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 ·AT&T Southwest
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October 4th, @08:29PM
| reply to Ahrenl
Re: So
said by Ahrenl  :There are no laws for what content AT&T can allow on their networks. In fact, as long as they have universal carrier status, they're not even responsible for illegal content on their network. The only issue is that filtering content might remove their universal carrier status, thus making them libel for illegal content. But, under law, they can block ANYTHING they want. They could make it so that customers could ONLY get to the ATT.net portal if they chose. but 2 questions/statement,
(1) ISN'T it against the FCC law or rule or (just an "unserstanding among the entertaiment/ broadcasting (TV) industry, that no SMUT.(xxx) will be broadcasted over the airways?
2 WHY shouldn't I be allowed to (IF i am paying for a service, (ie stars,time warner Directv,ect) be able to recorded the movies that are shown (for my own private collection) & burned onto a dvd?
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Ahrenl
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North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| The airways are a public network, leased out by the government for that specific purpose. The FCC also has indecencies laws (which are really just censorship) that allow them to levy fines for what some magical power decides is indecent. But now you're talking about TV.
Why? Because fair use was changed when they bought and paid for the DCMA. (or is it DMCA?) Anyway, what does that have to do with pirated content? YOU'RE not recording it, someone else is. |
