Verizon to Police Web Customers to Protect Disney from Piracy

Iria · Sep 25, 2005, 09:57 PM

Stepping up the battle against entertainment piracy, Verizon Communications Inc. and Walt Disney Co. have entered a long-term programming deal that calls for the phone company to send a warning to Internet users suspected of pirating Disney’s content on its broadband services.

Under the deal, one of the first of its kind in the television industry, Disney will contact Verizon when the company suspects a Verizon customer of illegally downloading content. Without divulging names or addresses to Disney, Verizon will then alert the customer that he or she might be violating the law. Disney will be able to identify suspicious customers through an Internet coding system.
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Sep 25, 2005, 09:57 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Verizon to Police Web Customers to Protect Disney from Piracy Stepping up the battle against entertainment piracy, Verizon Communications Inc. and Walt Disney Co. have entered a long-term programming deal that calls for the phone company to send a warning to Internet users suspected of pirating Disney’s content on its broadband services. Under the deal, one of the first of its kind in the television industry, Disney will contact Verizon when the company suspects a Verizon customer of illegally downloading content. Without divulging names or addresses to Disney, Verizon will then alert the customer that he or she might be violating the law. Disney will be able to identify suspicious customers through an Internet coding system. __________ Read More / Source: MediaChannel.org