'Six-strike' anti-piracy campaign postponed until 2013

The "six strikes" copyright enforcement plan that aims to curb illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file-sharing has been postponed until 2013. The Center for Copyright Information, set up to coordinate the program, says that storm damage has seriously affected its testing schedule.

"Due to unexpected factors largely stemming from Hurricane Sandy which have seriously affected our final testing schedules, CCI anticipates that the participating ISPs will begin sending alerts under the Copyright Alert System in the early part of 2013, rather than by the end of the year," CCI executive director Jill Lesser wrote in a blog post today.

The six-strikes system involves using a third-party service, MarkMonitor, to locate user accounts that are trading copyrighted files online. Then it's up to the Internet service providers to get in touch with those users through an escalating system of warnings and ultimately punishments such as throttled speeds.

"We need to be sure that all of our 'I's are dotted and 'T's crossed before any company begins sending alerts," Lesser wrote, "and we know that those who are following our progress will agree."

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