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True Flight

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Since: 08-21-04

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Posted on 03-02-13 11:35 AM Link | Quote
>.> I think I'm going to wind up with slower internet speeds because of this thing.



Originally posted by From Arstechina

Earlier this week, the Copyright Alert System (CAS)—better known as "six strikes"—finally debuted. Both Verizon and Comcast activated the service on Wednesday.

The new system is funded by a group known as the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), which is made up of five major American ISPs, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It's been in the works for years and may provide a significant change to the copyright infringement policing regime in the United States.

At the end of a series of six alerts, accused infringing customers could have their home Internet connection significantly slowed down. Those accused of infringing can file an appeal for $35. (Here's the CCI's new video explaining the process, as well as its new promo video.)

Both Verizon and Comcast updated their terms of service as of Wednesday, and each informed customers of their participation in six strikes on their websites. (But more than likely, most customers don’t spend much time checking out the corporate homepages of their ISPs.) Ars has reached out to all five of the participating ISPs—AT&T, Verizon, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast. Only the latter responded and agreed to provide copies of actual alerts. (Full disclosure: I am a Comcast customer.)

Charlie Douglas, a Comcast spokesperson, also told Ars that the company already sent out a “small number” of alerts despite this being the first day of Comcast's compliance. Douglas declined to disclose the actual number or the reason that number was being kept secret.

When Ars asked him to confirm that six strikes would not be able to see a potential violation if the user was using a VPN, he responded: “I think you’re right.”

Douglas did provide the language for alerts numbered one, two, four, and five. He has not yet responded concerning why Comcast is unable to provide the actual language for all six alerts or why he chose these particular ones to share with Ars. Comcast has also not shared any technical details of how it serves up an in-browser pop-up alert.


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Posted on 03-02-13 05:04 PM Link | Quote
Yeah! Fuck the consumer!

Times like this I'm glad I have a shitty little local ISP. They're less likely to be bullied into playing along with this bullshit because no one cares. But we'll see; I've heard nothing about them implimenting it so far...
True Flight

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Posted on 03-03-13 11:44 PM Link | Quote
Well I called up AT&T to see if they really did send out any changes in their plan because the consumer is supposed to know if anything in their Terms and Agreement is changed. Turns out that they had no clue what the fuck the 6 Strike System was. O_o
FX

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Posted on 03-04-13 01:45 PM Link | Quote
Now, was it just that rep you talked to, or the company?
True Flight

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Posted on 03-06-13 01:50 PM Link | Quote
a manager... the thing is when i worked at a callcenter if anything changed in policy we were notified right then and there
Xeoman

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Posted on 03-19-13 09:27 AM Link | Quote
Google fiber can't come to my town soon enough! ...
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