Copyright Alert System (CAS)
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The House Votes in Favor of Disastrous Copyright Bill - 26 octobre 2019
It’s Not Too Late : The Senate Can Still Stop the CASE Act
The House of Representatives has just voted in favor of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) by 410-6 (with 16 members not voting), moving forward a bill that Congress has had no hearings and no debates on so far this (...)
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Today : Tell Congress Not to Pass Another Bad Copyright Law - 18 octobre 2019
Today, Congress is back in session after a two-week break. Now that they’re back, we’re asking you to take a few minutes to call and tell them not to pass the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act. The CASE Act would create an obscure board inside the U.S. Copyright Office which would be (...)
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Cox Communications Sued For Not Disconnecting Pirates - 28 novembre 2014
Cox Communications, one of the largest telecoms companies in the U.S., is being sued by a pair of music publishers for refusing to disconnect persistent music pirates. Evidence in the case is being provided by Rightscorp, who say that ISPs lose their safe harbor protections if they fail to take action against (...)
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Australia : You Wouldn’t Steal a DVD, But You Would Block Websites and Suspend Internet Accounts - 1er août 2014
When the Australian government first began requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites in 2012, Australians were assured that it would only be used to block the "worst of the worst" child pornography. This week, a discussion paper was issued that proposes to extend this Web blocking regime, so (...)
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"Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Scheme Costs 3 Million Per Year - 31 juillet 2014
New tax records reveal that the Center for Copyright Information, the outfit overseeing the "six strikes" copyright alert system in the US, cost $3 million last year. This figure is quite substantial as it translates to roughly $2 per individual piracy warning.
February last year, the MPAA, RIAA and five major (...)
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Copyright Troll Demands Comcast’s Six Strikes Data for Lawsuit - 25 mai 2014
Thanks to the "six strikes" program, leading ISPs in the U.S. now hold databases containing allegations of infringement against their customers. That data was supposed to be private, but now the most prolific filer of copyright lawsuits in the U.S. is trying to obtain information from Comcast in order to build a (...)
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Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme Turns One Year, But Does It Work ? - 26 février 2014
Today marks the one year anniversary of the six-strikes anti-piracy scheme, a good time to reflect on its efficacy. While no official numbers have yet been released, it appears that copyright alerts haven’t changed a whole lot. BitTorrent piracy hasn’t dropped, nor have we seen a massive revenue increase for the (...)
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Parent Punishes Kid for Triggering a "Six Strikes" Piracy Alert - 21 mai 2013
The "six strikes" copyright alert system has claimed its first victory today. Tipped off by a copyright alert, a father found out that his kid was secretly sharing pirated material. The deviant behavior did not go unpunished and the parent in question ordered the teen to write a "note of apology" to the (...)
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The Copyright Alert System FAQ - 1er mars 2013
It’s been a long time coming, but the copyright surveillance machine known as the Copyright Alert System (CAS) "” aka "Six Strikes" "” has finally launched. CAS is an agreement between major media corporations and large Internet Service Providers to monitor peer-to-peer networks for copyright infringement and target (...)
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The Copyright Propaganda Machine Gets a New Agent : Your ISP - 26 février 2013
It’s been a long time coming, but the copyright surveillance machine known as the Copyright Alert System (CAS) is finally launching. CAS is an agreement between Big Content and large Internet Service Providers to monitor peer to peer networks for copyright infringement and target subscribers who are alleged to (...)
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"Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Scheme Starts Today, With Mystery Punishments - 26 février 2013
Today the controversial "six-strikes" anti-piracy system kicks off in the United States. Soon the first BitTorrent users will receive so-called copyright alerts from their Internet provider and after multiple warnings subscribers will be punished. But, what these punishments entail remains a bit of a mystery. (...)
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Digital rights advocates wary of new ’six strikes’ initiative for online piracy - 26 février 2013
ISPs will now warn customers when illegal filesharing is detected, but critics argue system offers few protections
The newest attempt to thwart illegal filesharing launched Monday and while the "six strikes and you’re out" initiative seems to offer light penalties, digital rights advocates are concerned that it (...)
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New anti-piracy system will hit U.S. Internet users next week - 23 février 2013
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 (...)
