Controversial Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Plan Starts Monday

A long-expected counter-piracy program that will result in Internet users receiving alerts and potential service disruptions to deter them from illegally downloading content is confirmed to be phasing in Monday with additional roll-outs throughout the week.

The "Copyright Alert System," or CAS, will allow content owners to monitor peer-to-peer networks for illegal downloading or uploading. Content owners can then notify accused users' Internet service provider about the illegal activity, which then alerts the primary account owner on which the activity was detected. CAS is a product of a partnership between Internet Service Providers and the entertainment industry known as the Center for…
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