Will internet service providers be succesful in stopping people from downloading illegal online content?

Question

Will internet service providers be succesful in stopping people from downloading illegal online content?

Answer 1

probably not. anyone can find a way to keep doing it.

Answer 2

no they get money

Answer 3

when did they say they were going to stpop people downloadin illegal content? The news report I read just said that they were going to send the people involved a strongly worded letter

Answer 4

ISP said they do not want to monitor people just give the service to go online.

Answer 5

Yes, because the copyright owners have put a lot of money into lobbying the government and when the government puts pressure on the ISPs they will act.

Answer 6

very vuage... probably not because there is so much traffic on the web it will be virtually impossible to filter it all.

it'll be like napster, they shut it down and someone makes kazza and then limewire... on and on

P.S: It is ilegal so u shouldnt do it anyway

Answer 7

I don't think they can... and if they could I dont think its gonna be anytime soon.

Answer 8

Initially it will stop or at least slow illegal downloading of protected content.  Unfortunate for content owners, there are plenty of people who are very smart that will find an alternate way around any protection plans (including ISP monitoring).  I suspect that encryption will play a larger part in P2P transfers so filtering/monitoring will become difficult or impossible.

** Edit **

Although John D's comments were given "thumbs down", ISPs don't really have an interest in filtering/monitoring content.  If you read a bit about the telecom industries and the legal protections they have you'll start to understand.  ISPs act as an information carrier (similar to telecoms).  Right now ISPs are not responsible for the content passing through their networks, the responsibility falls on the users.  As soon as ISPs start an active role in filtering/monitoring content, they now have a liability on their hands.  A content holder could potentially take them to court if they don't happen to catch a particular file being transferred.  The closer analogy would be to require phone companies to filter conversations that deal with illegal content (i.e drug deal discussion, playing a song over the phone, etc...).

Answer 9

I don't think so.  The criminals always seem to be ahead of company securtiy measures.

Answer 10

Yes - they can easily deter people with the proposed "three strike" warning system.

PS: To those who say it is impossible to track downloads - what century do you think this is? They have got the facilities and the technology to monitor Internet use.

Please refer to the newspaper article from the link below:

Answer 11

Yes, they will just cut you off and you will be blacked by all the ISPs! And don't think for one minute they can't do it. The warnings mentioned is just the start.

Answer 12

I don't think so...they can't put regulations on services for an entity that has no boundaries or limitations.  The content providers are fighting back by creating virus/malware packed software/music/what have you that's been deliberately ripped to bait unbeknownst downloaders.  Its like ant killer for computers.

Still...there will always be debate about the copyright laws and stipulations behind duplicating ownership beyond the original copy.  I think it will be a constant battle that will never end, unless the information becomes FREE...I think thats where the only agreement will come.  

I mean, c'mon...if you can find it, get it, download it for FREE online, who wants to waste their time shelling out of pocket?

Answer 13

Ask yourself one question:

Why would and ISP care what you were downloading?

Internet Service Providers sell you INTERNET! The content that you surf or download has no effect on them.

Its like saying:

Would Ford Motor's be successful in stopping people from transporting drugs in Mustangs?

Yes, drugs are illegal! But what does Ford have to do with drug transporting? It's not their job to stop it.

Same goes for ISP's. Illegal Content is illegal! But its not the providers job to enforce or regulate it.

Answer 14

There is a VERY good chance if they begin to do it from their level.  Every piece of software has some form of signiture.  If the ISP is paid to monitor software going across its routers and is ALSO paid by a company to do something about it, were ALL in a world of hurt.

Just today, one of my Marines said that his son was downloading SIMs 2 and was caught by the DMCA -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA

He received a letter from the DMCA and his ISP.  The dad now has so many days to PROVE that he has a license for it!  The ISP said his account will be suspended unless it was proved that it was an infringement of the DMCA!  

I was REALLY surprised until I read the letter!  The son was using a Torrent site!  Most likely a DCMA torrent!

EDIT - John, do you think Ford wouldnt do something about speeding if they installed a device in the car that would notify cops in the local area what speed you were going and Ford got some portion of the ticket?

Plus, the DCMA is going to come down on the ISPs with fines!

Jim has a VERY good point.  Encryption will remove the ISP as a playing field.  I like that gMail is now HTTPS! ~smiling~  Sting operations of setting up traps though will exist.  But wouldnt that be entrapment?