File Sharers, Get Ready For Copyright Violation Warnings

sfluxe.com 13 Oct '12, 10pm

File Sharers, Get Ready For Copyright Violation Warnings - San Francisco Luxury News

After a series of delays, the Center for Copyright Information’s has a launch date. Starting on November 28, AT&T, Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner and Verizon will start sending out warnings to users who download copyrighted material without authorization. But don’t quit those Torrent networks just yet. The CCI is a partnership between the Recording Industry Association of America, Motion Picture Association of America, and the major Internet service providers in the U.S. Under the group’s Copyright Alert System , Internet users who download unauthorized material will receive a series of messages explaining that it’s illegal to do so and encouraging them to stop. Initial concerns that the system could lead to users being cut off from the Internet appear to be unfounded. It’s really about educating (okay, scaring) people rather than punishing them. “Alerts will be non-pun...

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