Starting next week, most US Internet users will be subject to a new copyright enforcement system that could force them to complete educational programs, and even slow their Internet speeds to a crawl.
A source with direct knowledge of the Copyright Alert System (CAS), who asked to not to be named, has told the Daily Dot that the five participating Internet service providers (ISPs) will start the controversial program Monday.
The ISPs—industry giants AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon—will launch their versions of the CAS on different days throughout the week. Comcast is expected to be the first, on Monday.
“ How does it work?
It's an automated “graduated response” system, meaning it slowly ramps up your punishments each time it thinks you're pirating files. The first two times, you just receive an email and a voicemail saying you've been caught. The third and fourth times, you're redirected to some “educational” material, and you'll have to click that you understood it. The fifth and sixth times, it gets serious: Your Internet connection can be slowed to a crawl for a few days.
Then what happens?
Then, well, you've “graduated” from the system. No more alerts. Congrats! The CAS won't hamper you any more. Except the content companies might now try to sue you as a serial pirate. And the fact that you've been cited six times already for copyright infringement will likely be used in court
poor america and their 'freedom'. I am so glad I live in eastern europe. We don't have good politics and economy like you, but we have 0 rules on the internet. I couldn't use my PC without TPB.
And my parents use Time Warner..... I've never downloaded anything illegally, and don't plan to, so it shouldn't be a problem. But if I get accussed of anything, I will be pissed.
well you'd have to learn either Frensch German or Italian, also buying a domicile is very expensive compared to other western countries. Also most Europeans are biased towards Americans being ignorant, self-centered & inadaptable (which might not be entirely based in fiction). So if you're American you might need to overcome some reservations. They won't turn away well educated or financially abt people, but if you're a poor college dropout, they probably won't just let you leach off their social system.
Belgium here, while our copyright lobbyists are just as out of touch with reality as they are in the US, the ISPs tell them to get lost and come back with a court order to reveal someone's data (which rarely, if ever happens). Unlike in the US, our ISPs and our government actually care about our privacy.