To avoid this, U.S Internet service providers have taken it in their stride to safeguard Copyright restrictions. This has emerged as a reaction to content owners putting complains of duplicated content, illegal file shares and downloads. Coined as a voluntary effort on the parts of the primary U.S Internet providers, this ‘Copyright Alert System’ is put to action by some of the prominent names like Time Warner Cable, Verizon, AT&T and Comcast.
ISP’s have decided to support it too only to safeguard their broadband services from running into rough waters. The fight to save Copyright is a six tier process through which Internet service providers can put the subscribers in a tight leash. For example say if you are a subscriber facing a Copyright violation, then according to the first alert you are entitled to receive an email stating the problem with the content used by you in your account or any person using the account.
The second alert comes a bit serious in the form of another email with some information from the Internet Service Provider (that is what I have heard one of the internet providers in my area do to one of his or her subscriber) putting you straight through to the third alert.
The third alert is yet another email that sort of forces the user a click through. By doing this, the subscriber actually admits in getting the first two email alerts regarding Copyright issues. If the subscriber does not oblige, then the fourth alert in the form of another email is put by the ISP whereby the subscriber is notified that his or her account has been ‘flagged’ for copyright violation issue.
Even after this if things don’t look bright then the Internet Service Provider is free to slap a fifth alert which gives the service provider the right to take up ‘mitigation measures’. One of the main highlights of this alert system is this whereby the service provider can really take up a step in this Copyright fight and stop content theft over the Internet. The sixth and the last alert give the ISP the choice to cut off the service of the subscriber if they wish or the copyright owner can also choose to intervene.
The entire system has been formulated keeping in mind to safeguard copyrighted material in any form of the Internet and ISP’s have whole heartedly joined the fight to ensure this in the first place and also keeping their broadband accesses free of any black marks. Goodwill goes long way and the best way to survive in the competitive market is to keep your name free of any bad words (a principle that some of the internet providers in my area believe in). The entire concept is voluntary which means that ISP’s who have only signed up for it is eligible for participating and safeguarding it. Though taking part in the Copyright fight is a good cause for which ISP’s have stood up for, the power they can practice is limited like they can only reduce the speed, redirect the subscribers to a landing page or stop the subscribers from net surfing until further discussion.
However, a big journey begins with a small step and ISP’s joining the copyright fight is just the beginning of it.
About the Author: Stella Holmes is a Freelance and Staff writer who writes informative articles on internet providers in my area. She is an expert in topics related to internet providers, broadband services, telecom etc.
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