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Internet service providers to act against online piracy by reducing bandwidth
Tegh:
I love computers these days! So many things that SHOULD be illegal, are allowed, because they have no idea how to regulate lol. Packet sniffing, honey pots, taps, you name it. It goes both ways too; both hackers and corporations really have no idea what is legal any more.
tomoya-kun:
--- Quote from: Tegh on August 29, 2011, 03:13:48 AM ---I love computers these days! So many things that SHOULD be illegal, are allowed, because they have no idea how to regulate lol. Packet sniffing, honey pots, taps, you name it. It goes both ways too; both hackers and corporations really have no idea what is legal any more.
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Hackers know what they are doing is illegal most of the time, or that at least hey are bending the law.
Tegh:
--- Quote from: tomoya-kun on August 29, 2011, 03:14:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: Tegh on August 29, 2011, 03:13:48 AM ---I love computers these days! So many things that SHOULD be illegal, are allowed, because they have no idea how to regulate lol. Packet sniffing, honey pots, taps, you name it. It goes both ways too; both hackers and corporations really have no idea what is legal any more.
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Hackers know what they are doing is illegal most of the time, or that at least hey are bending the law.
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To an extent, but think about it this way:
Someone leaves a pair of brand new Nike's out on the street. They just so happen to look pretty good, and are a perfect fit for you. Now sure you aren't going to run over there and pick them up the first time you see them. But, day after day, on your way to work, those shoes are sitting there. You know that the owner HAS to know they are there, but they aren't doing anything with them.
After a month of that, wouldn't you just pick up the damn shoes so that at least SOMEONE can use them? Anything else would be a waste really.
The world has put things out there, but doesn't really do anything to make it secure. Or, what they do is the equivalent of moving the shoes to the backyard, with a broken old ass fence lol. Sure i might be bending the law when I reach behind the fence and grab the shoes, but hey it's a hundred something bucks i don't have to pay for something they weren't smart enough to use properly in the first place.
Who's fault is that? (to give you a hint, the judicial system hasn't figured out the answer to this one yet either lol.)
tomoya-kun:
--- Quote from: Tegh on August 29, 2011, 03:40:43 AM ---
--- Quote from: tomoya-kun on August 29, 2011, 03:14:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: Tegh on August 29, 2011, 03:13:48 AM ---I love computers these days! So many things that SHOULD be illegal, are allowed, because they have no idea how to regulate lol. Packet sniffing, honey pots, taps, you name it. It goes both ways too; both hackers and corporations really have no idea what is legal any more.
--- End quote ---
Hackers know what they are doing is illegal most of the time, or that at least hey are bending the law.
--- End quote ---
To an extent, but think about it this way:
Someone leaves a pair of brand new Nike's out on the street. They just so happen to look pretty good, and are a perfect fit for you. Now sure you aren't going to run over there and pick them up the first time you see them. But, day after day, on your way to work, those shoes are sitting there. You know that the owner HAS to know they are there, but they aren't doing anything with them.
After a month of that, wouldn't you just pick up the damn shoes so that at least SOMEONE can use them? Anything else would be a waste really.
The world has put things out there, but doesn't really do anything to make it secure. Or, what they do is the equivalent of moving the shoes to the backyard, with a broken old ass fence lol. Sure i might be bending the law when I reach behind the fence and grab the shoes, but hey it's a hundred something bucks i don't have to pay for something they weren't smart enough to use properly in the first place.
Who's fault is that? (to give you a hint, the judicial system hasn't figured out the answer to this one yet either lol.)
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But morally, you know when you shouldn't do stuff.
Sixxtysixx:
--- Quote from: tomoya-kun on August 29, 2011, 04:34:28 AM ---But morally, you know when you shouldn't do stuff.
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Most pirates, ISPs, and others tend to ignore any morality related to the internet or technology though. A person might not steal a CD from a store, but they will download it. An ISP won't go through your mail/personal belongings, but they will go packet sniffing. Bad comparisons maybe, but many things become seem to become a moral grey are when the internet is involved.
More on topic, the ISP I have doesn't care what you download, but corporations will track your IP if its unencrypted and send out a cease and desist to the ISP to pass on to you. 5 C&Ds and they'll be forced to cut your service entirely. I think many ISPs not mentioned in the OP operate this way.
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