 
>  but as a cost you are forbidden to charge differentially 
>  for one kind of bits over another.  Bits are bits. 
> 
>  (b) You get the freedom to differentially charge whatever 
>  you like, such as to make movie downloads far more expensive, 
>  but as a cost you are responsible for the content you carry. 
> 
>  Choose wisely.  No refunds or returns at this window. 
> 
>  Yours, 
> 
>  Uncle Sam, Inc.