AT&T Copyright Infringement Gets Complicated
December 28, 2018
For as long as we’ve had digital copyright infringement, we’ve had hardliners saying it should be an offense worthy of online banishment. Others have said that is a violation of rights, which has been the most consistent outlook on the sin. However, one major player in the digital sphere is not having it any longer and that could be a major misstep. At least, that’s the view of the Techdirt article, “AT&T Ignores Numerous Pitfalls, Begins Kicking Pirates Off the Internet.”
According to the story:
“Axios was the first to break the story with a comically one-sided report that failed to raise a single concern about the practice of booting users offline for copyright infringement, nor cite any of the countless examples where such efforts haven’t worked or have gone poorly.”
This article discusses how alarming this action is. It’s seen as essentially being the judge, jury, and executioner of online users without a fair treatment. This has become a really disturbing trend for AT&T. Recently, the giant has taken a real stock tumble when they’ve been accused of mistreating Dish subscribers. Looks like rough waters are ahead for AT&T and we’d keep our distance if we were you.
Patrick Roland, December 28, 2018
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