US ISP Mediacom is carrying out an anti-piracy policy which sees the internet access of subscribers terminated permanently if they receive three Digital Millenium Copyright Act notifications from copyright-holders.

The ISP is shunning the controversial six-strikes anti-piracy scheme set to start in the US later this year, in favour of its own, stricter policy, which includes cracking down on those who are accused of sharing files.

After the first DMCA notice the account is flagged and the subscriber receives a ...