Andre Yoskowitz
17 Nov 2012 14:33
By the end of this month, the new "six-strikes" Copyright Alert System will go live in the U.S.
Verizon and Time Warner have outlined their plans for repeat pirates, the first of the cable companies to do so.
Time Warner says they will warn subscribers through popup notifications and eventually restrict browsing by in-browser redirects. Verizon will notify alleged pirates via email and even voice mail, and will eventually throttle speeds.
Both companies are part of the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), which was started by the MPAA and RIAA with the major ISPs in America.
For Verizon, the process will be in three stages. The first two alerts will be via email/voice mail informing the alleged pirates that someone on their connection has been flagged for copyright infringements. In the second stage, a pop up is delivered to users who must read and confirm it before it goes away. After that, actual punishments are a possibility, with throttling of Internet speeds occurring. The throttling is temporary, says the ISP, being lifted after 3 days.
Time Warner will have similar first and second stages, but the punishment stage will completely restrict Internet access, leading users to a Time Warner landing page for a temporary period of time.
The CCI once again stressed the CAS is an education program at its core.