Verizon will warn customers(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In a move that may spark controversy, Verizon has agreed to begin distributing copyright violation notices from the RIAA. Verizon Internet customers that download copyrighted material such as music may soon be reading letters warning them against't online piracy. The letters are expected to be similar to notices already sent out by Comcast and AT&T as well as other ISPs.
According to them, Verizon will send out warning notices that advise customers to delete the pirated contents from their computers. This move is not expected to be used to cut off customers or limit their Internet access.
Verizon is not making any press releases about the move. Nate Anderson, on Ars Technica, wrote that Verizon will not pass on customer names or information about the person that the allegedly download pirated content. The letters are simply meant as a warning without further actions. If this is true than it will mean a slap on the wrist for parties involved.
It will take some time to see how well this action impacts music piracy, at least from Verizon subscribers. Other companies such as Comcast have implemented more extreme measures such as bandwidth throttling and limits on overall downloads within a monthly period. Other companies have been more aggressive and some of even cut off customers who have downloaded pirated content or exceeded monthly download limits.
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