Y'know those nasty DMCA warnings your ISP would occasionally send you? Or maybe the "Six Strike" program that many ISPs in the US has adopted back in 2013? This was, in part, thanks to the "Copyright Alert System", a system created by the Center for Copyright Information that would essentially monitor P2P traffic for illegal content such as movies, warez, music, etc. and then alert your ISP to send out DMCA warnings to their subscribers, giving them "Six strikes" before some sort of action would be taken against their account. This could be anything from bandwidth limitations, internet speed throttling, or even preventing access to the web unless they contact the ISP. Sounds spooky, right?

Today, the Center for Copyright Information has announced that this CAS system is being shut down.

After four years of extensive consumer education and engagement, the Copyright Alert System will conclude its work. The program demonstrated that real progress is possible when content creators, internet innovators and consumer advocates come together in a collaborative and consensus-driven process. CAS succeeded in educating many people about the availability of legal content, as well as about issues associated with online infringement

So what does this mean, exactly? ISPs who were using the CAS "Six Strike" policy are no longer required to send out these DMCA warnings to their internet subscribers.

While some might see this as a "victory", pirates should still be on the look out. CAS isn't the only system used to track your pirating tendencies, there are always other companies out there that do the same and some can be even more strict. CAS might be gone, but you can be sure the MPAA/RIAA will be looking into more effective methods of dishing out DMCA warnings.

CCI Statement Source

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

*Waits for dark cloud above USA* well just in time for new anime season anyway.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Interesting. So, this is relevant only to torrents? I guess then that it doesn't applies to direct downloads.
Well, the more you know

And now my mind goes thinking about those people that get the DMCA letter, look at it and are like "What's written here, I don't know english" and ignore it.

Also, out of topic, wanted to write it in your profile but can't access it, sick avatar dude. Really freaky, I like it.

Correct, the CAS only monitored torrent trackers, not direct downloads. When it comes to direct downloads, there's not much that can be done to persecute actual people who download them, but the people who upload them (or host them) can get into a GIANT load of trouble, like Kim Dotcom and MegaUpload.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

So trump has done SOMETHING right, about time, now how about Canada does the same.

 

[Pluupy]

People are celebrating, but doesn't this just mean that companies won't send any warning at all and can take legal action immediately?

I'd rather be warned than get sued when I download Make.Out.Paradise.2016.HEVC.1080p.BluRay.AC3.x265-BUTTZ.

 

[Sketchy1]

*finally realizes why VPN exists*

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Lmfao when you a pirate but they use that as an excuse lower your internet speeds so they can save money.

But jokes aside, this literally means they will arrest you without warning/hesitation. More of a lose than win IMO

*kinda ninja'd*

 

[NostalgicMillennial]

i don't know why people are celebrating.


with the fact that we have an FCC chairman who will pulverize net neutrality, I can say that Winter is Coming.

And the reason why this 6 strike warning system is going away is because something else is replacing it. Something much. much worse.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

People are celebrating, but doesn't this just mean that companies won't send any warning at all and can take legal action immediately?

I'd rather be warned than get sued when I download Make.Out.Paradise.2016.HEVC.1080p.BluRay.AC3.x265-BUTTZ.

That's not what this means at all. The CAS didn't just send out the warnings, it was the main component that monitored the traffic as well. With CAS shutting down, that means the main system the MPAA and RIAA were using to track pirates and to send them DMCA warnings is no longer running. Basically, a giant chunk of tracker monitoring has gone down the toilet.

Unless the CCI (or someone else) comes up with another system, this simply means DMCAs from torrents will likely be a little more rare.

 

[angelus kun]

I live in México and this dosen't happen

 

[RustInPeace]

You got off lucky. While I never got in trouble either. Unfortunately one of my close friends got into legal trouble over piracy of a music album(don't recall the band was some famous death metal satan worship group)

This friend of mine received a nice DMCA letter much like the topic of this thread and thought nothing of it, and just threw it away. However about a week after he was greeted by a police officer at his house whom confiscated his computer and gave him a court order.

I never got ticked for music, movies is a different story. I'm a huge metal fan, and it's kind of hard to picture this band. Of course, famous Death Metal bands, but Satan worshiping? Most popular bands of the genre just growl about violence and politics and such, back then was more Satanic. That's also surprising because metal isn't the bee's knees, as in downloading it typically has no consequence. Pop music is more likely to get some noses sniffling into one's internet activity. Ah whatever, while the news is good, I'll keep using the VPN. I have enough issues with Verizon as it is.

 

[Deleted member 388531]

Used to pirate a fuckton of games that I couldn't afford due to me not knowing steam(lol) but never got in trouble. I didn't even use a VPN.

 

[Deleted User]

I never got ticked for music, movies is a different story. I'm a huge metal fan, and it's kind of hard to picture this band. Of course, famous Death Metal bands, but Satan worshiping? Most popular bands of the genre just growl about violence and politics and such, back then was more Satanic. That's also surprising because metal isn't the bee's knees, as in downloading it typically has no consequence. Pop music is more likely to get some noses sniffling into one's internet activity. Ah whatever, while the news is good, I'll keep using the VPN. I have enough issues with Verizon as it is.

I was over exaggerating the band of course. Maybe a little too much. Was similar to Asking Alexandria(same type of group)

After this little incident I moved right over to Usenet. A lot faster and safer haha

 

[f5ve_icon]

Eh. Neither my family or me have ever got a DMCA or something like that about Piracy. Piracy here is very common so....eh

 

[the_randomizer]

@the_randomizer
It really depends if your parents were short of money or not. Mine weren't. Have definitely heard it both ways.

This hobby is pretty underground. It'll be awhile before the ESA (game industry equivalent of MPAA, RIAA) care about romhacking, if they ever do.

It wasn't the money, it was the fact that I was illegally downloading illicit material, and I could have gotten some serious civil litigations had I continued.

 

[doughmay]

Had no idea this was a thing, my friend was big into torrenting and he never got one, so huh. Strange.


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[Deleted member 408979]

So trump has done SOMETHING right, about time, now how about Canada does the same.

well,yes,this is good for most of us in the temp,this is bad for content creators.

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Lmfao when you a pirate but they use that as an excuse lower your internet speeds so they can save money.

But jokes aside, this literally means they will arrest you without warning/hesitation. More of a lose than win IMO

*kinda ninja'd*

huh.As far as i know,the consequences only hit the creators. The ninja atacks wouldnt hit freeshop users,but theyyd hit Cruel.

Hope they dont hit anyone at all!

I live in México and this dosen't happen

Perro...


Si pudieron quemar 43 estudiantes y escaparse,te puedes escapar de las leyes anti pirateria sin problemas...

Bro...

If they could burn alive 43 students and get away with it,you can get away from piracy laws without a problem...

 

[Joe88]

Never got a ISP email. Back in the day of Kazaa, napster, and limewire I did my fair share of dl's, those once the riaa and mpaa stepped in and started suing 12 year old girl for millions of dollars, it was time to pack it in. Moved to torrents and direct dl sites. As long as you don't dl movies and music from torrents you should be fine. There are only a few game companies watching torrents and generally they won't bother you. They also don't really care much about anime afaik.

 

[WhiteMaze]

What saddens me in all of this, is the failure to realize that piracy is not something that will be stopped by using authoritative or aggressive means.

Of course, piracy is bad for content creators. It keeps profits from the developers and promotes a false sense of "freemium" and anti-consumerism to the users, who should have paid for the digital product in the first place.

However piracy is something to be fought on an intellectual and cultural level. Only by teaching and advocating this, in some sense create a cultural nonacceptance for this, will we reduce piracy to acceptable levels.

The same thing happens with so many things in our daily lives. You could walk around wearing nothing but underwear if you wished, but 99,9% of the people don't. That isn't due to fear of the law, authority or aggressiveness. Most people wear clothes outside because they would be mocked and avoided by others if they decided not to do so. In other words, society doesn't allow it without heavy consequences.

The internet, by it's very nature, is a tool that entices freedoom, debate and information sharing. Logically, you could say that those who do not use their money to purchase digital goods, should still have an alternative. (I've spoken to a great deal of people who believe buying anything "online" is a waste of money). But at the same time, if no one spent money buying digital products, no one would produce them in the first place. You can't develop Photoshop or Battlefield 5 hoping on other people's "good will" or a donate button. Most would just pirate it and call you retarded.

This is the problem with intellectual property and digital goods. While piracy is a bad thing for everyone in the end, you could argue for both sides. Those who can afford to purchase but don't, and those that can't afford and pirate.

The only way we will ever "win" the war on piracy, is when piracy becomes a social taboo. When piracy is as shameful as walking around in your shorts, then and only then, will piracy levels drop to acceptable levels. As of right now, piracy is just another part of daily life for most people. After all, you'll still chase someone who stole an apple from your store, but torrent whole MP3 albums. Everyone does it.

Piracy, much like drugs, has to be beaten using smarter methods. Through education.

 

[the_randomizer]

Never got a ISP email. Back in the day of Kazaa, napster, and limewire I did my fair share of dl's, those once the riaa and mpaa stepped in and started suing 12 year old girl for millions of dollars, it was time to pack it in. Moved to torrents and direct dl sites. As long as you don't dl movies and music from torrents you should be fine. There are only a few game companies watching torrents and generally they won't bother you. They also don't really care much about anime afaik.

So glad I never seeded torrents whenever I used to download them, found it to be too much of a hassle anyway.

 

[WhiteMaze]

So glad I never seeded torrents whenever I used to download them, found it to be too much of a hassle anyway.

It just goes to show our human nature. Seeding? LOL! You chump!















(btw i never seeded crap either I'm an ungrateful shit)

 

[the_randomizer]

It just goes to show our human nature. Seeding? LOL! You chump!















(btw i never seeded crap either I'm an ungrateful shit)

I did it to protect myself, people who seed are more likely to get caught.