SonofBaldwin Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties By BEN SISARIO Published: July 7, 2011 Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Cary H. Sherman, left, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, and Mitch Bainwol, its chairman and chief executive. The association was one of the media organizations involved in the agreement with Internet providers. Americans who illegally download songs and movies may soon be in for a surprise: They will be warned to stop, and if they don’t, they could find their Internet access slowing to a crawl. After years of negotiations with Hollywood and the music industry, the nation’s top Internet providers have agreed to a systematic approach to identifying customers suspected of digital copyright infringement and then alerting them via e-mail or other means. Under the new process, which was announced Thursday, several warnings would be issued, with progressively harsher consequences if the initial cautions were ignored. The companies took pains to say that the agreement did not oblige Internet providers to shut down a repeat offender’s account, and that the system of alerts was meant to be “educational.” But they noted that carriers would retain their right to cut off any user who violated their terms of service. The system announced on Thursday involves a series of six warnings that an Internet provider can send to a customer whom the media companies have identified as a possible copyright infringer. The warnings escalate from simple e-mail notifications to, at levels 5 and 6, a set of “mitigation measures,” like reduced connection speeds or a block on Web browsing. As the alerts progress, a customer must acknowledge that he understands the notice. Customers will also have the opportunity to contest the complaint. The effect on consumers, the companies hope, will be more of a deterrent-by-annoyance — rather than the random lightning bolt of litigation that was once the preferred method of enforcement by the recording industry association, one of the parties to the agreement. More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/technology/to-slow-piracy-internet-providers-ready-penalties.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet.1814 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 if anything i can just download music on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Pointless. There's always gonna be a way around it. But it would help record sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 pointless. They took almost every single torrent site host to the court and LOST so if they can't even shut down some torrent sites how is this ish going to solve anything? The interwebz file sharing is based on the "i'm just sharing what's mine" premise so this will do jack shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 The interwebz file sharing is based on the "i'm just sharing what's mine" premise so this will do jack shit *continues downloading Monopoly from Toorgle* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 This is not going to change anything. Best of luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I dont have that worry considering music hasn't been impressive enough for me to even downlaod anyway. Haven't done it in YEARS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 LOL they're doing too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaldwin Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I dont have that worry considering music hasn't been impressive enough for me to even downlaod anyway. Haven't done it in YEARS. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 PS... has Kelly Rowland's album leaked yet? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Illegal downloading will never disappear no matter how hard they try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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