FCC: ISPs can block websites for copyright violations.

[Eric J in MN]

"Nothing in this part prohibits reasonable efforts by a provider of broadband
Internet access service to address copyright infringement or other unlawful
activity."

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-201A1.pdf
page 59


DU was sued by a copyright troll:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/democratic-underground-responds-righthaven

Maybe some slimy ISP will block this website next.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. HIstorically ISP can block any IP for any reason and still cann

Blacklists have been used for years. There are good and bad ones. This is not new in the least

[Eric J in MN]

2. Blocking an IP sending spam isn't the same as blocking a website.

We can currently visit any websites we choose to.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Not always...some ISPs block known hijack sites and other miscreants

They also refuse email and Usenet posts from certain servers. That is their prerogative as network owners. They can also cut off people. These issues have been litigated by spammers and were upheld mostly because they were private networks and not common carriers.

I am not against net neutrality, but it needs to be done in such a manner that those defense mechanisms remain viable. I am clearly against ISPs behaving like Apple and the Iphone/Ipad