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New anti-piracy system will hit U.S. Internet users next week

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Daily Dot | New anti-piracy system will hit U.S. Internet users next week

Starting next week, most U.S. Internet users will be subject to a new copyright enforcement system that could slow the Internet to a crawl and force violators to take educational courses.
A source with direct knowledge of the Copyright Alert System (CAS), who asked not to be named, has told the Daily Dot that the five participating Internet service providers (ISPs) will start the controversial program Monday.
The ISPs--industry giants AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon--will launch their versions of the CAS on different days throughout the week. Comcast is expected to be the first, on Monday.
  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    let us hope, on behalf of the civilised world,it firmly remains in usa
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    • Profile picture of the author glacey
      Originally Posted by hardraysnight View Post

      let us hope, on behalf of the civilised world,it firmly remains in usa
      I hope so too but if it proves to work well in the US other countries might employ it. Hopefully if the major isp providers see a migration to the smaller isps this might make them re-think?

      Even here in the UK I use a Vpn which encrypts any downloads so my isp cant see what is being downloaded and also gives me a choice of using isp addresses in Germany, Holland the UK and the USA. Maybe this would work in the US or would the isp's still penalize if they cant see the content?
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      • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
        Originally Posted by glacey View Post

        I hope so too but if it proves to work well in the US other countries might employ it. Hopefully if the major isp providers see a migration to the smaller isps this might make them re-think?

        Even here in the UK I use a Vpn which encrypts any downloads so my isp cant see what is being downloaded and also gives me a choice of using isp addresses in Germany, Holland the UK and the USA. Maybe this would work in the US or would the isp's still penalize if they cant see the content?
        i had one of them vpn thingies when i was living in china, but they still fully co operated with with dcma whatever it is called.

        they banned my service until i said i had wiped the offending movie off my hard drive

        interstingly they advertise the fact they can over ride laws of the land but feel the need to fully co operate with the fascist dcma or some other inane abbreviation
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I hope this gets killed fast, too - but they are going to move to enact CISPA any way they can - and this is just a little forerunner of what's coming down the pike at us.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Rogers
    Oh flippin' wonderful. I'm on Comcast. I suppose if it's too horrible, I'll revert back to DSL.
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by John Rogers View Post

      Oh flippin' wonderful. I'm on Comcast. I suppose if it's too horrible, I'll revert back to DSL.
      I started boycotting these major services back when Bush was president sometime. They were doing illegal surveillance. Not sure what they got for cooperating, but they didn't stand up for our right to privacy. Later when the lawsuits started coming in, they were given amnesty for it. I quit using any of them. Those little local companies have some awesome customer service anyway and my money stays in the community and helps the locals.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    The Copyright Alerts System (CAS) is set to go live soon. If you're an executive at a major content company like Fox or Universal, you might consider this good news.

    For everyone else, well, it's complicated. The CAS has been in the works for years now—you may have heard it mentioned under other names, like the “Six Strikes” system—so it can be kind of a mess to make sense of it now that it's about to take effect.

    We've put together a quick guide to give you a sense of the new state of the Internet in the U.S.
    Daily Dot | Your guide to life under the Copyright Alerts System
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  • Profile picture of the author John Durham
    I dont see how it would affect me personally thank God, because I only use original material in the first place. Unless the use of website building templates will be affected. But maybe Im missing the bigger picture somehow.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by John Durham View Post

      I dont see how it would affect me personally thank God, because I only use original material in the first place. Unless the use of website building templates will be affected. But maybe Im missing the bigger picture somehow.
      Well, there is NO way this can do ANYTHING unless someone or something sees your data. That can NEVER happen unless they POLL your data.

      1. HIT #1! Are you on the internet as a viewer or provider? If so, it WILL affect you because polling will raise costs and reduce usable bandwidth!

      POLLing ALONE means NOTHING! It must have some sort of VAGUE review.

      2. HIT #2! Your privacy may be at risk, and you could get charges, even FALSE ones.

      Reviews ALONE mean NOTHING! It must have TEETH! They talk of reducing bandwidth, etc.... Obviously, they may shutoff websites.

      3. HIT #3! Your business, freedom, and flexibility may be affected.

      And this is EVEN if you use original content!

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  • Profile picture of the author taskemann
    In 10 years I imagine that the Internet we know today is far gone. All we'll have is a over-regulated web where you can't do anything except reading the news thanks to stupid low-IQ politicians that have NO idea about the subject.

    They'll ruin the Internet as they have ruined everything else on this planet. Trust my words.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Durham
      Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

      In 10 years I imagine that the Internet we know today is far gone. All we'll have is a over-regulated web where you can't do anything except reading the news thanks to stupid low-IQ politicians that have NO idea about the subject.

      They'll ruin the Internet as they have ruined everything else on this planet. Trust my words.
      If you are an offliner who has developed offline sales skills, you will still be in business, and be able to sell services to offline business owners who need to know how to navigate their way through being on the ruined web.
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    • Profile picture of the author rodonet
      Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

      In 10 years I imagine that the Internet we know today is far gone. All we'll have is a over-regulated web where you can't do anything except reading the news thanks to stupid low-IQ politicians that have NO idea about the subject.

      They'll ruin the Internet as they have ruined everything else on this planet. Trust my words.
      A very plausible scenario. That will be a sad day indeed for all of us.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

      In 10 years I imagine that the Internet we know today is far gone. All we'll have is a over-regulated web where you can't do anything except reading the news thanks to stupid low-IQ politicians that have NO idea about the subject.

      They'll ruin the Internet as they have ruined everything else on this planet. Trust my words.
      Not quite right! They are trying to make it ILLEGAL to tell the news if it doesn't fit THEIR world view! So far, they have failed to achieve ALL they have tried, but they keep trying.

      They may decide to get rid of the internet, once they realize that control like they want is impossible. Maybe that is why most of the US was kept away for SO long!

      There IS older technology though that could be merged with the newer to create a more decentralized internet. I don't know if it would ever be as fast. People may have to stop pushing bandwidth as they have. But It HAS been done before! Outside of shutting down human communication, and blocking radio broadcasts, they couldn't block it. Of course people could have stretches with the same equipment and tweak things, etc.... They MIGHT end up having to shut down phone communications.

      Don't forget when china tried to close things up. THEY failed.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author New Comer
    the government hates the internet cause they cant FULLY control EVERY thing that we hear and see on it.

    the world sucks. Im convinced that it will end soon because everything is ****ED up. I hope it does too cause im tired of living in this society honestly. I mean we have it better in the US than a lot of others and Im glad to have the luxuries I have, but as far as how ****ed up and retarded society is....im fed up lol
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Oh, great, YouTube is going to go from bad to worse! I suppose the very funny voice overs, ect from popular movies will disappear as well!

      Looks like professional IM'ers will have to use IP's, to cover their real ISP's, to cut out this crap!

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    Wardriving, lol?
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