AT&T Looking at How to Monitor Internet Traffic to Prevent Sharing of "Copyrighted Content" (my quotes)

[MikeWB]

These people want to control everything we can consume. Clearly, internet is a huge problem for them because we can readsten/watch what WE want.

Quote:AT&T Looking at Internet Filtering
Wednesday January 23, 10:18 am ET
AT&T Looking at How to Monitor Internet Traffic to Prevent Sharing of Copyrighted Content

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- AT&T Inc. is still evaluating whether to examine traffic on its Internet lines to stop illegal sharing of copyright material, its chief executive said Wednesday.
CEO Randall Stephenson told a conference at the World Economic Forum that the company is looking at monitoring peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, one of the largest drivers of online traffic but also a common way to illegally exchange copyright files.

"It's like being in a store and watching someone steal a DVD. Do you act?" Stephenson asked.

AT&T has talked about such plans since last summer. They represent a break with the current practice of U.S. Internet service providers, who are shielded by law from liability if their subscribers trade copyright files like movies.

Stephenson said he still sees value in peer-to-peer networks despite some problems. The networks are increasingly used for legally distributed files like movie trailers and software.

Comcast Corp., the second largest U.S. Internet provider after AT&T, has chosen another way to deal with the congestion caused by file-sharers, by hampering some peer-to-peer traffic regardless of whether the content is legal.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said earlier this month it would investigate complaints from consumer groups and legal scholars that Comcast's practice violates the open access principles of the Internet.

[solar]

Quote:[...] Comcast Corp., the second largest U.S. Internet provider after AT&T, has chosen another way to deal with the congestion caused by file-sharers, by hampering some peer-to-peer traffic regardless of whether the content is legal [...]

Amazing ...:rolleyes:

... thanks for posting the "heads up", Mike W. B. !:)

[MikeWB]

Don't get me started on Comcast...:(

Check out some info about Comcast CEO.

Quote:Brian L. Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, an American company providing cable, entertainment and communications products and services. He is the son of Comcast co-founder Ralph J. Roberts.

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Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center[4] and was the 2002 Walter Kaitz Foundation Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia honored Roberts with its 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships.

Roberts is a board member of The Bank of New York. He co-chaired the 2003 Resource Development Campaign for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000, the nonpartisan host committee for the 2000 Republican National Convention.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jewi...an_sportspeople

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_L._Roberts

[Hei Hu Quan]

Fucking Crimecast is more like it and you can best bet that this work of monitoring internet traffic will be contracted out to an Israeli spy front posing as a start-up company. Nice find Mike W.B.

[TeslaandLyne]

When will the Joos stop making laws.

Ever since Moses.

And set up invasive computer laws, XP was sending Napster and other
internet media providers to my computer after using WMP 11 on
Home Movie clips.

Peerguadian block them.

Imagine by power of the law they can take over a persons work (Napster).

I thought Movie Maker might signal something from Microsoft to make it run
better but running a clip in WMP11 has some sort of download switch.

ED: United Way sucks... they come into work places in big companies and
line their fat pockets with some sort of humiliation tactic donation drive.