To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties2011-07-08 11:22 by DanielaTags: ISP, Internet, piracy
A group of Internet service providers, including Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable, announced Thursday that they will make an effort to protect copyright owners-a.k.a. the entertainment industry-from online piracy. The ISPs will send "Copyright Alerts" to Internet subscribers when their connection is allegedly being used for download of piracy content. If a subscriber receives multiple alerts without responding, ISPs may limit the user's connection speed or block them from accessing the web altogether. These restrictions will not be put forward as law, but rather a series of "best practices" that Internet providers will implement voluntarily. Coalition members said on the call that they will not be pushing for new legislation stemming from this initiative.
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sava700 - 2011-07-08 17:04
They can't stop it.. the ISP's are just going along with it to get the industry off their backs. The day they start DECREASE people's speeds they will drop and go else where then sign back up later under a different name. They do not want to lose business so they will avoid doing anything.
Ya some would change ISPs, others would yell at their kids for what they were downlaoding, and schools could threaten to shut people off.
Its not a fix, but its fair and could slow down piracy a tad, but I doubt it will.
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