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title: "The Copyright Alert System: Reducing Digital Piracy"
date: "2014-05-20"
issues: ["Internet", "Intellectual Property"]
content_type: "Press Releases"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/05/20/copyright-alert-system-reducing-digital-piracy/"
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# The Copyright Alert System: Reducing Digital Piracy

Contact:
William Dube
[wdube@itif.org](mailto:wdube@itif.org)
202-626-5744

WASHINGTON (May 20, 2014) - The Institute for Policy Innovation has estimated that copyright holders lose $22 billion annually due to piracy, creating significant negative impacts for numerous creative industries from motion pictures to software to gaming. The [Copyright Alert System](http://www.copyrightinformation.org/the-copyright-alert-system/) (CAS), a voluntary collaboration between leading Internet service providers and copyright holders, was created in 2013 to enhance enforcement of digital copyright laws and reduce incidences of infringement. The system aims to educate consumers when unlawful activity appears to be occurring on their Internet accounts and provide them with information on how to access content legally and avoid infringement in the future.

Over the last year, the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), which operates the CAS, has collected and analyzed a significant amount of data on the system and its overall impact on digital copyright infringement. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and CCI will host a Capitol Hill briefing and panel discussion to discuss the data collected, assess the progress the system has made, and study the extent to which this type of voluntary collaboration can successfully reduce digital piracy. "The Copyright Alert System: Year One in Review" will be held **Wednesday, May 28, from 1:00PM to 2:00 PM in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 121.**

The panel will be moderated by Doug Brake, Telecom Policy Analyst with ITIF, and will feature Jill Lesser, Executive Director of the Center for Copyright Information, Jerry Berman, Founder of the Center for Democracy and Technology, Thomas Dailey, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Verizon, and Steve Marks, General Counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America.

The event is free, open to the public and complies with ethics rules.

Register for the [event](/events/copyright-alert-system-year-one-review).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/05/20/copyright-alert-system-reducing-digital-piracy/*