If Not Overturned, Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many to Lose Internet Access
This problem stems from ISP unwillingness to be categorized as infrastructure, like a phone company. If they were, they could use the same arguments that you can't force a phone company to terminate phone service just because people are using it for illegal activity.<p>But if they were to be classified as infrastructure, they'd lose the lucrative edge they have now, so it's far better in their eyes to lose this fight, aggressively cut off internet access to some of their subscribers, and reap the rewards of a non-regulated service.