Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Creamtastic / Hot Goss AT&T and RIAA Try out the New Antipiracy
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:10 AM
CNET reports that good ol' friendly AT&T is "working with the recording industry to combat illegal file sharing." To boot:
At a digital music conference in Nashville, Jim Cicconi, a senior executive for AT&T told the audience that the ISP has begun issuing takedown notices to people accused of pirating music by the Recording Industry Association of America, according to one music industry insider who was present.So there you go, all ye pirates of the Internets. If you should receive a letter containing some "strong language," don't say you weren't warned. Update: Comcast is in, too. (Billboard.)
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I'm interested to see if a takedown notice involves destruction of offending files and something akin to a cease and desist order, or if it can mean eventual termination of internet service through AT&T for repeat offenders.
If the latter is the case, does the RIAA honestly think that cutting profits of the same companies who are helping them find illegal downloaders will actually work? The providers have already diverted a certain amount of their workforce and cashflow to this, so it doesn't seem like cutting subscribers is going to make them too enthused.
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