logo - ISP  ISPs Roll Out Program Against Illegal Downloads  By
BallerStatus Staff   /   Published 02/26/2013  ISPs (Internet
Service Providers) will reportedly begun to penalize users who
illegally share music, movies or television shows online by
sending out warning notices.  According to Yahoo, the nation's
five major Internet service providers will implement a program
this week called the Copyright Alert System, which is organized
by the recording and film industries, targeting consumers using
peer-to-peer software.  Under the new system, complaints from a
music or film company would prompt an ISP to notify a customer
whose Internet address has been detected sharing files
illegally.  That person would be given six strikes to stop
before action is taken, such as temporarily slowing their
connection, or redirecting Internet traffic until they
acknowledge/understand their behavior is illegal.  Reports claim
the system's focus is to deter the average consumer rather than
chronic violators.  Jill Lesser, of th