http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Hey, for the million people who will get $16 out of this, this is their way to... oh, FBI... jail... shit, will that $16 get me out of jail?]]>Dec 25th 2009 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/There are legal P2P's out there. Like getting the latest build of Ubuntu or non-copywritten videos.]]>Dec 25th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Yeah but Ubuntu sucks so much, it SHOULD be illegal.]]>Dec 25th 2009 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Tool]]>Dec 25th 2009 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Our star fighters can't repel fire of that magnitude!]]>Dec 25th 2009 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Oh Admiral Ackvar isn't it always a trap? ]]>Dec 26th 2009 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
I could be wrong but I am sure it should read $16 cheque instead of check in the article. Not that I want to be fussy or anything though.]]>Dec 26th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Only 1 person has been convicted for using P2P so far, so I wouldn't worry about it. Then again, I think he had to pay like $30,000 for each file.]]>Dec 26th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/they give you "powerboost"
yet, they throttle your internet..
am i wrong? anyone care to explain this to me?]]>Dec 25th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Haha yea that's what's been going through my mind too...]]>Dec 26th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/

i always found that ironic too. i called comcast before and asked them why they were throttling my connection and the only response i got was, "throttle? like that of a car?"]]>Dec 26th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Pronunciation: \'krap\
Function: noun, vulgar slang
Etymology: Old French crappe, Medieval Latin crappa
1 : excrement
2 : of cheap or second-rate quality

Definition: comcast out
Pronunciation: \'krap out\
Function: verb
1 : to fail to function properly
2 : to defecate on one's users with joy]]>Dec 26th 2009 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/I agree I hate and despise comcast and have tried to no success to get my mother to switch to satellite, since comcast out here is really buggy; and over priced for the shit service you get. My picture goes out/ buggy at least ten times a day, and it's like playing Russian roulette with the on-demand feature, will it work or won't it? Though i have yet to really experience the slow-down in speed for my internet and i loves me my naruto fansubs.]]>Dec 26th 2009 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.p2pcongestionsettlement.com/index.htm

the site to claim your cash money

y'all gonna have to wait till January 4]]>Dec 25th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
My god, if i can uprank you any further I would.

I wish engadget would develop a system that if a comment got enough upranks, and was so awsome, the comment would automatically change to courier new and increase font size to 72, and the little strip that says highest ranked would change to say "THE BEHEMOTH". ]]>Dec 25th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
im going to go ahead and second this guys idea of what engadget should do about the ranking of comments...]]>Dec 26th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/a hearty third from me]]>Dec 26th 2009 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the lawyers cut was a little more than $16. Seriously there should be limits on this shit, like no more than 10% of the total settlement or something for the lawyers. They're the only parties that truly benefit from these suits.]]>Dec 25th 2009 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
It's not like the people filing the lawsuit didn't know what they were going to get and what the lawyers would be getting if they won.]]>Dec 25th 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/A settlement of a mere 16 million and a statement of 'no wrongdoing' I'd describe as losing, and those lawyers that signed that settlement should be fired, since if a company like comcast is willing to settle it means you got them by the balls and then it's not a good time to say "you know what? Let's settle where you pay us a dime and we agree to claim you didn't do anything wrong".
]]>Dec 26th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Somehow I get the feeling the lawyers made off with more than 1.6 million out of this deal. isn't the normal cut around 30-40%?]]>Dec 26th 2009 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
You must be a lawyer.]]>Dec 26th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Do any of you guys realize that if you imposed such rules, that lawyers probably wouldn't even do this in the first place? Then all you have is an unlikely hope that the FCC will save you. Law firms aren't charities, they're businesses just like everyone else.]]>Dec 26th 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Maybe I'm just picking hairs, but what about a nice SVG file? Vectors are where it's at.

-Brian]]>Dec 26th 2009 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 25th 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/What?! That's not how free-market Capitalism works. Shame on you for trying to take money away from businesses.

/sarcasm ]]>Dec 26th 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
Corporate collusion with big government that ensures such monopolies stay intact and such unfair rules can be imposed are aspects of an unfree society. ]]>Dec 26th 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/
We are screwed whether we have ComCrap Cable or Internet service or not.

.]]>Dec 26th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/16-million-settlement-over-comcasts-p2p-throttling-nets-the-af/Dec 26th 2009 10:13AM