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kennyc · 07-07-2011, 08:01 PM

I presume this applies to all forms of Digital Media:

From WSJ

By ETHAN SMITH And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER

Internet users who share pirated movies and music online may soon be getting an unpleasant surprise: Warnings from their cable and phone providers that detail alleged copyright infringement and threaten to slow their Web connections if they don't stop.

The new so-called Copyright Alert System was created by a coalition of major film studios, record labels and Internet-service providers, who agreed to guidelines for identifying and notifying users who violate copyrights.

Among the ISPs that have pledged to implement the new policy are Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc......

more:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...822271148.html

Here's another link since that one seems to be restricted to subscribers:

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/pir...t-system-24420

07-07-2011, 08:01 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Ganging up on Pirates... I presume this applies to all forms of Digital Media: From WSJ By ETHAN SMITH And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER Internet users who share pirated movies and music online may soon be getting an unpleasant surprise: Warnings from their cable and phone providers that detail alleged copyright infringement and threaten to slow their Web connections if they don't stop. The new so-called Copyright Alert System was created by a coalition of major film studios, record labels and Internet-service providers, who agreed to guidelines for identifying and notifying users who violate copyrights. Among the ISPs that have pledged to implement the new policy are Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc...... more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...822271148.html Here's another link since that one seems to be restricted to subscribers: http://www.homemediamagazine.com/pir...t-system-24420 Last edited by kennyc; 07-07-2011 at 09:25 PM.