To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties

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I am getting soooo sick and tired of this Big Brother $hit...

So tell me... just how the hell will they know WTF people are downloading??

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By BEN SISARIO

Published: July 7, 2011


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.

In bringing together the media companies and Internet ...