[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Internet providers fret about being sued over copyright

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

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Date sent:      	Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:45:09 -0400
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-957023.html

    ISPs gird for copyright fights
    By John Borland
    September 9, 2002, 4:00 AM PT

    A delicate detente is breaking down under pressure from
    peer-to-peer networks, placing two powerful industries on a
    collision course that could reshape the legal landscape for online
    file-swapping.

    Record companies and movie studios have long turned to Internet
    service providers for help in their battle against online piracy,
    but ISPs are beginning to balk at what they see as increasingly
    onerous demands to step up pressure against online copyright
    infringement.

    Last month saw a two-pronged expansion of that strategy, resulting
    in separate legal skirmishes between the record labels' trade
    association, Verizon Communications and a handful of large
    backbone service providers. Internet service providers now say
    they're increasingly concerned that their hard-won position of
    neutrality in the copyright wars is being undermined.

    [...]

    News.com's Declan McCullagh contributed to this report.




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