In the news today was this article from CNET, which proved quite an eye opener in light of what we've recently been hearing about how offenders may get punished for pirating media online, or they may have their broadband bandwidth reduced.
Almost two years ahead of schedule when ISPs will have to write to offenders, warn about a disconnection and then failure to respond will result in temporarily cutting off repeat pirates, Microsoft's XBOX Live have gone head first and cut off up to a reported 1 million gamers who are suspected to have installed mod chips so to allow pirate games. This is indefinitely too.
It may just be the shock tactic needed to make people follow the rules and do thing legitimately. Or, it may just makes the crooks smarter?
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