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The RIAA has petitioned the FCC to pass regulations that would allow ISPs to become copyright cops, spying on customer usage for the copyright holders.
"ISPs are in a unique position to limit online theft," the RIAA claims. "They control the facilities over which infringement takes place and are singularly positioned to address it at the source. Without ISP participation, it is extremely difficult to develop an effective prevention approach."
Digital rights groups disagree. The groups, which include Public Knowledge, the Consumer Electronics Association and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, believe ISPs cannot be made to determine the legality of data transfer, something that should be reserved for law enforcement and the courts.
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"ISPs are in a unique position to limit online theft," the RIAA claims. "They control the facilities over which infringement takes place and are singularly positioned to address it at the source. Without ISP participation, it is extremely difficult to develop an effective prevention approach."
Digital rights groups disagree. The groups, which include Public Knowledge, the Consumer Electronics Association and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, believe ISPs cannot be made to determine the legality of data transfer, something that should be reserved for law enforcement and the courts.
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