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[FYI] ISPs gird for copyright fights



http://news.com.com/2100-1023-957023.html?tag=fd_ots

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ISPs gird for copyright fights  

By John Borland  

Staff Writer, CNET News.com  

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.  

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