July 17 2012 – (CNN) — Recently an op-ed by Douglas Rushkoff took up the issue of the creation of the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), a coalition charged with implementing the Copyright Alert System, a graduated response framework to copyright infringement. As the executive director of the Center, I would like to respond to several concerns that article raised about how the program will work and its goals
For background, the Copyright Alert System aims to inform consumers of inadvertent or purposeful unauthorized distribution of content over peer-to-peer networks and to help consumers find legal ways to obtain, share and enjoy movies and music protected by copyright.
The program represents an unprecedented and voluntary partnership between leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) — AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon — and U.S. content creators — represented by the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America — with advice from leading consumer advocates. Gigi Sohn, president and CEO of Public Knowledge and Marsali Hancock, president, iKeepSafe.org, sit on our advisory board, to name just two.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/17/opinion/lesser-copyright/index.html