Comment Re:Worse idea EVER. (Score 5, Interesting) 268
The technology to do real-time deep packet inspection is getting more and more mature. It's possible now for ISPs, if they spend the money, to differentiate P2P, Video, Gaming, VOIP et cetera type traffic in real time using rules more sophisticated than simple IP filters. It is a big investment to install the equipment and software to implement, so the ISPs want to make sure there will be no legal challenges before they start rolling it out any more blatantly.