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Starting Monday, most U.S. Internet users will be subject to a new anti-piracy system that could slow their Internet speeds to a crawl.
The CAS, designed as an "educational" service to combat casual piracy in the U.S., has been criticized as designed purely for corporate interests, at the expense of the average Internet user. While it doesn't require ISPs to cut off Internet access to repeat pirates — as is the case in France and New Zealand — it will issue escalating punishments to suspected pirates, severely reducing their connection speeds after five or six offenses.
Via Gust MEES
The CAS, designed as an "educational" service to combat casual piracy in the U.S., has been criticized as designed purely for corporate interests, at the expense of the average Internet user. While it doesn't require ISPs to cut off Internet access to repeat pirates — as is the case in France and New Zealand —
===> it will issue escalating punishments to suspected pirates, severely reducing their connection speeds after five or six offenses. <===
The CAS, designed as an "educational" service to combat casual piracy in the U.S., has been criticized as designed purely for corporate interests, at the expense of the average Internet user. While it doesn't require ISPs to cut off Internet access to repeat pirates — as is the case in France and New Zealand —
===> it will issue escalating punishments to suspected pirates, severely reducing their connection speeds after five or six offenses. <===
With these offenses, it could serverely damage an online industry because of a select few individuals because the industries aren't making as much money. I personally think that this will backfire, like every other, as I like to call it, "chasing ghosts" operation the Government has taken on. I'd say whenever the Government declares war on an aspect of economics, it will fail. The Government will hurt consumers because of someone doing perceptively unlawful acts, while there could be legislation out there that could not affect innocent internet users with people who have engaged in Online Piracy, I have yet to see it and every piece of legislation has proven to be behind the ball and easily able to get around for people who choose not to abide by these laws.