Technology analyst Scott Steinberg fields a viewer question on the latest approach to curbing online piracy: “Internet service providers policing pirates: What is Hollywood smoking? And does anyone really think that this will work?” Not really, suggests Steinberg. Enforcement would be costly and cumbersome, and probably not at all effective — pirates could just easily change their habits to avoid detection, and even if they’re caught, the remedies amount to little more than a slap on the wrist.
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ISPs and the Great Online Pirate Chase
Posted by: Scott Steinberg August 23, 2011 05:00 AMTechnology analyst Scott Steinberg fields a viewer question on the latest approach to curbing online piracy: “Internet service providers policing pirates: What is Hollywood smoking? And does anyone really think that this will work?” Not really, suggests Steinberg. Enforcement would be costly and cumbersome, and probably not at all effective — pirates could just easily change their habits to avoid detection, and even if they’re caught, the remedies amount to little more than a slap on the wrist.