bits.blogs.nytimes.com— Unlike AT&T, Verizon won?t monitor its network to block unauthorized copying. That would violate customer privacy, it says, and would be expensive too.
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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't part of being a "common carrier" that one doesn't check the content of the data carried through the network? That is, a telecom can't be sued for not stopping a crime, even if the planning for it happened over their network, because they're just the carrier.If a company began to monitor for infringing content, shouldn't they then be held liable for the data that they allow over the network? That is, sure, AT&T might stop torrents or whatever, but then couldn't they be sued for allowing, say, child porn to travel over the network, since they're no longer a "common carrier"?
Verizon makes a wise decision in rallying against the MPAA on the issues of Net Neutrality and monitoring customer online activity ... first, it makes a lot less financial sense to have to waste resources in tracking your own customers' online activity, especially on behest of a litigiously involved seriously unpopular fourth party -- second, it would annoy your customers a great deal if you had gone the way of AT&T ... I'm sure AT&T took a profit hit when people decided to switch to their competition over their decision -- third, you don't want the FCC suing you for billions of dollars over breach of ethics violations -- fourth, you don't want the ACLU suing you for fourth amendment violations ... the FISA bill going to be hotly contested and I wouldn't be surprised to see several AT&T executives jailed over it sometime late next year ... // ... all that said, as soon as FIOS is available in my area, you're going to have another happy customer switching over from cable -- *still* waiting for that ...
Regardless of the motive kudos to Verizon. They owe me for blocking the bluetooth data transfers on my Razor. This is what we need. An Isp with a backbone. Someone whos not afraid to say no. Are you taking notes AT&T? You wonder why people are leaving your crappy service. Look at the bright side....less people to spy on!
shellybeeFeb 6, 2008
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't part of being a "common carrier" that one doesn't check the content of the data carried through the network? That is, a telecom can't be sued for not stopping a crime, even if the planning for it happened over their network, because they're just the carrier.If a company began to monitor for infringing content, shouldn't they then be held liable for the data that they allow over the network? That is, sure, AT&T might stop torrents or whatever, but then couldn't they be sued for allowing, say, child porn to travel over the network, since they're no longer a "common carrier"?
ubitendoFeb 6, 2008
Hell yeah sgtpppr -- it's good to see you help these companies out when they're crying!
dtjunkie07Feb 6, 2008
Dugg you up bro. Isnt it great?
avangionqFeb 7, 2008
Verizon makes a wise decision in rallying against the MPAA on the issues of Net Neutrality and monitoring customer online activity ... first, it makes a lot less financial sense to have to waste resources in tracking your own customers' online activity, especially on behest of a litigiously involved seriously unpopular fourth party -- second, it would annoy your customers a great deal if you had gone the way of AT&T ... I'm sure AT&T took a profit hit when people decided to switch to their competition over their decision -- third, you don't want the FCC suing you for billions of dollars over breach of ethics violations -- fourth, you don't want the ACLU suing you for fourth amendment violations ... the FISA bill going to be hotly contested and I wouldn't be surprised to see several AT&T executives jailed over it sometime late next year ... // ... all that said, as soon as FIOS is available in my area, you're going to have another happy customer switching over from cable -- *still* waiting for that ...
bignerdFeb 7, 2008
I was gonna write the same exact thing man. FIOS is a win/win
bmwracer84Feb 7, 2008
Regardless of the motive kudos to Verizon. They owe me for blocking the bluetooth data transfers on my Razor. This is what we need. An Isp with a backbone. Someone whos not afraid to say no. Are you taking notes AT&T? You wonder why people are leaving your crappy service. Look at the bright side....less people to spy on!
affinityFeb 7, 2008
Pretty much. Give it time...
cowsonfireMar 6, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071127-verizon-opens-up-will-support-any-device-any-app-on-its-network.html">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071127-veri ...</a>