Copyright Alerts

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

Any records related to encouraging ISPs and copyright holders to develop a coordinated system for dealing with allegations of copyright infringement.

Background: The July 7, 2011 Hollywood Reporter reported[1] that the MPAA and its member studios, IFTA, the RIAA and its music label members, American Association of Independent Music and its 283 smaller and mid-sized music label members, as well as Internet service providers Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Cablevision Systems, AT&T and Verizon had reached an agreement on a Copyright Alert system to notify consumers about allegations of copyright infringement on their account.

The report says: "New York Governor Andrew Cuomo helped bring the parties together when he was attorney general of the state, according to the new partners."

This request is for any documents related to such actions.

[1]: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/entertainment-broadband-companies-partner-curb-208755

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Aaron Swartz