Copyright Alert System: What Users Need To Know

Verizon posted an announcement on its website giving our FiOS Internet and DSL-based High Speed Internet service customers information about how our Copyright Alert Program will work.

Here are a few important points to note. First and foremost, Verizon is committed to protecting our customers’ privacy and we will not be sharing anyone’s identity with the content owners as part of our Program. Second, Verizon’s role in the Program is to forward to our customers information gathered by the content owners about possible peer-to-peer copyright infringement taking place on the customer’s Internet connection so they can take steps to address the possible infringing activity on their account. Finally, the goal of our Copyright Alert Program is to build education and awareness around the important issue of copyright infringement, and to help our customers find lawful ways to find and enjoy digital content.