Leaked AT&T training documents reveal anti-piracy plan

[Matooba]

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A leaked batch of AT&T training documents reveal an anti-piracy plan in the books, which includes sending warning notices to flagged accounts. In what seems to be a completely draconian measure, any subscriber who’s account is flagged multiple times for copyright infringement will have access to frequently-visited websites (Facebook? YouTube?) blocked until they complete an online course on copyright. The warning notices will begin on November 28th.
Read More (http://www.slashgear.com/leaked-att-training-documents-reveal-anti-piracy-plan-12251749/)

Update: Seems Verizon, Comcast, Cablevision and others have signed on to this .... (http://www.extremetech.com/internet/140707-verizon-to-throttle-pirates-download-speeds)

[Warsaw]

It's the implementation of the Six Strikes deal.

I call this a breach of privacy, anti-competitive, and in violation of net-neutrality.

[cheezdue]

Well shit, time to rape my bandwith right now.

[Warsaw]

Oh, expect similar policies from Verizon, Comcast, and basically everybody not Google.

[Ryx]

Oh, expect similar policies from Verizon, Comcast, and basically everybody not Google.
Google starts offering free and under $10 internet in cities starting next year!

[rossmum]

Copyright has become an absolute blight upon the face of the Earth and is no longer a measure to protect an artist's work, but rather as just another weapon in ongoing class struggle. It is being enforced where it doesn't need to be, and ignored where actual, genuinely harmful breaches are occurring.

Copyright law as a whole needs to be completely fucking rewritten at this point, but I doubt enough people worldwide care enough to have that happen. Keep in mind that a huge chunk of the population either don't know, don't care, or aren't really affected.

[Zeph]

Oh, yeah, you know that impartial guy who did all the groundwork and passed off the papers suggesting what these ISPs do? Yeah, he forgot to tell everyone that he was a lobbyist for the RIAA. These ISPs are now trying to figure out if they're still going to go ahead with this or not. Right now they're looking for an actual impartial person to do the research all over again.

[rossmum]

Watch as the next 'impartial' person is paid off by the RIAA.

[TVTyrant]

Watch as the next 'impartial' person is paid off by the RIAA.
Watch as we all do nothing ever except bitch about it

Ross, start shooting government officials or something man. Christ.

[Tnnaas]

I would start shooting government officials, but it's illegal. :v:

Ross, seriously, move over here. In seven years, you can be a state rep. A senator in nine. Tell the bitchy congressmen to hang themselves or stop this retarded anti-piracy BS. You are America's only hope.

[rossmum]

Watch as we all do nothing ever except bitch about it

Ross, start shooting government officials or something man. Christ.
Even if I was a violence-inclined person, and even if I somehow lasted more than ten seconds in doing so, it wouldn't do shit. You need popular support before anything changes.


I would start shooting government officials, but it's illegal. :v:

Ross, seriously, move over here. In seven years, you can be a state rep. A senator in nine. Tell the bitchy congressmen to hang themselves or stop this retarded anti-piracy BS. You are America's only hope.
I have zero intention of ever living in that country, let alone for that long.

[Warsaw]

You might want to avoid the continent entirely, then. Canada is not much better outside of the healthcare system from what I've been reading.

[Pooky]

Ugh, but I don't feel like looking for a new ISP

[cheezdue]

I'm not sure of how this will work. But I read that using a VPN can make the information you see or download harder to notice.

[=sw=warlord]

I'm not sure of how this will work. But I read that using a VPN can make the information you see or download harder to notice.
VPN's are the way of the future.

[Higuy]

so wait does this mean i shouldNt look up p0rn on my phone bcuz thwey r tracking what i see wna dwatch!!1?!!?1

On a more serious note, this is epic BS. If comcast seriously starts doing this too... :|

[Ryx]

so wait does this mean i shouldNt look up p0rn on my phone bcuz thwey r tracking what i see wna dwatch!!1?!!?1

On a more serious note, this is epic BS. If comcast seriously starts doing this too... :|
Why is everybody in America the RIAA's bitches? This shit is stupid, the industry needs to adapt, not the country. Ridiculous reversing and IP laws make innovation impossible, not directly related to this, but in general.

[rossmum]

You might want to avoid the continent entirely, then. Canada is not much better outside of the healthcare system from what I've been reading.
As bad as things may be getting by Canadian standards, believe me when I say that it is fucking utopia compared to the US.

Besides which, I actually give a shit about Canada, being that it is my home. I would like to see the US improve, but it's not really my problem (well, you know what I mean - it's everyone's problem, but not as much as it is for actual Americans), so...

[cheezdue]

VPN's are the way of the future.

I would sure love to set one up just to keep those ISPs from tracking my every move I make.

[=sw=warlord]

I would sure love to set one up just to keep those ISPs from tracking my every move I make.
I already have, it's called being ahead of the curve, there's no point making a VPN after the fact because your login details would also be viewable.

[Matooba]

Honeytrap reveals mass monitoring of downloaders, Bittorrent is being actively watched

Beware BitTorrent also: Anyone who has downloaded pirated music, video or ebooks using a BitTorrent client has probably had their IP address logged by copyright-enforcement authorities within 3 hours of doing so. So say computer scientists who placed a fake pirate server online - and very quickly found monitoring systems checking out who was taking what from the servers. SOURCE (http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/09/honeytrap-catches-copyright-co.html)
Some sites have started a blacklist for torrents to keep from visiting them. It appears there are quite a few of them up monitoring.
IP BLACKLIST UPDATES (http://bluetack.co.uk/forums/)