SLSK.......... the real or mythic threat of ISPs cracking down on individual users.

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Okay. Is it now legal for ISPs to monitor your downloads in the USA, and in doing so issue warnings if your downloads exceed a certain size in one 24-hour period? I've heard mumblings of this all over the net, and wondered what else everyone has heard. In other words.... is SLSK safe?

― maria b (maria b), Sunday, 16 March 2003 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

well, for those of us for whom it still takes 24 hours to download one album, we should be safe

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 16 March 2003 17:18 (twenty-three years ago)

what if everything you download is not copyright-protected?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 16 March 2003 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it now legal for ISPs to monitor your downloads in the USA

Thats always been legal.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 16 March 2003 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

i think you're confusing two issues - some ISPs are indeed putting bandwidth caps on their users and warning/charging users more if they exceed a certain amount (i think 5 gigs is standard).

as for monitoring downloads for copyright violations, i don't think that's going to happen unless and until the ISPs are legally coerced into doing it. and given the amount of time and manpower that would take, i don't even think it's feasible.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Monday, 17 March 2003 04:33 (twenty-three years ago)

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