var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3131102\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=117661\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-117661-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=117661\">stanfrombrooklyn</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3131102\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T18:30:04-05:00\">November 29, 2007  6:30 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3131102);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3131102');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Does an ISP have the legal right to block or slow down access to certain sites based? Or is it a situation where they can do whatever they want?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3131102, 'stanfrombrooklyn')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3131315\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=130729\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-130729-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=130729\">Cowboys_fan</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3131315\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T18:40:37-05:00\">November 29, 2007  6:40 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3131315);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3131315');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Encryption!</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3131315, 'Cowboys_fan')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3131451\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=69858\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-69858-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=69858\">Buran</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3131451\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T18:45:41-05:00\">November 29, 2007  6:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3131451);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3131451');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c3131102\" rel=\"nofollow\">stanfrombrooklyn</a>: They're carrying out a man in the middle attack and impersonating other people. Last I checked that's illegal.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3131451, 'Buran')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3131733\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">rhombopteryx    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3131733\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T18:56:05-05:00\">November 29, 2007  6:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3131733);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3131733');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/consumer/file-sharing/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent-328022.php#c3131315\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cowboys_fan</a>: <br />Yeah, encryption... because your dealyed or dropped packets aren't slow enough already.</p><br /><p>Ture, while it might stop the ISP from figuring out what's in the packet and therefore <i>maybe</i> stop them from interfering, maybe instead we should be asking \"why do we have to get into an arms race with our own ISP that we pay to carry packets for us?\"</p><br /><p>As <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/consumer/file-sharing/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent-328022.php#c3131451\" rel=\"nofollow\">Buran</a> points out, how about just getting them to do the right thing, rather than the probably illegal thing?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3131733, 'rhombopteryx')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3132318\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=246276\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-246276-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=246276\">r4__</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3132318\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T19:21:01-05:00\">November 29, 2007  7:21 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3132318);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3132318');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c3131102\" rel=\"nofollow\">stanfrombrooklyn</a>: It's being debated right now, actually. The problem is, when they start mucking with traffic they begin to lose the right to claim that they don't know what's being transmitted on their networks, and will then be somewhat culpable for aiding the various crimes that their users may commit.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3132318, 'r4__')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3134104\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=22998\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-22998-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=22998\">axiomatic</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3134104\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T20:25:01-05:00\">November 29, 2007  8:25 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3134104);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3134104');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>My favorite part is when people think the encryption makes the data packet larger. Actually all encryption does is make the transmitting computer CPU and the receiving end computer CPU work a little harder doing the encrypting/decrypting of the payload.(Like 2%, if that!) MTU will still be 1500 people.</p><p>Encryption is good, use it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3134104, 'axiomatic')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3136225\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1460\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1460-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1460\">Ass_Cobra</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3136225\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T21:45:51-05:00\">November 29, 2007  9:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3136225);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3136225');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/consumer/file-sharing/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent-328022.php#c3132318\" rel=\"nofollow\">r4__</a>:</p><br /><p>Absolutely, they start shredding the \"we're just a pipe, like for water ya know?\" defense. Additionally it begins to open them up for damages due to service interruptions. Imagine someone that legitimately uses torrent services to transmit large work-product files...say a graphic designer. Now imagine that person is unable to send an important deliverable because Comcast has been mucking about with their connection. I'm in no way saying it's a slam dunk to prove they did it or prove damages but it certainly edges them a lot closer to taking responsiblity for economic effects of service disruptions.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3136225, 'Ass_Cobra')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3138432\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=105855\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-105855-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=105855\">Papa Midnight</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3138432\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-29T23:45:24-05:00\">November 29, 2007 11:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3138432);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3138432');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c3131315\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cowboys_fan</a>: Encryption doesn't defeat deep packet inspection which Comcast employs. And for the genius about to post the drop RST packets and \"Linux ftw\" crap, congratulations, you just created a useless \"Half-open connection\".</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3138432, 'Papa Midnight')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-3144541\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=6536\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-6536-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=6536\">Rectilinear Propagation</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3144541\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-30T15:39:48-05:00\">November 30, 2007  3:39 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3144541);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3144541');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Has anyone checked Charter using the program? I meant to yesterday and forgot.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3144541, 'Rectilinear Propagation')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-3156930\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">pyloff    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/eff-confirms-comcast-mucks-with-bittorrent.html#comment-3156930\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-12-01T02:17:19-05:00\">December  1, 2007  2:17 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(3156930);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=3156930');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>media one for the win!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(3156930, 'pyloff')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");