[Chapter-delegates] Six strikes system to be implemented by ISPs in US jurisdiction in 2012

[Rudi Vansnick]

Six strikes system to be implemented by ISPs in US jurisdiction in 2012

The alliance of five major US ISPs (AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon) and the rightsholders groups Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced that the Copyright Alert System will be launched in 2012. Also known as “six strikes” system, it will be administered by the Center for Copyright Information. The participating ISPs cover collectively three-fourths of all US Internet users. The service providers will implement monitoring measures to allow third-party companies to detect copyright infringements of their clients. Users will be warned to trigger behavioral changes. Once they reach the fifth and  sixth warning rounds, ISPs are going to resort to so-called “Mitigation Measures” that are developed at the discretion of the different ISPs. These can include reduced bandwidth or automatic start-pages with educational information. Moreover, rightsholders could file lawsuits against the users. It is possible that ISPs might even choose to ultimately disconnect their clients, similar to the HADOPI three strikes system implemented by law in the French jurisdiction.


Rudi Vansnick
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