Comcast censors the Bible

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AP tests Comcast's file-sharing filter

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination_
tests_4;_ylt=Alf7jUPUWXfOtUYue4QQqKEE1vAI

 

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer 53 minutes ago 

NEW YORK - To test claims by users that Comcast Corp. was blocking some
forms of file-sharing traffic, The Associated Press went to the Bible. 

An AP reporter attempted to download, using file-sharing program BitTorrent,
a copy of the King James Bible from two computers in the Philadelphia and
San Francisco areas, both of which were connected to the Internet through
Comcast cable modems.

We picked the Bible for the test because it's not protected by copyright and
the file is a convenient size.

In two out of three tries, the transfer was blocked. In the third, the
transfer started only after a 10-minute delay. When we tried to upload files
that were in demand by a wider number of BitTorrent users, those connections
were also blocked.

Not all Comcast-connected computers appear to be affected, however. In a
test with a third Comcast-connected computer in the Boston area, we were
unable to test with the Bible, apparently due to an unrelated error. When we
attempted to upload a more widely disseminated file, there was no evidence
of blocking.

The Bible test was conducted with three other Internet connections. One was
provided by Time Warner Inc.'s Time Warner Cable, and the other came from
Cablevision Systems Corp. The third was the business-class connection to the
AP's headquarters, provided by AT&T Inc. and Cogent Communications Group
Inc.

No signs of interference with file-sharing were detected in those tests.

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