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[ NNSquad ] WIRED Blog: Comcast Sued Over BitTorrent Blocking


WIRED Blog: Comcast Sued Over BitTorrent Blocking

Plaintiff Jon Hart, represented by the Lexington Law Group, argues that
Comcast's promises of providing internet connections that let users
"Download at Crazy Fast Speeds" are false and misleading since Comcast
limits downloads by transmitting "unauthorized hidden messages to the
computers of customers" who use peer-to-peer file sharing software. Hart
wants the court to force Comcast to stop interfering with the traffic.

He also wants the court to certify the suit as a class action and force
Comcast to pay damages to himself and all other Comcast internet subscribers
in California.

Full Article: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/11/comcast-sued-ov.html