ZT: ISP may police your download/upload record (for US)
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US ISPs become 'copyright cops' starting July 12
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other Internet service
providers (ISPs) in the United States will soon launch new programs to
police their networks in an effort to catch digital pirates and stop illegal
file-sharing.
Major ISPs announced last summer that they had agreed to take new measures
in an effort to prevent subscribers from illegally downloading copyrighted
material, but the specifics surrounding the imminent antipiracy measures
were not made available. Now, RIAA chief executive Cary Sherman has said
that ISPs are ready to begin their efforts to curtail illegal movie, music
and software downloads on July 12.
“Each ISP has to develop their infrastructure for automating the system,”
Sherman said during a talk at the annual Association of American Publishers
meeting, according to CNET. Measures will also be taken to establish
databases “so they can keep track of repeat infringers, so they know that
this is the first notice or the third notice. Every ISP has to do it
differently depending on the architecture of its particular network. Some
are nearing completion and others are a little further from completion.”
Customers found to be illegally downloading copyrighted material will first
receive one or two notifications from their ISPs, essentially stating that
they have been caught. If the illegal downloads continue, subscribers will
receive a new notice requesting acknowledgement that the notice has been
received. Subsequent offenses can then result in bandwidth throttling and
even service suspension.
The news comes shortly after the closure of file-sharing giant Megaupload
and increased pressure on other networks thought to be major hubs for the
illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. Some studies show that these
measures have had no impact on piracy, however, so organizations like the
RIAA have been lobbying for ISPs to intervene and develop systems that will
allow them to police their networks and directly address subscribers who
illegally download copyrighted content.
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other Internet service
providers (ISPs) in the United States will soon launch new programs to
police their networks in an effort to catch digital pirates and stop illegal
file-sharing.
Major ISPs announced last summer that they had agreed to take new measures
in an effort to prevent subscribers from illegally downloading copyrighted
material, but the specifics surrounding the imminent antipiracy measures
were not made available. Now, RIAA chief executive Cary Sherman has said
that ISPs are ready to begin their efforts to curtail illegal movie, music
and software downloads on July 12.
“Each ISP has to develop their infrastructure for automating the system,”
Sherman said during a talk at the annual Association of American Publishers
meeting, according to CNET. Measures will also be taken to establish
databases “so they can keep track of repeat infringers, so they know that
this is the first notice or the third notice. Every ISP has to do it
differently depending on the architecture of its particular network. Some
are nearing completion and others are a little further from completion.”
Customers found to be illegally downloading copyrighted material will first
receive one or two notifications from their ISPs, essentially stating that
they have been caught. If the illegal downloads continue, subscribers will
receive a new notice requesting acknowledgement that the notice has been
received. Subsequent offenses can then result in bandwidth throttling and
even service suspension.
The news comes shortly after the closure of file-sharing giant Megaupload
and increased pressure on other networks thought to be major hubs for the
illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. Some studies show that these
measures have had no impact on piracy, however, so organizations like the
RIAA have been lobbying for ISPs to intervene and develop systems that will
allow them to police their networks and directly address subscribers who
illegally download copyrighted content.
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| 本那比經略 | 無題 希望加拿大的ISP不要跟進啊。。。:rol:
2012-03-21 11:33:06 | 引用 |
