How long will it take for Comcast to start installing spyware on their customers computers to monitor the viewing of the content that Comcast owns. Sorry I forgot that Comcast can already monitor what customer download, through deep packet inspection.
What will happen to fair use when the ISP's own the content. Here comes the content filters.
Remember when Sony fought the MPAA over fair use. The Supreme Court decided that Sony had the right to continue to manufacture and sell Betamax Video Recorders. How quickly Sony forgot their position on fair use when they owned the content. Sony decided to fight piracy by including spyware root kit software on their Compact Discs, that automatically installed on customers computers without their knowledge. The purpose was to spy on customers even if they only wanted to play the CD on their computer.
What will happen to fair use when the ISP's own the content. Here comes the content filters.
I'm not sure I understand your fair use concerns. How does your right to legal and authorized "fair use" of content change based on who owns the copyright and distribution rights of the content?
reply to Mr Matt I think you're overreacting simply because NBC already has all of their content lock away in its own walled garden. Set-top boxes are crippled, both in DRM and in features. Hulu uses flash garbage to render a horrible excuse for digital video. Stuff is already locked down.
They have no reason to jump on content filters as they already have controls on the media. And in terms of content filtering, it would be important to remember that Comcast would have to pay to install and maintain them as well (the internet side of Comcast vs the legacy media side).
As for your concerns about content filtering, encrypt your traffic. That's the way everything is going to go anyway. End to end encryption will eventually be the norm the way things are going. That's probably a good thing.
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How long will it take for Comcast to start installing spyware on their customers computers to monitor the viewing of the content that Comcast owns. Sorry I forgot that Comcast can already monitor what customer download, through deep packet inspection.