Comments on: For once, we should applaud Verizon

Don Reisinger is happy with Verizon for once because of its stance on P2P file sharing services. Will it last?

[istarman]

Wow. I'm very impressed. Not only because an ISP is taking a stance on this issue, but because it's coming from Verizon who's typically known for not being customer-friendly.

[aztec92154]

Excellent move Verizon! Thanks for taking one step closer to being customer-friendly. Thanks for writing this article Don!

[ajhoughton]

Verizon shouldn't be applauded for this! P2P is *overwhelmingly* used for copyright infringement, and by supporting P2P file sharing they're making it worse.

[ajhoughton]

Ah, OK, I overreacted. Verizon says it's only going to work with *legitimate* P2P firms, not file-sharers. Presumably then it's going to throttle traffic for the other P2P networks just like the other ISPs. That wasn't the impression I got when I first read this article.

[zyberwoof]

Verizon shouldn't be applauded for this! The internet is overwhelmingly used for copyright infringement, and by supporting the internet they're making it worse.

* sarcasm *

[ertem0]

A carrier has no business knowing or caring about what bits in the stream mean. They just carry the bits, the content should be irrelevant to them. Strong net neutrality regulation would solve this issue. Just keep the pipe running Verizon, and never mind what's inside it...