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	<title>Comments on: ISPs &#8211; Copyright Cops?</title>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://brianrowe.org/IMT550/2010/02/07/isps-copyright-cops/comment-page-1/#comment-219</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Should ISPs be forced to police the internet? NO

Should ISPs be allowed to police the internet? Depends on the circumstance..

I agree that ISPs should work together with the FCC on enforcing net neutrality but ISPs should have every right to cut people off the internet especially if that user has been shown to generate abnormal amount of traffic due to their downloading habits and it effects the performance of the network and other users.

The reason I argue this is from personal experience being a Comcast user in a neigborhood in which certain people were causing the degradation of the network performance because of their activities.

Upholding net neutrality in this case would due harm to the company and other consumers.

Companies invest huge amounts of $$$ in their network and so they must have a right to protect it and ensure quality of service for other users.

I just wanted to point this out because we have focused greatly on anti-policing and at times view ISPs as bad people but there are certain circumstance where they need to do what they need to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Should ISPs be forced to police the internet? NO</p>
<p>Should ISPs be allowed to police the internet? Depends on the circumstance..</p>
<p>I agree that ISPs should work together with the FCC on enforcing net neutrality but ISPs should have every right to cut people off the internet especially if that user has been shown to generate abnormal amount of traffic due to their downloading habits and it effects the performance of the network and other users.</p>
<p>The reason I argue this is from personal experience being a Comcast user in a neigborhood in which certain people were causing the degradation of the network performance because of their activities.</p>
<p>Upholding net neutrality in this case would due harm to the company and other consumers.</p>
<p>Companies invest huge amounts of $$$ in their network and so they must have a right to protect it and ensure quality of service for other users.</p>
<p>I just wanted to point this out because we have focused greatly on anti-policing and at times view ISPs as bad people but there are certain circumstance where they need to do what they need to do.</p>
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		<title>By: Vivek Venkatramani</title>
		<link>http://brianrowe.org/IMT550/2010/02/07/isps-copyright-cops/comment-page-1/#comment-138</link>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Venkatramani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I feel that the FCC should work with the ISP&#039;s to ensure the enforcement of net neutrality.  They should try and ensure that everyone has access to the content available online without any discrimination made against them.  The FCC should set basic guidelines and get all the ISP&#039;s to follow them uniformly. Also like their chairman has been trying to get the net-neutrality principles to be incorporated. 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/172371/fccs_net_neutrality_plan_draws_fast_fire.html

Though they should not have the rights to ban anyone because as my case highlights they alone aren&#039;t in the best position to answer the question of whether a certain individual violated any principles of copyrights while accessing data. Thus the only harm in allowing only the FCC to do this would be people not getting a just decision made.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel that the FCC should work with the ISP&#8217;s to ensure the enforcement of net neutrality.  They should try and ensure that everyone has access to the content available online without any discrimination made against them.  The FCC should set basic guidelines and get all the ISP&#8217;s to follow them uniformly. Also like their chairman has been trying to get the net-neutrality principles to be incorporated. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/172371/fccs_net_neutrality_plan_draws_fast_fire.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/172371/fccs_net_neutrality_plan_draws_fast_fire.html</a></p>
<p>Though they should not have the rights to ban anyone because as my case highlights they alone aren&#8217;t in the best position to answer the question of whether a certain individual violated any principles of copyrights while accessing data. Thus the only harm in allowing only the FCC to do this would be people not getting a just decision made.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian Rowe</title>
		<link>http://brianrowe.org/IMT550/2010/02/07/isps-copyright-cops/comment-page-1/#comment-122</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rowe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What role should the FCC play in enforcing net neutrality?  

Are their any harms to having the FCC regulate this?</description>
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<p>Are their any harms to having the FCC regulate this?</p>
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		<title>By: Nick Malone</title>
		<link>http://brianrowe.org/IMT550/2010/02/07/isps-copyright-cops/comment-page-1/#comment-74</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick Malone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>oh man, I love that comic.  Seriously, all this copyright stuff is getting seriously out of line.  I value the protection of intellectual property, but let&#039;s get realistic about this.  I don&#039;t think mix tapes and happy birthday are really hurting anyone.  And more to the real point, who&#039;s rights are we protecting anyway.  These IA conglomerates like the RIAA and ASCAP (ass caps) are doing far more harm than good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh man, I love that comic.  Seriously, all this copyright stuff is getting seriously out of line.  I value the protection of intellectual property, but let&#8217;s get realistic about this.  I don&#8217;t think mix tapes and happy birthday are really hurting anyone.  And more to the real point, who&#8217;s rights are we protecting anyway.  These IA conglomerates like the RIAA and ASCAP (ass caps) are doing far more harm than good.</p>
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