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   Karl (profile), May 18th, 2010 @ 6:50pm

   
   

   Headlines

   Ha, the headline at the Register is slightly different. And by "slightly different," I mean it reads like it was written by TAM:
   

   Fleeing freetards could yet cause tiddler crackdown

   
   The Register isn't owned by Rupert Murdoch, is it?
   
   I also like how the entire article is apparently a registered trademark.

    

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   Cynyr (profile), May 18th, 2010 @ 6:53pm

   
   

   hmm couldn't you upon reaching 350k customer split the company into 175k blocks, that share space?

    

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   Vic, May 18th, 2010 @ 7:08pm

   
   

   Interesting...

   Say there are two ISPs - one has 500K subscribers of which 10 are DEB breakers, another with 10K subscribers, all of whom (OK, let's say just 50%!) are downloading copyrighted material like crazy. Are they really going to let it slide?

    

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   MadderMak (profile), May 18th, 2010 @ 10:09pm

   
   

   Hmmmm....
   
   1 - Buy Wholesale pipe as Company A (bandwidth for 2-3 million subscribers or whatever)
   2 - Build a toolkit for rapid deployment of a "small" ISP (B
   3 - Deploy ISP Sell Bandwidth A->B
   4 - Deploy ISP Sell Bandwidth A->B
   5...
   6 Profit?

    

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   MadderMak (profile), May 18th, 2010 @ 10:12pm

   
   

   Re:

   Sorry - further thought.. :)
   
   7 Sell toolkit
   8 Use profit to buy Hollywood Studio/Label
   9 Break into pieces and sell to stimulate Indie production
   10 Rinse and Repeat...
   11 Use profits from sales to buy Lobby Groups
   12 Feed Lobbyists to sharks
   14...?
   15 Have Indie studios make shark films?

    

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   Rick, May 18th, 2010 @ 11:20pm

   
   

   Join ISP 1a

   ISP 1a is a non DEA participating ISP who won't kick you offline for using the internet. We are capping our subscribers at 399k persons. After which we will direct you to our partner ISP named ISP 1b. ISP 1b is also a non DEA ISP with similar caps, but rest assured their partner, ISP 1c, is ready to serve you once their cap is met...
   
   (rinse repeat)
   
   Have a nice day.
   
   (anyone else amused the initials for the act are DEA? lol)

    

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   Brendan (profile), May 18th, 2010 @ 11:39pm

   
   

   Re: Join ISP 1a

   "anyone else amused the initials for the act are DEA?"
   
   I assume you mean in the sense of yet another another pointless, un-winnable war against something most people accept?

    

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   Richard (profile), May 19th, 2010 @ 2:14am

   
   

   Re: Re: Join ISP 1a

   With a bit of luck we might get it repealed by the new government - see:
   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8690882.stm
   
   "Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is to pledge the "biggest shake-up of our democracy" in 178 years as he expands on plans for political reform.
   
   The Tory-Lib Dem coalition backs plans for fixed-term parliaments, more elected peers and a referendum on changing the voting system.
   
   Mr Clegg will pledge to restore faith in politics in a speech on Wednesday.
   
   The Lib Dem leader is also expected to call on the public to nominate laws they think should be repealed. "

    

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   Chargone (profile), May 19th, 2010 @ 3:45am

   
   

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   somewhere in there you need the step where you attach lasers to the sharks' heads.

    

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