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Why should they be forced to intervene? Because they are really the only ones in a position to do so.
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Huh? "They" are a private enterprise, not a law enforcement agency. I doubt very much if they have the ability to do anything about it without a lot of expense. They can report their customers, friends, neighbours and family members etc. and make them change services etc. but what good will it do.
Law enforcement agencies can prosecute these people, but is that a good thing?
Do crimes like child abuse, murder, rape, theft, fraud etc. take second place to internet theft of intellectual property.
Theft of intellectual property is wrong, and I am and have been vocal on that subject.
The idea that the ISP's can and should stop it is even more wrong on so many levels.
- There is much mail fraud/abuse and the postal system is the only one in the position to stop it.
There is much telephone fraud/abuse and the telephone providers are in the only position to stop this.
Both telephone fraud and abuse have gone on for quite a while without the companies/government agencies been held accountable. so why make the ISP's the victim.
It goes against the capitalist ideal of making money as opposed to going out of business
If someone is accused of a crime they should have a right to legal process and most Isp's are not elected judge or jury.
I am sure the OP does not put this at the top of his list and volunteers at homeless shelters and redirects a major part of his income to good causes, hence the holier than though attitude, but even so I doubt his grip on reality.
The only way the Isp's can effectively control the use of their ystems is to assign people to monitor each user (at great cost) or go out of business and save themselves a few bucks
Helen