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RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 4th, 2012, 8:03 am
by chemicalxkid
If you have ever illegally downloaded a copyrighted file in America, you should read this.

American ISPs to launch massive copyright spying scheme on July 12 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/15/a ... n-july-12/

"If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music, your Internet service provider (ISP) has been watching, and they’re coming for you.

Specifically, they’re coming for you on Thursday, July 12.

That’s the date when the nation’s largest ISPs will all voluntarily implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users’ bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they will not download copyrighted materials.

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The content industries calls this scheme a “graduated response” plan, which will see Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others spying on users’ Internet activities and watching for potential copyright infringement. Users who are “caught” infringing on a creator’s protected work can then be interrupted with a notice that piracy is forbidden by law and carries penalties of up to $150,000 per infringement, requiring the user to click through saying they understand the consequences before bandwidth is restored, and they could still be subject to copyright infringement lawsuits.

Participating ISPs have a range of options for dealing with customers who continue to pirate media, at that point: They can require that an alleged repeat offender undergo an educational course before their service is restored. They can utilize multiple warnings, restrict access to only certain major websites like Google, Facebook or a list of the top 200 sites going, reduce someone’s bandwidth to practically nothing and even share information on repeat offenders with competing ISPs, effectively creating a sort of Internet blacklist — although publicly, none of the network operators have agreed to “terminate” a customer’s service."

start stockpiling up for the Buzz Drought of 2012.
thoughts about this article?

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 4th, 2012, 2:43 pm
by Mcll
Source: Cnet: http://tinyurl.com/7gvjuet
"Sherman told attendees of the Association of American Publishers' annual meeting that planners had always said that setting up an antipiracy program like this could take a year. He told CNET following his panel that the process isn't as easy as turning on a switch.

"Each ISP has to develop their infrastructure for automating the system," Sherman said. They need this "for establishing the database 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."

The program, commonly referred to as "graduated response," requires that ISPs send out one or two educational notices to those customers who are accused of downloading copyrighted content illegally. If the customer doesn't stop, the ISP is then asked to send out "confirmation notices" asking that they confirm they have received notice.

At that time, the accused customers will also be informed of the risks they incur if they don't stop pirating material. If the customer is flagged for pirating again, the ISP can then ratchet up the pressure. Participating ISPs can choose from a list of penalties, or what the RIAA calls "mitigation measures," which include throttling down the customer's connection speed and suspending Web access until the subscriber agrees to stop pirating.

The ISPs can waive the mitigation measure if they choose and not one of the service providers has agreed to permanently terminate service."


I am kinda reading between the lines on this, that they are moving forward with the plan, but it is not as organized and going to be as effective as they thought. Pretty much slap on the wrist responses. And the ISP's that choose not to participate could have a boom in their customer base. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 4th, 2012, 11:45 pm
by zxz
The global craving for free entertainment is WAY TOO HIGH for one country to do anything about it.

It's Anarchism-by-popular-demand, in effect.

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 7th, 2012, 1:24 am
by twinvessel
and coordinated by the Obama Administration. The same groups have weighed in heavily on controversial Internet policies around the world, with similar facilitation by the Obama’s Administration’s State Department.
Yeah, fuck Obama

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 7th, 2012, 4:37 am
by SlvtPig
homagawd gurlll

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 7th, 2012, 6:08 am
by Agony-Ecstacy
That will be in America (USA) or America (Continent) ? Fuck!

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 8th, 2012, 12:48 am
by chemicalxkid
Agony-Ecstacy wrote:That will be in America (USA) or America (Continent) ? Fuck!
On July 12th, the USA's internet... The plan looks like soon it will spread to an international level however...

http://torrentfreak.com/the-lengthening ... ce-120506/

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 8th, 2012, 5:34 am
by Agony-Ecstacy
hmm...will be difficult control people 4 government and all that...in my opinion i dont think that this will be seriously but well...wait...wait... thanks 4 reply :-)

Re: RIP THE (AMERICAN) INTERNET: JULY 12, 2012

Posted: May 8th, 2012, 6:50 pm
by triage
al gore did not invent the internet for this shit.