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Verizon Will Reduce Speeds of Repeated BitTorrent Pirates
- diafygi 14y agoI was at the open panel where they talked about this. You can watch it on livestream[1]. Also my raw notes[2]. Basically, I got the impression that Verizon was being forced into this, and they we going to do the absolute minimum that was required in the agreement. One moderator pressured the Verizon guy, asking what happens after 6 strikes and you've been throttled for 2-3 days. The Verizon guy said that that was it and they had fulfilled their contractual obligations. Basically, he was saying that if you survive the throttling, nothing happens after that. The MPAA and RIAA people on the panel didn't seem to like that, and then stressed that they still could do the old-fashioned sue you for damages way if you kept doing it. [1] - http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters/video?clipId=pla_c5770d77-22f2-4a1b-8430-c8fa7cae1b3c http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters/video?clip... [2] - http://pastebin.com/CqEM0D6Y http://pastebin.com/CqEM0D6Y