I didn't say it was actually going to happen.........it's just
speculation about what's possible if ACTA goes forward (many countries have signed already)
The next step would be signatory countries introducing legislation that increases enforcement........this will be the tough part 'cos there will be more protests and that sort of thing
But
realistically.......if ISP's are to be held more accountable for traffic that is considered criminal activity by law, then what I said is probably more
likely than: every user that downloads pirated material facing criminal prosecution and possible jail (which would just be ridiculous....no system could hope to cope with all that).
It's a worse case scenario from my point of view (based on where I live, which isn't the US).
You're paying for a service, but if you abuse that service and the provider is legally entitiled (and possibly obliged) to terminate that service then it could
possibly happen.
The alternative for an ISP
could end up being that they're prosecuted themselves, especially if they have many users the breaking law(s).
And without internet you should still be able to pay bills, use a bank etc in person........I know I still can