UN: Disconnecting File-Sharers Breaches Human Rights

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by Garbage • 15 years ago

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Tangaroa2• 15 years ago

I suppose they also consider it a breach of human rights to disconnect users for harassing other users, spamming, DoSing, breaking into the ISP's own network, wire fraud, and so on. All is as much "free speech" and as equally illegal as warezing.

nate_meurer2• 15 years ago

With some thought, a person might be able to come up with a rational objection to the rather subdued assertions in the UN's declaration. Your apples-to-oranges troll doesn't quite qualify.

Tangaroa2• 15 years ago

Fuck you, asshole. You would not recognize a rational argument when you saw one, because you did see one and you called it an "apples-to-oranges troll". You can't explain how illegal activity which abuses the network is different from any other illegal activity which abuses the network. All you can do is insult me. I can insult you too. Fuck you, asshole.

Apocryphon• 15 years ago

I'm sure the Data Angels are thanking Commissioner Lal for this.

sp332• 15 years ago

At least use due process of law, instead of (as HADOPI did) disconnecting users after they had been merely accused of infringement 3 times. That effectively makes copyright owners into judge and jury, and forces the ISP to act as executioner.

ItsTrueYouKnow• 15 years ago

Yeah, but when was the last time any country cared what the UN considered a breach of human rights?

BoppreH• 15 years ago

Maybe I missed something, but how do you disconnect a person from the internet? One person may have several ways to access the internet, each of them with their own IP address and even ISP, while someone else shares a single computer with other family members or is using NAT.

I see no way to enforce such a law unless you jail the person. What were they thinking?

UN: Disconnecting File-Sharers Breaches Human Rights

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