…so download the entire internet this weekend.

Starting next week, most U.S. Internet users will be subject to a new copyright enforcement system that could force them to complete educational programs, and even slow their Internet speeds to a crawl.

A source with direct knowledge of the Copyright Alert System (CAS), who asked to not to be named, has told the Daily Dot that the five participating Internet service providers (ISPs) will start the controversial program Monday.

The ISPs—industry giants AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon—will launch their versions of the CAS on different days throughout the week. Comcast is expected to be the first, on Monday.

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    This hardly even registered as a thing on the Internet. I really don’t understand why nobody freaked out. I mean, do you...

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    This will affect us all, American or not

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    Uuuuuuh how will this work for college Internet networks??

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    We have Charter. I don’t think that falls under those categories. HOORAY.

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    Ugh. Our broadband service is already pretty slow compared to other countries, and now it’s gonna get worse. I’ve got to...

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    Well then, uploaders could probably just change the MD5 hash for files, therefore crippling the method. So yeah, it is...

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