Posted by CowboyNeal on Monday May 03, @10:37AM
from the cut-that-out dept.
tm writes "Comcast recently sent out letters to DMCA-infringing customers, informing them of their illegal downloading transgressions. The notice clearly states that Comcast has been asked by the copyright owner, MGM, to notify the individual of their actions and demand that the downloaded file(s) be immediately removed. In addition, the individual must write a return letter, which consists of an explanation and an apology. It appears that if a valid explanation is given, such as 'I don't know how to secure my access point and my neighbors run wild on my connection,' then both Comcast and MGM will be happy. If the explanation is not satisfactory however, they may proceed with fines, termination of service, ect. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and if this will influence other ISPs to go after customers at Hollywood's request."
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/05/03/1315232.shtml?tid=123&tid=158&tid=99

Guess I won't be purchasing Comcast service. As Homer J. Simpson would say, "You just lost yourself a customer!"

Wonder which service the alleged downloader was using? A p2p or Comcast's sh1tty Giganews NG account. Don't get me wrong, Comcast has great DL speed (3 Megs) & they say they've doubled the upload speed (256k) but I haven't seen that increase in speed.

AT & T was so much better, unlimited NG. now I pay for an anonymous service.

Well then it seems like they are getting their way. Coming from Comcast, an ISP that failed to provide notice to one of its customers which was going to be sued by the RIAA, this move does not surprise me at all. Atleast MGM wants a valid explanation, yes there can be a large possibility that your neighbor's kid may be sharing MGM's work, before going ahead with a law suit.

"It appears that if a valid explanation is given, such as 'I don't know how to secure my access point and my neighbors run wild on my connection,' then both Comcast and MGM will be happy."

then this should be as easy as beating a speeding ticket

is Comcast its own company or is it owned by something else?

I use RCN internet with 5 megabits per second wooohoo.

"which consists of an explanation and an apology."


how bout an explanation(i wanted to) and a picture of the offender's middle finger

Comcast, thank GOD I am no longer your customer... don't ever expect me back.