Illegal downloads? You lose your connection
You know that feeling? You want to see the next episode of Lost, but you've to wait for another full week. As a true criminal you go upstairs and search the dark web for next week's series. In just a few seconds you start a download and with still three minutes to go you go to do kitchen to grap a cold beer. When you get back a feeling of horror comes to you and you drop your beer and popcorn...
Your are cut off from the Internet by your own government! Japanese companies are currently dreaming of this scenario and it all looks like they might have luck. Their idea is to cut off anyone who illegally downloads files... This could be the world's toughest measure against online piracy. Facing complaints from the music, movie and video-game industries four associations representing Japan's Internet service providers have agreed to take drastic action, the Yomiuri Shimbun said.
The newspaper brought this news last Saturday when they quoted several unnamed sources. These sources stated that the Internet service providers will start with e-mailing those who repeatedly made illegal copies of movies, albums and games. If these e-mails don't work the providers will cut off the customer's internet connection... There goes customer satisfaction!
Next month the company will start with a new panel involving groups representing copyright holders. Today the Japanese Internet Providers Association (JAIPA) officially released a draft version of the 'Bandwith control guidelines' for ISP's. If you can handle some Japanese, click here to read. With 1.75 million Japanese people using file-sharing software this could be a huge win for the troubled industries.
Countries like Sweden and France are working on similar measures and might do the same. What do you think? Will we be forced to buy legal products and pay the high price? What will you do?!
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As much as I love my computer I would dump it apart from email. Might be cutting off your nose to spite your face. No way will i pay extortionate prices for software. I will buy and do buy software if it is a reasonable price, if not I look for freeware that will do the job.
If this idea gets a free hand it will kill computing stone dead!!
By
whatever (guest),
Monday 17 March 2008 19:53
If this came to pass, encryption would become standard practice on file sharing networks. Your ISP would not be able to single you out.
And pedofiles, terrorists and politicians would get a safe haven to trade their goodies. gg Hollywood.
By
Glenn (guest),
Monday 17 March 2008 19:53
YEAH RIGHT!!!!..Stop downloading illegal content or we will cut off customers connections and lose millions in profits.GO AHEAD MAKE MY DAY...i`ll go elsewhere to someone who wont cut me off and so will millions of others.BIG BROTHER STRIKES AGAIN. 
Look on the bright side:
At least now we have a way to get out of our 18 month contracts once the signup reduced offer has ended.
By
Genwar (guest),
Monday 17 March 2008 22:42
What losses? I've worked in the media retail industry and I know exactly how much games and movies cost to produce on CD/DVD and yes, it's a rip-off!! I never buy new, if there's something I really want I'm quite happy to wait a while and pick it up on online auctions dirt cheap.
By
klark kent (guest),
Monday 17 March 2008 23:33
hmmmmm, makes me glad I have encrypted usenet!
pricks!
By
lost_it (guest),
Tuesday 18 March 2008 00:17
Sweden tries to violate people's privacy.. France, Denmark and now Japan want to cut off downloader's internet?
Have they lost their mind? Or did the world start going crazy? Must be the SKY-HIGH gasoline prices getting to everyone's head!
By
Scourge (guest),
Tuesday 18 March 2008 03:00
It's simple.. the public allow these things to take place, so of course, your going to lose your rights. If people actually stood up for themselves, crap like this never would be an issue.
By
old3eyes,
Tuesday 18 March 2008 06:52
"You know that feeling? You want to see the next episode of Lost, but you've to wait for another full week. "
Huh!! In my part of the world it's closer to a full year. The only way to keep up to date here is to download the latest eps from the US and UK ,,, that is of course unless you like cappy reality shows that seem to arrive weeks after being shown overseas.
Sounds the Hollyrock has bought every one..
The Australian parliament maybe introducing a similar legislation, where isp's either cut off pirates or the isp get's a fine.
Not sure if it will get passed!
By
yronnen,
Tuesday 18 March 2008 15:20
This will not work. The number of people who are using the internet for these type of download is huge and ISPs will simply go out of business because of consumer backlash.
The only way is to persuade people to download files legally. It is possible, look at itunes.
By
teisho (guest),
Tuesday 18 March 2008 23:52
surely if i subscribe to a satelite service that will eventually broadcast lost, wether i watch it now or then is not an issue, as i pay my subscription now as i will then.
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Lofi (guest),
Wednesday 19 March 2008 14:40
how can someone be so retardedly short-sighted? if they cut off the people, it's be more dramatic than what they expect:
* no more online gaming (hence peopz wouldn't buy games, neither xbox live, etc)
* no more buying from amazon
* no more buying from itunes
* no more buying of anything out of protest or whatever
* no more online ads
* ...
By
DeadMan,
Wednesday 19 March 2008 18:29
They don't NEED to inspect your encrypted connection. They just join the swarm and pick off the IP's as you cannot hide the IP addresses. The ISP's have agreed together to report to each other by doing this. Go read up on it some more.
As for games, there are is a lot of freeware out there. Just look at the remakes scene for quality games. 
Software companies had better tread carefully as you piss enough people off, they'll soon start turning to open-source instead and realise that there really is some great free stuff out there and they are being shafted for the commercial stuff they buy. Won't sell anymore when more people wake up to this.
Just my thoughts anyway. 
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