Here's what an actual "Six Strikes" copyright alert looks like
Earlier this week, the Copyright Alert System (CAS)—better known as "Six Strikes"—finally debuted. On Wednesday, both Verizon and Comcast activated the service.
The new system is funded by a group known as the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), which is made up of five major American ISPs, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It's been in the works for years and may provide a significant change to the copyright infringement policing regime in the United States.
Both Verizon and Comcast updated their terms of service as of Wednesday, and each informed customers of their participation in Six Strikes on their websites. (But, more than likely, most customers don’t spend much time checking out the corporate homepages of their ISPs.) Ars has reached out to all five of the participating ISPs—AT&T, Verizon, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast. Only the latter responded and agreed to provide copies of actual alerts. (Full disclosure: I am a Comcast customer.)
