About a month ago, Ars published actual “six strikes” alerts that Comcast has been sending to its customers believed to be violating copyright over its network. (We’re still waiting to see if the other ISPs will oblige our requests.)
In that piece, we noted that Chris Soghoian, a policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), had submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to learn more about the creation of the six strikes program. Soghoian and a University of Arizona professor serving as his legal counsel had a pending legal case to compel the Obama Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to release more information and related documents.
Previously, Soghoian received some e-mails dating back to 2010 showing the White House’s involvement in the program, which is formally known as the “Copyright Alert System.” His lawsuit against the OMB (filed before he joined the ACLU) was aimed at releasing even more documents and additional correspondence that would help elucidate the government's role in crafting the policy.
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