[FYI] (Fwd) File Trading Crackdown

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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From:           	Robert Helmer <roberthelmer@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:        	File Trading Crackdown
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For your perusal, here's the first couple paragraphs from a Cnet
article which caught my eye this morning:

"Record companies have joined the movie industry in trying to root out
post-Napster file trading, putting new pressure on ISPs to clamp down
on subscribers' actions. "ISPs say the last few weeks have seen a
sharp uptick in the number of requests they're getting to pull the
plug on subscribers who are using file-trading software such as
Gnutella or iMesh. "

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6674297.html?tag=tp_pr

The article offers some examples of ISP's who've caved, made a
determination of copyright infringement, and kicked out customers as a
result. It also notes that one ISP, Verizon,  has refused to do so,
calling such action a "drastic remedy that infringes on people's
rights and speech."

Bob Helmer
Webmaster
Daily Rotation
http://www.dailyrotation.com
Shell Extension City
http://www.shellcity.net
St. Louis, Missouri


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