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Question: How do you feel about isp providers snooping on their customers to check for down loaded content ?

(Posted by: J B on 2007-11-10 15:27:11)

As some of you may or may not know, A T & T and other isp providers have begun to install snooping software on their networks to detect users who may be down loading music and video content !

Posted by: Phade3 on 2007-11-10, 15:34:46

Personally, I think snooping of any kind is wrong ! Music and movie companies for years have gotten by with shoveling sub-par content and now in the past few years consumers have finally found a way to level the playing ground and now the music and movie industry are all upset. I can't remember how many times I bought a music cd only to find it contained one or maybe two good songs with the rest being filler crap and if you wanted the good songs you had to bite the bullet and buy the whole cd. I believe any music or movie that's more than 5 years old should be free for download since I doubt anyone buys old music or movies at a rate that would turn a serious profit.

Posted by: Keith O on 2007-11-10, 15:29:45

G'day J &B, Thanks for your question. Sounds like its time to change ISPs. Regards

Posted by: Johnny on 2007-11-10, 15:36:46

Loading illegal video and music content i could understand however there's a very mixed line on what's illegal and what's legal for downloading. The snooping software is mostly for catching hackers, scammers, etc. as for my opinion on moral issue, the industrie's have put bad sub par entertainment on our plates but now we have ways around that. Now if you have a song you like you don't have to buy the whole CD just the song. Ex: the new napster, urge, etc.