Torrents

[FireMyLaser]

My life is over! By tomorrow downloading files will get illegal and the cops will be watching closely. I don't know how but that what I've heard.
Is there anything I do to keep my sweet internet freedom? :'(



/sharing is caring!

 

[diachi]

My life is over! By tomorrow downloading files will get illegal and the cops will be watching closely. I don't know how but that what I've heard.
Is there anything I do to keep my sweet internet freedom? :'(



/sharing is caring!

 

[pseudolobster]

Are you referring to The Pirate Bay trial?

The verdict isn't expected until April 17th...

 

[nikokapo]

Nobody will ever watch what you're doing.
You're not a "big fish".

Man, people believe right about anything. In my country articles were written for very well known magazines which depicted FAKE trials to teenagers (wow, just like us!) that ilegally (FTW) downloaded some music/stuff.

All of them were proven to be fake but I'd have to translate the whole article if you asked for proof (there is evidence that there is no way those trials could have ever been held).






Do you really think there are people behind screens watching what you download? With Over 9000 (thousand?) people in the US, there is virtually no way they can stop it, just like piratery, it's unstoppable and inevitable, Mr. Anderson.

 

[FireMyLaser]

Yes I know, I was sceptical about the cops watch every screen, and that there will be extra staff on this. But many people like me are concerned and the seeds will get real low here, everyone talks about waiting and see what happens. Btw I mean in sweden, stupid boring country with too many laws and safety-thingies! About 2 million file-shearer's here. This is not related to The Pirate Bay trial.

 

[nikokapo]

Yes I know, I was sceptical about the cops watch every screen, and that there will be extra staff on this. But many people like me are concerned and the seeds will get real low here, everyone talks about waiting and see what happens. Btw I mean in sweden, stupid boring country with too many laws and safety-thingies! About 2 million file-shearer's here. This is not related to The Pirate Bay trial.

Dude, NOBODY will prevent you from downloading torrents other than your ISP (which can block p2p sharing).

Those trials and legal stuff you hear and watch on TV are just moves to scare people massively. The real pirates know this stuff and will never cease to share content.

 

[FireMyLaser]

Yes I suspect that too. But I still don't feel comfortable about it, and can do nothing more than wait for a while. It's like: "what if!!1one", I do this so often so I'm bound to get caught sooner or later.

 

[iewed]

It's only a matter of time until they start making examples out of your Average Joe. I've known people to get ticketed by their ISP for torrenting, but if the FBI ever started allocating resources to online piracy, people would flip shit. There are no lives at stake, no one will get hurt. Investing excessive manpower into such an insignificant area would only raise eyebrows as to why they're spending tax dollars when no one is at stake. The most the FBI would ever do is arrest ~100 people for heavy duty torrenting, get them to confess on camera that torrenting is wrong, and slap with with a several thousand dollar fine. As long as you don't host the files on a well known site, your nations police force wouldn't pay you any attention.

 

[JLSE]

Ive recieved 4 notices in total from the MPAA in the US, which complained to my ISP.. The only time I recieved them was from downloading recent DVD releases, and UFC fights within 2 weeks post event.

Its not illegal to download, but rather the small portion that you upload to your peers. As you are recieving a file, your IP is availible for the MPAA (which aid in seeding the torrent) to grab the list and send a complaint to all the attached ISP's.

If you download old movies and TV shows, documentaries etc, chances are you will be fine..

If you are worried and still want to download, there are other methods like MIRC which provide the desired file as a direct download from hacked servers. They cannot get you for using MIRC unless you are hosting the file..

To find the movie you want, go to Packetnews.com, and get the info to download via MIRC. There is no uploading back to anyone, and no chance of them getting you

I now use MIRC for UFC events, and newly released movies etc. I have not had a notice from the MPAA in months

 

[iewed]

I never heard about downloading through mIRC, thanks.

 

[JLSE]

No problem...

This is what the notices look like when using torrents. Remember, im in  Canada, so their power is limited, but they do try :  This is a copy of one of the emails, minus the account name and IP


Dear XXX, Rogers Cable (Rogers) has received a notice stating that activities associated with your IP address are infringing copyright in material(s) owned or exclusively licensed by others. The full notice is appended to this e-mail below. Under section 4(d) of the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet End User Agreement (EUA) and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), you are prohibited from using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service to engage in illegal activities, including activities that infringe copyright. Copies of our EUA and AUP are available at: http://na.edit.client.yahoo.com/rogers/show_static?.form=terms&.intl=ca Where there has been a violation of our EUA and/or AUP, including the unauthorized distribution of copyright-protected material, Rogers has the right to take appropriate action against you. If you have any questions about the attached copyright notice, please contact the sender of the notice using the contact information provided in the notice. Please do not reply to this e-mail. We trust you will comply with our policies and all applicable laws in using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service. Rogers EUA Management TeamSincerely, EUA Management TeamRogers Yahoo Hi-Speed Internet http://info.yahoo.com/legal/ca/rogers/terms/all/00919113   abuse@rogers.com  Friday, January 02, 2009 Rogers Cable Inc. 1 Mount Pleasant Road Toronto, M4Y-2Y5 CA   [highlight]RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the following media: UFC (PPV Episode 92)[/highlight]  Dear Rogers High-Speed Internet:  We are writing this letter on behalf of Zuffa, LLC. No one is authorized to perform, exhibit, reproduce, transmit, or otherwise distribute the above-mentioned work without the express written permission of the copyright owner, permission which has not been granted to 173.XXXXXXXXXX.  We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of the above-mentioned work through a "peer-to-peer" service. The included documentation specifies the location on your network where the infringement occurred, as well as any other available identifying information. The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted media constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.  Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the following:  1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct described above; and 2) Terminate any and all accounts that this individual has through you.   On behalf of Zuffa, LLC., the owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 512, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its respective agents, or the law. Also pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we hereby state that we believe the information in this notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification.  Please contact us at the above listed address or by replying to this email should you have any questions. We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this matter. In your future correspondence with us, please refer to Case ID XXXXXX Your prompt response is requested.  Respectfully,   A KempeSafeNet Enforcement Coordinator  --------------------------


---- INFRINGEMENT DETAIL-------------------- Infringing Work: UFC (PPV Episode 92)First Found: 1 Jan 2009 01:07:32 EST (GMT -0500)Last Found: 1 Jan 2009 01:07:32 EST (GMT -0500)IP Address: 173.33.XXXXXXX Port: 16712Protocol: BitTorrentTorrent InfoHash: 69CF745C4603D37264513B67FFCDFACBFEB2E934Containing file(s):UFC.92.The.Ultimate.2008.HDTV.XviD-CD1-aAF.avi.torrent (733,941,760 bytes)  Infringing Work: UFC (PPV Episode 92)First Found: 1 Jan 2009 01:08:18 EST (GMT -0500)Last Found: 1 Jan 2009 01:08:18 EST (GMT -0500)IP Address: 173.33.XXXXXXX Port: 16712Protocol: BitTorrentTorrent InfoHash: E2E1E0CF26DB42491EB8E01865991C07D497039DContaining file(s):UFC.92.The.Ultimate.2008.HDTV.XviD-CD2-aAF.avi.torrent (734,611,456 bytes) ----PTCP_000a166f053f0207d9Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable =EF=BB=BFabuse@rogers.com =20 Friday, January 02, 2009 =20Rogers Cable Inc.=201 Mount Pleasant Road=20Toronto, M4Y-2Y5 CA =20=20 RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the following media: =20UFC (PPV Episode 92) =20 Dear Rogers High-Speed Internet:=20 We are writing this letter on behalf of Zuffa, LLC. No one is authorized=20=to perform, exhibit, reproduce, transmit, or otherwise distribute the above=-mentioned work without the express written permission of the copyright own=er, permission which has not been granted to 173.XXXXXXX. =20 We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-refe=renced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of the abov=e-mentioned work through a "peer-to-peer" service. The included documentati=on specifies the location on your network where the infringement occurred,=20=as well as any other available identifying information. The distribution=20=of unauthorized copies of copyrighted media constitutes copyright infringem=ent under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3).=20=

 

[FireMyLaser]

Wow interesting, thanks a ton!

 

[sk8er4514]

welcome to the club of Cease and Desists Wanna Burn I've gotten 1 from Warner Brothers for uploading like 20GB of a movie (don't remember which one) that wasn't even released yet. I had gone on vacation and left the torrent going for 1 week... bad idea.


-Kendall

 

[rkcstr]

Get PeerGuardian2. It blocks known IPs of gov't and Anti-P2P agencies from connecting to you in torrent transfers. The only time I've gotten notices in the past 4 years was when I forgot to use it :

 

[Snytbaggen]

My life is over! By tomorrow downloading files will get illegal and the cops will be watching closely. I don't know how but that what I've heard.
Is there anything I do to keep my sweet internet freedom? :'(



/sharing is caring!

It's not the cops that are looking, but the IPRED law gives the music/film companies the rights to search for illegal sharing of their copyrighted material. After they've harvested the IP addresses they can go to the ISP's to get information about the account owners. After that they can sue them.

In other countries with similar laws this has led pretty much to blackmailing: "Pay us $5000 or get sued for $10000 in court". Or so I've heard.

Yeah, it sucks

 

[laser83]

There are extremely simple ways the MPAA would have no chance of ever getting your IP. Use a proxy, you'll need to do a bit of research to learn how and even then it takes work.  I'd explain how but laser forum so lasers only, sorry.