She also underscored that “termination of a consumer’s Internet service is not part of any ISP’s Copyright Alert System program,” meaning that the CAS itself does not terminate anyone’s Internet connection, nor does it bring lawsuits. Rather, the ISPs and rightsholders themselves could take steps to do that themselves. “The program doesn’t in any way change the legal structure or the environment that’s out there,” Lesser told Ars on Thursday morning.
“Nothing in this program either affects, alters, or does anything to a copyright holder's ability to sue over copyright.”
...“We are, I think, going after Joe Consumer,” she said. “We are not going after people who have spent time trying to be sophisticated pirates. For that there are laws in place and the content community will continue to fight that problem. This is the first time that there is a multi-stakeholder effort that tries to address these issues in a consumer-friendly way. If we are successful and we see a reduction in piracy and an increase in legal services, there may be a phase two. We need to take this first step and evaluate it."