Monday, March 25, 2013

Anti-Piracy Program: "Six Strikes"




http://www.vgchartz.com/article/84200/analyzing-piracy-the-industrys-scapegoat/

 As of last month, if you are someone that uses peer-to-peer networks for illegal downloading, you could find yourself being reprimanded by your ISP. From what I have read the entertainment industry has partnered with some of the biggest ISPs  to stop illegal downloading through a new anti-piracy system called  "Six Strikes". Basically the people that create the content monitor peer-to-peer networks for any illegal downloading of their material. Those that are identified as offenders are reported their particular ISPs. If the ISP determines that a violation did occur the offender could receive what is called a "strike". Each strike results in  the ISP issuing a reprimand ranging from a warning or piracy education to service interruption. What the reprimand actually will be depends on which ISP the offender uses as well as the number of strikes that person already has.

After reading more about this new anti-piracy system I don't feel as though it's that big of a deal. Not only is it not a law, but the consequences the offenders receive are not that harsh. Not to mention not everyone uses an ISP that is part of the entertainment industry/ISP partnership. I personally don't illegally download things from the internet, but if I did this new system would not be a deterrent. I don't even think the educational aspect of it will have a significant impact. Most people that illegally download stuff already know that it is wrong and that they are stealing. Is educating these same people on piracy really going to make that big of an impact? I don't believe so. Especially when there are many easily accessible ways around the system.





sources:
http://bgr.com/2013/02/28/six-strikes-anti-piracy-system-isps-348766/
http://mashable.com/2013/02/27/isps-six-strikes/


                       
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  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    This is interesting to read since illegal downloading is a major concern to the entertainment industry. However, what happens when you obtain a certain number of strikes? They send out an education service to teach you how to download content properly or to tell you that this is not legal? I feel like it's a slap on the wrist type of approach,where they say "OK now don't do this" but there are no major consequences like fines or going to jail to stop people from doing this. Since this isn't a law yet, how are they going to be able to enforce the warnings or make people take education courses? It sounds like they are trying to catch illegal down-loaders but are not able to stop them.

    -Lauren Gorowski

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