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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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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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Six-Strikes Anti-Piracy System Gets New Evidence Review - 18 août 2013
The "six strikes" copyright alert system has been active for nearly half a year without the promised independent evidence review. However, this is about to change. The Center for Copyright Information, a partnership between the RIAA, MPAA and several major Internet providers which oversees the system, informs (...)
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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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Verizon Asked to Share "Six Strikes" Alerts for BitTorrent Lawsuit - 3 avril 2013
It’s just a few weeks since the six-strikes copyright alert system was activated in the U.S. and already it’s being utilized in a civil action against an alleged BitTorrent pirate. To prepare for a trial against a Verizon subscriber, adult movie studio Malibu Media has subpoenaed the user’s ISP to hand over copies of (...)
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Comcast’s "Six Strikes" Email With Infringement Details Surfaces - 4 mars 2013
Together with four other internet providers in the United States, Comcast has started sending copyright alerts to customers who use BitTorrent and other P2P networks to pirate movies, TV-shows and music. Those who are "caught" will receive a browser notification, a voice-mail message and an email with details on (...)
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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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"Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Scheme Starts Monday - 25 février 2013
The much-discussed U.S. six strikes anti-piracy scheme is expected to go live on Monday. The start date hasn’t been announced officially by the CCI but a source close to the scheme confirmed the plans. During the coming months millions of BitTorrent users will be actively monitored by copyright holders. After (...)
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"Six strikes" Internet warning system will come to US this year - 12 septembre 2012
Even as France looks set to scrap its three-strikes antipiracy scheme known as HADOPI, US Internet providers are inching forward with their milder "six strikes" program. But the head of that effort says the system is about education, and it is coming by the end of the year.
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Last year, the newly (...)
