[citation][nom]sstym[/nom]The responsibility of the ISP should be similar to that of a landlord. If you weren't aware of your tenant's illegal activities, you shouldn't be liable for them. If you know some your tenants are doing that kind of thing, evict them.The party accusing the subscriber should have to prove the subscriber behaved illegally, but if they are also planning to hold the ISP liable, they should have to prove that the ISP blatantly ignored the activities the subscriber.[/citation]
I hate posting repeatedly on the same story, but I have to respond to this. A landlord owns the property, whereas the internet is not owned - but you and I pay to get access to it. Legally speaking, there is distinction between those two things. The ISP job is to provide its customers with a service, and that service boils down to enabling me to connect to whatever content I desire to reach. In this case, why aren't the police retifying a law which states that the ISP is held responsible for one of their custmoers' child porn download, or bomb building instruction downloads? Come on, let's think clearly here.