Comcast wants 'bill of rights' for file-sharers and ISPs

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NEW YORK (AP)
04/15/08 16:13 EST
By PETER SVENSSON

Comcast Corp., under federal investigation for interfering with the traffic of its Internet subscribers, said Tuesday it wants to develop a ``Bill of Rights and Responsibilities'' for file sharing.

The announcement expands on Comcast's new policy toward file-sharing: It said last month that rather than singling out such traffic and blocking some of it, the company will move toward a system that treats all types the same.

File sharing is mainly used to illegally swap copyright works like movies, but it's also emerging as a cheap way to distribute legal video. One of the companies in this business, Pando Networks Inc., is joining Comcast and supporting the ``Bill of Rights.''

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