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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:05am

   
   

   Wow so how are they gonna difrentiate betwene ubuntu iso and James brown? Both are "file sharing"?

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   chris (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:06am

   
   

   all file sharing supports terrorism.

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   Repeat after me...

   

   Johnny Lilburne, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:13am

   
   

   Home killing tapes music.

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   I can dream, can't I?

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:18am

   
   

   What would happen if a non-profit alternative to Comcast and Verizon entered the market?
   
   ... maybe one who took a stand against the antiquated policies of exploiting a monopolistic choke hold on internet access.

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:20am

   
   

   Fawk the RIAA, I could care less! They are dead to me, as well as any musician under their radar!
   
   
   Listen up musicians!

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   Ubuntu

   

   Yogi, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:24am

   
   

   is synonymous with terrorism - it is stealing money from Microsoft and Apple , isn't it?

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   Rabbit80 (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:26am

   
   

   How is it possible to determine what is "illegal" content being downloaded without invading peoples privacy and monitoring everything?

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   Dark Helmet (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 6:40am

   
   

   "all file sharing supports terrorism."
   
   Chris, we've been over this before. File sharing does NOT support terrorism. That is a ridiculous claim, stupid on a level that is out of control.
   
   Raporism on the other hand...

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   minijedimaster (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:01am

   
   

   How is it possible to determine what is "illegal" content being downloaded without invading peoples privacy and monitoring everything?

   Thus negating ANY net neutrality they were supposed to have in the first place. Good question.

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    Free Capitalist (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:04am

    
    

    If you had nothing to hide you could haz your neuter-ality.

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    Designerfx (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:08am

    
    

    oh it gets better. Who decides what is "illegal" or not? Oh right, back to DMCA claim equivalents. "filesharing could be illegal, it must be blocked". "web browsing could be illegal, it could be blocked".
    
    
    I also don't get that police approval/requirement thing.

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    Re: Rabbit80

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:28am

    
    

    Do you really the RIAA cares about your privacy?

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    Re: I can dream, can't I?

    

    klink, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:28am

    
    

    the oligarchy would never allow any competition to its monopoly on media transmission, however; a community in one of the carolinas, being fed up w/ high internet and cable prices, started a nonprofit to provide those services as well as VOIP phone to thieir community. they were successful in lowering the costs of these services to their community. i wonder what ever became of that experiment. homeland security and the NSA would view this as the thorn from hell in their sides. if your are interested in helping me research this subject, please e-mail me w/ subject-mediastruggle.
    
    P.S keep in mind all electronic communications are monitered for key words.
    
    klink

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    Encrypted P2P VPN

    

    McBeese, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:33am

    
    

    It's only a matter of time before encrypted P2P VPN links become commonplace in the consumer market, just as they are already in the business world. When that happens, the ISPs will no longer be able to see what their data pipes are being used for.

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    rebrad (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:36am

    
    

    "We Support Net Neutrality, Just As Long As It Includes The Ability For ISPs To Block File Sharing"
    
    Hmm, then it wouldn't be neutral would it and if they can block activity that may or may not be illegal, what else can they block without proof? Can they block "government defined" inappropriate speech, ideas or writing they don't like. Tyrants have no qualms manipulating labels and language to cover it's abhorrent and repressive behavior.

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    Net Neutrality/Not

    

    rebrad (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 7:37am

    
    

    "We Support Net Neutrality, Just As Long As It Includes The Ability For ISPs To Block File Sharing"
    
    Hmm, then it wouldn't be neutral would it and if they can block activity that may or may not be illegal, what else can they block without proof? Can they block "government defined" inappropriate speech, ideas or writing they don't like. Tyrants have no qualms manipulating labels and language to cover it's abhorrent and repressive behavior.

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 8:03am

    
    

    also hurts corn farmers

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    HR3458 - Net Neutrality

    

    PlanB, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 8:18am

    
    

    This is nothing more than big government's attempt to put their hands in the cookie jar of a free market internet. Look for the process of any future internet technologies bog down due to oversized government intrusion. More government = less freedom.

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    ignore the d*mn troll

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 8:57am

    
    

    if you all can't see the intent of that comment, then
    you must have been raised under a certain bridge.
    
    
    let's have you and he go outside and fight!

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    chris (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:10am

    
    

    Chris, we've been over this before. File sharing does NOT support terrorism. That is a ridiculous claim, stupid on a level that is out of control.
    
    not recognizing sarcasm supports terrorism. it's also racist.

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    Re: Repeat after me...

    

    chris (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:12am

    
    

    killing music homes tape.

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    Re: Ubuntu

    

    chris (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:15am

    
    

    is synonymous with terrorism - it is stealing money from Microsoft and Apple , isn't it?
    
    unbuntu is arabic for "death to america".

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    Nathan, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:17am

    
    

    Epic win, Chris!

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    Re: ignore the d*mn troll

    

    Free Capitalist (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:30am

    
    

    You are hereby accused and convicted of Raporism (C&TM 2009 Dark Helmet), failure to heed your own subject-line and failure to submit to bitter, bitter sardony. Your rights to neuter-ality have been revoked pending review by your RIAA appointed judicial and conciliator panel.
    
    Also, I accept your proposed schoolyard match. (sorry Jedi, nothing against you, we have to make an example of these Raporists)

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    Dark Helmet (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 9:46am

    
    

    "not recognizing sarcasm supports terrorism. it's also racist."
    
    Not to mention it also kicks puppies, beats Rihanna's, and gives bailout money to AIG execs.
    
    ...you know, as long as we're hitting all the "he's a bad guy" buzzwords.
    
    Why oh why have I not uploaded the term "raporism" to the urban dictionary yet?

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    Dark Helmet (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 10:16am

    
    

    ....aaaaand done, pending approval..

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 11:28am

    
    

    Net Neutrality has as little to do with neutrality as social/environmental justice have to do with justice. It's just the way liberals use antonyms to describe all their plans. They want to silence opposition, they try to pass laws with names like fairness doctrine, net neutrality, hate crimes bill, diversity rules.

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    RIAA Statements... and Bin Laden

    

    Daemon_ZOGG (profile), Oct 27th, 2009 @ 11:36am

    
    

    Every time the RIAA Mafia Group Inc issues a statement, it's starting to sound more and more like those osama bin laden terror videos. }:>

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 2:23pm

    
    

    Is that like how the "Internet Freedom" bill does the exact opposite?

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    Re: Re: Ubuntu

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 3:06pm

    
    

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqnUOehDiM

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 27th, 2009 @ 3:29pm

    
    

    Ah, I see, so it's actually those liberals' fault now!
    
    Partisan commentators...what would we ever do without you.

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    The Idiot, Oct 28th, 2009 @ 1:55am

    
    

    Here's a fun analogy:
    
    If you support the RIAA, you're a terrorist. You force people to pay for illegal content, and share 'their' files. This is regardless of what it actually is you download. I actually received a nastygram for obtaining NIN's The Slip from Mininova.
    
    They are spreading the terror around.,because they've lost control of the market.

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    chris (profile), Oct 28th, 2009 @ 9:17am

    
    

    that's socialist.

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