Major ISPs Set To Implement ‘Six Strikes’ Online Piracy Program

[Purveyor]

By Agence France-Presse
Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:39 EST

A new voluntary system aimed at rooting out online copyright piracy using a controversial “six strikes” system is set to be implemented by US Internet providers soon, with the impact unclear.

The program was created with the music and film industry and the largest Internet firms, with some prodding by US government.

The system had been set to take effect late last year but was delayed until early 2013 by the Center for Copyright Information, the entity created to manage the program.

Even though the program became known as “six strikes,” backers say the name is misleading and that it is not aimed at cutting off Internet access for people downloading pirated films or music.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/26/major-isps-set-to-implement-six-strikes-online-piracy-program/

And the computer geeks will have a 'workaround' for this in 3-2-1...

[flamingdem]

1. Not good, you have to PAY to assert your innocence

For the fifth and six offenses, Verizon would “throttle” the Internet download speeds of customers to just above dial-up speeds. Customers could appeal the actions by paying $35 for a review by an arbitrator.

[dballance]

2. I See this Becoming one Huge Legal Battle

If I'm paying Verizon for Gig-Bit service and they throttle me down to Mega-Bit service isn't that breach of contract? Are they arbitrarily modifying my terms of service to make this okay within the service contract I have with them? I'm willing to bet deep in the original TOS that nobody reads before clicking on "agree" Verizon and all the other carriers have clauses that permit them to arbitrarily, without notice, and at anytime modify the TOS though.

I'm going to have to go to the EFF site and see what they say.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. You answered your own question

Most TOS have the "permit them to arbitrarily, without notice, and at anytime modify the TOS though. "
plus they may also add something about downloading now.

I find it esp. interesting they will charge a customer to use the mandated abritator.
well, actually I find it galling.