July 2011
2 posts
8 tags
Ganging Up on Internet Pirates
Wall Street Journal -
Hollywood, Telecom Providers Unite to Target Those Who Share Copyrighted Films, Music
Internet users who share pirated movies and music online may soon be getting an unpleasant surprise: Warnings from their cable and phone providers that detail alleged copyright infringement and threaten to slow their Web connections if they don’t stop.
The new so-called...
9 tags
“The challenge is that consumers will continue to do whatever they wish on the...”
– New York Times - To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties
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... 