ISPs Agree to Scold Users Suspected of Copyright Violations
But service cutoffs not on the table yet
Illegal downloaders could see their Net access slowed, according to a new anti-piracy initiative implemented by Internet service providers at the behest of large copyright owners in the entertaiment industry. Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, and Verizon have all signed onto the new effort, called the Copyright Alert System.
Unlike in past attempts to curb illegal downloading, the new initiative aims to make users think twice before using a file-sharing service like BitTorrent. But the process for making them do so remains undefined.
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