Internet Pirates to get warning letters this week

[Misfit]

Internet users who illegally share music and movies to receive warning letters from ISPs and if they ignore six warnings they'll slow their connection | Mail Online

Internet users who illegally share music, movies or television shows online could soon receive warning notices from the nation's five major Internet service providers.

The Copyright Alert System, organized by the recording and film industry, is being activated this week to target consumers using peer-to-peer software.

Under the new system, complaints will prompt an Internet service provider — such as Verizon or AT&T — to notify a customer whose Internet address has been detected sharing files illegally.

 

[GURPS]

I have 2 Open Wireless Connections, Prove it is me, and not my neighbors

 

[ylexot]

I guess I'm in the clear being on Metrocast...
The Copyright Alert System: How the New "Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Program Works

 

[Toxick]

I have 2 Open Wireless Connections, Prove it is me, and not my neighbors

Somehow I don't think that's going to fly.

 

[Merlin99]

Somehow I don't think that's going to fly.

Pannera and Starbucks are likely to get more than their fair share though.

 

[b23hqb]

Stealing property rights is stealing property rights, no matter how one looks at it.

 

[GURPS]

Somehow I don't think that's going to fly.

https://btguard.com/

 

[LOL-Xenu]

>Be a lawyer nameded Even Stone that passed a Texas bar exam
>have legs too weak and car too slow for chasing ambulances
>work deal with Funimation to try to sue their core demographic
>work deal with tech firm to get IPs of kids downloading a Japanese cartoon
>cartoon doesn't even air in USA because Cartoon Network dropped it, HAHAHA
>try to sue 1337 IP addresses as a single group of people (one trial)
>send more extortion letters demanding money to any known downloader
>judge working trial goes "WTF" and says these downloaders aren't a gang
>All But 1 Defendant Dropped From Funimation's One Piece Lawsuit (Updated) - News - Anime News Network
>none of the downloaders get sued, too expensive to sue one-by-one
>Funimation admits sending extortion letters to core demographic was unwise
>"Let's face it, it was kind of a dick move." Funimation Apologizes for Fansub Lawsuit, Adds HD Streaming « Project Haruhi
>career of suing anime fans is officially over
>go back to working with porn industry to extort downloaders that can be publicly humiliated.
>eventually be unable to find judges that are unaware of this extortion racket
>copyright trolling websites now tracks me, name is ruined!
>Evan Stone | Fight Copyright Trolls

My apologies for talking in an internet meme. Copyright trolls are a serious issue. Our country clearly needs to update our laws so creativity can be rewarded rather than squandered. The copyright vultures have no self control and the small guy is the one to get hurt. Will Aaron Swartz's suicide spark copyright reform? - The Week

As for our local ISPs Comcast, Verizon, and Metrocast:
The water and electric company doesn't get any say in how I use my service as long as I'm not electrocuting people or causing outages. Then what gives my ISP the right to police exactly how I use my bits and bytes?

If Metrocast starts doing six strikes and reads this thread, then I would officially like to submit this attached image as my first strike. I do not own the copyright to this picture of a cat, and I am redistributing it online without the author's consent. The new system requires no proof, only an accusation. I have provided proof. This is clearly a copyright violation, and it deserves the same enforcement major corporations get. I await your official reply. ;-)