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How about total lockdown
It could be worse.
How about if all the content authors and patent holders got together and formed an alliance. They would fund it of course. Lets call it operation content authentication (OCA)for now. OCA would be a lot like the BSA guarding IP.

The OCA could purchase equipment and install it alongside the ISP's equipment. This would cost the ISPs nothing but would be a revenue stream for them. The ISPs wouldn't have to maintain them. The OCA would hire personnel to do it for them.

All the equipment would have to do is to monitor all outgoing packets 1-65535 ports and autoclamp on any infringing file. If it is encrypted, without key 127.0.0.1. With a key if legit it would be allowed thru, if not 127.0.0.1. Since everyone connects to the internet thru an ISP, there would be no way around it. All ISPs will want the legit seal of approval plus some revenue.
If I were them, I would start installing this equipment on broadband first.

If you continue to try to upload files, a time stame with your ip address will be forwarded to the authorities. The first 5 will be mulligans before it gets sent on. Fines of $200 dollars at first should deter most.
Posted by: osreinstall   Posted on: 02/10/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Pirates Will Simply Encrypt The Content (DUH, NT)  jnonneman | 02/10/05
If encrypted send to 127.0.0.1 wiseguy - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
So now they'll be able top block all encrypted files?  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Needing the key to unencrypt  voska | 02/10/05
What if...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Like I said, doable but a pain  voska | 02/10/05
Learn some crypto before spouting off...  Jomo_z | 02/10/05
Sounds interesting..  d_jedi | 02/10/05
Illegal to make you own justice  Mectron | 02/10/05
This is what I've been talking about  NonZealot | 02/10/05
Im not so sure of it's accuracy  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
Fair Use  htotten | 02/10/05
Yes, I know fair use was already in  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
And yet..  Jeff Spicoli | 02/10/05
I don't sympathize with infringers either  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Censorship? Where?  NonZealot | 02/10/05
Huh?  Jeff Spicoli | 02/10/05
But it's more than that  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
This is how I see it  voska | 02/10/05
I wouldn't mind that either  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Ever Heard of Encryption  AcidTest | 02/10/05
Smudged fingerprints and data packing  FilledOut | 02/10/05
sslMule, Here We Come!  jnonneman | 02/10/05
Not quite  NonZealot | 02/10/05
The obvious answer to that...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
And anyway...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Criminal buy they power.  Mectron | 02/10/05
How about total lockdown  osreinstall | 02/10/05
The Supidiest Idea ever!  Mectron | 02/10/05
Great idea if you own copyright. - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
I agree  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
They have ruled that ISPs can view email - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
Not in my country  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
Will OCA crackdown on book piracy?  GreatInca | 02/14/05
It'll work on Kazaa and may on BT, but will be difficult on Emule.  GreatInca | 02/14/05

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