[51283] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Eat this RIAA (or, the war has begun?) - Why not all ISPs?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Golding)
Thu Aug 22 14:52:52 2002
From: "Daniel Golding" <dgolding@yahoo.com>
To: "Rob Healey" <rhealey@onvoy.com>,
"Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.sj.ca.us>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:49:02 -0400
In-Reply-To: <200208221831.NAA25402@benjy.onvoy.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Rob,
Since the recording industry isn't a protected class, we can always choose
not to do business with them. However, I would expect that someone will do
business witht them, in the end, Money talks.
- Daniel Golding
> Rob Healey Said....
>
>
>
> > The RIAA, itself, doesn't use the net for
> > revenew, or, really, much of anything. What few uses they do have
> > could easily be served through disposable dialup accounts. It
> > is the RIAA member companies, such as Sony (one of the biggest
> > offenders), Arista, Geffen, etc. which are getting their revenue
> > through the net. Unfortunately, no provider can defend turning
> > off Sony as a rational business decision. Your customers wouldn't
> > tolerate it or stand behind you on it. (If anyone wants to prove
> > me wrong, I would very much enjoy being wrong on this).
> >
>
> Generic question related to this:
>
> Can ISP's arbitrarily refuse to give service to someone who tries
> to sign up? i.e. if everyone refused to give Sony service could they
> sue on some sort of discrimination/collusion charge?
>
> Do ISP/ASP/*SP's HAVE to provide services if someone knocks on the
> door requesting them or can they refuse for any reason what so ever?
>
> Any armchair lawyers, who play one on TV, have the/an answer?
>
> -Rob
>
