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The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access (slate.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by RegularJoe@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"Imagine losing internet access because someone in your household downloaded pirated music."

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[–] Prox@lemmy.world 110 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm gonna go to businesses I don't like, hop on the Wi-Fi, and pirate from all the most obvious trackers.

[–] ChaosSpectre@lemmy.zip 51 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This seems like the best strategy realistically. If scotus makes it everyones problem, then make it a problem for those with the most to lose from losing internet access.

Starbucks in particular would have a bad time lol

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They wouldn't though, large businesses see no consequences from laws that you and I would see consequences for.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then you get your pirated content with no worry, for once I seethis as a win win!

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Naw, they will figure out how to target you specifically.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, then it just becomes a defacto situation of the content creation companies (Disney, Sony, etc) owning the telecom companies. So you will truly be a single content household, like a Disney Household or a Paramount Household.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

... And Sean Kennedy's listener licence becomes just a little closer to reality.

(I know that no one knows who that is, but Tales From the Afternoon was ironically prophetic and well ahead of it's time. Unfortunately I'm one of a very few people who knows who he is lol)

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Great sentiment but we all know a business will get a pass for this just like when Meta got busted torrenting all those books and were told its okay because they're using it to train their AI.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

only one way to find out!

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that the conclusion? I thought that's still under investigation. I remember reading about it months after the first reports.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

It intentionally got buried in legal, it's likely going to take 10 years and end up as a settlement out of court

[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Selective enforcement.