Under Verizon’s implementation of the Copyright Alert System (CAS), the...

-- which TorrentFreak said is accessible on Verizon’s server but not searchable on Google -- outlined the notices and mitigation measures subscribers will face when they illegally access copyrighted content through P2P networks. The first and second alerts will be delivered via email and automatic voicemail, notifying subscribers that infringing content is being downloaded through their accounts, the document said: The third and fourth alerts will require subscribers to acknowledge that they have received the alerts and will provide “a short video about copyright law and the consequences of copyright infringement.” If subscribers continue to access infringing content, they will face fifth and sixth notices, including the mitigation measure of a reduced connection speed -- 256 kbps for two or three days, the document said. Subscribers can either accept the reduced speed when notified, postpone the speed reduction for 14 days or appeal the final-stage notifications through the American Arbitration Association, which requires a $35 fee, to be refunded if the appeal is successful. The Center for Copyright Information, which administers the CAS (CD Nov 29 p15), did not respond by our deadline to requests for comment. A Verizon spokesman told us the document was found on the company’s servers but is a discussion draft and not yet finalized or meant for public viewing.