Dear
Erik,
Some of the top American ISPs
are moving ahead with a backroom
deal to set up a "graduated
response" system for addressing
copyright infringement
accusations. And while the major
media groups had a say in how
the policy was shaped, the
millions of subscribers who will
be affected by it were not
invited to the table.
The details of the agreement
are not yet finalized, but the
real danger is the framework
that is now in place. Once the
program launches on July 1, the
media groups will be pressuring
the ISPs to add harsher
penalties.
Click
here to join EFF in
demanding that the ISPs make a
clear and public commitment
that they won't use the
"graduated response" program
to cut their subscribers off
of the Internet after "six
strikes."
The Internet is an
increasingly important part of
daily life for the millions of
subscribers these ISPs
represent. We can't let it be
cut off for unproven accusations
of infringement from a
publisher, record label, or
movie studio.
Defending your digital rights,
Parker Higgins
EFF Activism Team
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