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Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy (arstechnica.com)
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[–] PanaX@lemmy.world 249 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Based on that logic, ammunition and arms manufacturers should be held liable for damages as well.

[–] compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 145 points 1 day ago

Yes, but that would mean that logic has any bearing on what the Supreme Court decides to do

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 32 points 23 hours ago

The US has a law to limit the liability of gun manufacturers.

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a U.S law, passed in 2005, that protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. Both arms manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, criminal misconduct, and other actions for which they are directly responsible. However, they may be held liable for negligent entrustment if it is found that they had reason to believe a firearm was intended for use in a crime.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

More like, if you steal something you are banned from using roads and sidewalks and doors.

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Gonna be a lot of issues that come from this. Legally speaking. It's already on the books that an IP address doesn't represent a single person... so I'm not terribly clear on how they plan to enforce this even if it were to pass.