That is not a dystopian fantasy, but a real possibility raised by a case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday.

“Imagine losing internet access because someone in your household downloaded pirated music.”

  • deathbird@mander.xyzEnglish
    23·
    8 hours ago

    Sony so mad at Cox for not cutting off someone’s Internet for downloading they’ll take it to the SCOTUS, but they won’t even use the frankly abusive laws they already have access to to just sue the end user? What is even going on?

    • Typhoon@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      3 hours ago

      Because those laws aren’t doing enough to scare people into obeying. This is the next step in trying to terrorize people into submission.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 hours ago

      Sony wanted mo money. Yo money wasn’t enough for them. So they got a jury to agree that Cox owes them 1 Billion dollars.

      Let’s all sing about how much we love Corporate Governance.

      Please don’t shut off my internet telecom daddy I’ll drink another Mountain Dew Verification Can!