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Originally Posted by Lasereth
I definitely don't agree with P2P and torrent blocking but you gotta see it from their perspective. What are most P2P and torrent apps used for? Breaking the law. That's a fact. ISPs letting these applications run unhindered are letting their users break the law and they can get in trouble for that. I do think that it is going overboard to block them completely because you haven't been charged of the crime yet but it does seem sort of odd to let people break the law just because they're not doing it "in person," but behind their monitors instead.
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Why would most people buy high-performance sports cars? To drive faster than the speed limit. That's a fact. So do we ban sports cars?
I'm not saying that you are advocating for Comcast; I'm only illustrating a point.
Comcast is not limiting P2P because they are afraid of "getting in trouble" they are doing it because they are a media company (Cable) and their bottom line is hurt by people downloading movies rather than subscribing to premium channels (HBO, Cinemax etc.). Plus, there is more than likely pressure from the RIAA/MPAA ... probably in the form of higher rates for those same premium channels and the music channels.
I still use Comcast 'cause it's the only game in town besides DSL (which is terrible in my region). However, I did cancel the cable TVV part because there was never anything good on anyway--and I made it clear as to WHY I was canceling.
I'm still waiting for FiOS to get here ... come on Verizon.