| If you don't get you way, SUE! SUE! SUE! This kind of crap only lines the pockets of the lawyers on both sides. The consumer will get almost nothing and probably some clearly defined monthly caps that are pitiful. Comcast will get a big bill from their lawyers and later pass that cost on to their customers.
All some some guys who are Linux ISO collectors can continue to trade rare and hard to find ISOs. |
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| comcast never sees a bill from their Lawyers. They have a legal team and department like ever other company their size.
The most anyone will see is maybe a coupon for free service for so many days. |
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| said by hottboiinnc:comcast never sees a bill from their Lawyers. They have a legal team and department like ever other company their size. And like almost every company their size they frequently hire outside specialized counsel under certain circumstances. So there is no guarantee here that in house counsel will be all that is used.
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Boston, MA | reply to battleop
said by battleop:This kind of crap only lines the pockets of the lawyers on both sides. The consumer will get almost nothing and probably some clearly defined monthly caps that are pitiful. Comcast will get a big bill from their lawyers and later pass that cost on to their customers. SO the better alternative is to just take it on the chin when your contractual rights have been violated? The plaintiff didn't create the cause of action.
said by battleop:All some some guys who are Linux ISO collectors can continue to trade rare and hard to find ISOs. Why not just say they're copyright infringers, or child-porn downloaders? "ISO collectors" doesn't marginalize them nearly enough, obviously no one "normal" would take advantage of the capacity promised to them. |
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Long Beach, CA
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said by battleop:This kind of crap only lines the pockets of the lawyers on both sides. The consumer will get almost nothing and probably some clearly defined monthly caps that are pitiful. of course it does, but in a case like this it's the principle. This is the only way the little guy can fight the greedy corporations.
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San Francisco, CA | reply to battleop
This lawsuit FUD is starting to sound like a talking point. |
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Unless their in house legal team works for free they are paying their lawyers. |
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Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to vpoko
said by vpoko:Why not just say they're copyright infringers, or child-porn downloaders? "ISO collectors" doesn't marginalize them nearly enough, obviously no one "normal" would take advantage of the capacity promised to them. I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. |
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| said by patcat88:said by vpoko:Why not just say they're copyright infringers, or child-porn downloaders? "ISO collectors" doesn't marginalize them nearly enough, obviously no one "normal" would take advantage of the capacity promised to them. I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. Why? Just to use up bandwidth to show the man how cool you are?
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kudos:1 | said by fAcEtIOUs:Why? Just to use up bandwidth to show the man how cool you are? I pay for the service. Its my right. |
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| said by patcat88:said by fAcEtIOUs:Why? Just to use up bandwidth to show the man how cool you are? I pay for the service. Its my right. Exactly..
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vpokoPremium
join:2003-07-03
Boston, MA | reply to battleop
Yup, and they're doing it with all of the revenue they're making, some of it due to their shady business practices. You don't think Comcast knew they might be sued for implementing caps without disclosure. They knew how much they'd make and how much any potential lawsuits would cost them, and they went ahead with the plan. They made the bed, now they have to sleep in it. |
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Re: If you don't get you way, SUE! SUE! SUE! said by patcat88:said by fAcEtIOUs:Why? Just to use up bandwidth to show the man how cool you are? I pay for the service. Its my right. I paid for my car, which has a speedometer that goes to 150.
is it my right to drive on the highway @ 150 MPH? |
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said by patcat88:said by vpoko:Why not just say they're copyright infringers, or child-porn downloaders? "ISO collectors" doesn't marginalize them nearly enough, obviously no one "normal" would take advantage of the capacity promised to them. I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. Bluray Linux ISO's? Why? Are there linux distro's that are that big? |
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Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by LeftOfSanity:said by patcat88:said by vpoko:Why not just say they're copyright infringers, or child-porn downloaders? "ISO collectors" doesn't marginalize them nearly enough, obviously no one "normal" would take advantage of the capacity promised to them. I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. Bluray Linux ISO's? Why? Are there linux distro's that are that big? You must be new here. |
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join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | reply to LeftOfSanity
I would think a better analogy would be more like this: you pay for your car (or perhaps a lease?), are promised that it can go 150 MPH, but can only drive it a certain numbers of miles per month or you lose the car. |
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Minneapolis, MN
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said by patcat88:I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. Enjoy it while you can, I guess. It will soon become cost prohibitive to do so.
Don't worry though, I'm sure the folks who download heavily and indiscriminately ("Because they can!") had no role in driving companies to shift their policies. |
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vpokoPremium
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Boston, MA | said by espaeth:said by patcat88:I download 40 bluray Linux nightly ISOs a day. I am not doing anything illegal. Enjoy it while you can, I guess. It will soon become cost prohibitive to do so. Don't worry though, I'm sure the folks who download heavily and indiscriminately ("Because they can!") had no role in driving companies to shift their policies. That's no threat. I'd rather companies be up front with what they're giving you - even if that means it's no longer "unlimited". Once the price is up-front, then the market can decide what it wants (even in this less-than-competitive industry). The problem with caps isn't the caps, it's the lack of up-front disclosure. |
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| comcast does not state their service is unlimited. Not many ISPs do anymore. |
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