AT&T now claims that they will deploy some kind of filtering to keep copyrighted content off their network, effectively spying for the MPAA and RIAA. No one has developed a reliable way to even identify copyrighted content, but even if that existed, how would they distinguish legitimate transfers of copyrighted content from unauthorized transfers?
It seems obvious that this is just more of their plan to run a protection racket, which is why they so vehemently oppose net neutrality. What they really want is to only transport “legitimate” content from providers that pay them for the privilege. Nevermind that the end user and the content provider are already paying AT&T for the privilege of having their broadband internet connections; AT&T wants to be paid again for the content. “That’s a nice video you’ve got on your web site; it would be a shame if no one could watch it.”
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AT&T now claims that they will deploy some kind of filtering to keep copyrighted content off their network, effectively spying for the MPAA and RIAA. No one has developed a reliable way to even identify copyrighted content, but even if that existed, how would they distinguish legitimate transfers of copyrighted content from unauthorized transfers?
It seems obvious that this is just more of their plan to run a protection racket, which is why they so vehemently oppose net neutrality. What they really want is to only transport “legitimate” content from providers that pay them for the privilege. Nevermind that the end user and the content provider are already paying AT&T for the privilege of having their broadband internet connections; AT&T wants to be paid again for the content. “That’s a nice video you’ve got on your web site; it would be a shame if no one could watch it.”