ISPs to Ban P2P With New European Telecom Package?

An anonymous reader writes "ZeroPaid is reporting that ISPs could be turned into the copyright police through European legislation that received a number of 'intellectual property' amendments. Many of these amendments can be found here. Judging by the amendments, ISPs could be mandated to block legitimate traffic in an effort to 'prevent' illegitimate traffic. To help stop this legislation, you can check out the action page. Additional coverage can be found on EDRI and Open Rights Group."

Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HORDE"

[HungryHobo]

When WoW stops working because the updates are blocked the Hord and the Alliance might finally put their differences aside to fight a bigger foe!

ISP ESP

[dotslashdot]

So the ISP has ESP for P2P unless you're L33T enough to have L2TP or PPTP?

Re:I guess they still don't get it yet

[Ihmhi]

I really think they are missing the point

Politicians missing the point? I am SHOCKED!

In other news

[Anonymous Coward]

Citizens banned from cities streets in a move to prevent mugging.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[BorgDrone]

And there will probably be at least one guy shouting "LEROY JENKINS!"

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[damburger]

I'm free for raid tonight at 8pm GMT. Bagsie not tanking Merkel.

Re:I guess they still don't get it yet

[ringo74]

But the copyright holders don't know how to surf on the internet anyway, soo.....

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[PackRat Q. Winnebago]

Five bucks says he'll be the one with the bomb.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[Vehlin]

The Judean People's Front?

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[rugatero]

Fuck off! We're the People's Front of Judea.

Re:No way to kill P2P without killing the ISP mark

[robably]

And the thing is, dinosaurs didn't even use toothpaste. That's how far out of whack the laws are with the technology - toothpaste and dinosaurs don't even exist in the same world. How can a dinosaur even attempt to squeeze the toothpaste back in to the tube - the toothpaste is millions of years away in the future, being squeezed out more and more while the dinosaur is powerless to stop it. All it can do is waggle its little front legs and roar in frustration. For all it's mighty strength and razor-sharp teeth, it is impotent in the face of future toothpaste.
And even if it could get to the toothpaste it couldn't even brush its teeth because its tiny arms won't reach its terrible mouth. How the mighty fall - not through asteroid strike or an ice age, but through lack of toothpaste. We have all the toothpaste, here in the future. True, much is gone forever, washed down the plugholes of the past, but the lion's share of the toothpaste is still to come, and we shall spread it far out of the tube, beyond this horizon, beyond the reach of the dinosaurs of the past with their smelly breath and dirty teeth. Yes indeed, my friend - the toothpaste is, indeed, well and truly out of the tube, and the dummies and the desperate can only stand and quiver. Stand and quiver.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[hostyle]

Splitters!

Re:I agree

[Anonymous Coward]

You're a silly sausage.

Glad you agree.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[nano2nd]

Fuck off! We're the Judean People's Front.

Re:The nice thing about music and movies

[huge]

I may even get more work done.

Now if only somebody could ban the Slashdot as well.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[aussie_a]

Fuck off! We're the Front of Judea's People.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[Fred_A]

What has the EU done for us anyway...

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[childprey]

Don't you get it? If you die in Belgium, YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE.

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[emilper]

no matter ... if it will be for defeating this dumb law, probably CCP will keep my account running and training until the end of the universe :-P

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Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[Pvt_Ryan]

I'll be shouting "for COWBOYNEAL" (damn caps restriction)

Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR

[Fred_A]

The Roads.

Ok, granted, but apart from the roads, the education, the water, the open borders, the peace, and the standardised banana sizes, what has the EU *really* done for us ?