19 replies to this topic

[Mr. Roboto]

Wow thanks for the info. I thought torrents were much safer in regards to uploading. I upload at the lowest amount possible and then stop seeding when I get what I want. Kinda dick, but I felt it left me a little safer. Guess not? I'll look at use net and check that out.

[artcinco]

It is like playing Russian roulette. Is the thing that I am acquiring too old or obscure for someone to pay someone to actively monitor?

Here is one of the warning emails a friend of mine got after he torrented The Dark Knight the same week it was released on DVD.

From: Cox Abuse Tracking System
Date: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: [XX.XX.2008 XXXXXXX] Notice of Copyright Infringement

Dear Customer,

Weare writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we havereceived a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internetservice to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of acomplainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter.Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving suchnotification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, ordisable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liabilityfor any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspendyour account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is notremoved.

It is not permitted to share copyrighted material withanyone even if you purchased the media from an authorized site withoutexpressed written permission from the copyright holder.

Pleasebe aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriberaccused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations ofinfringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her accountto be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certaincriteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), youhave the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to beeffective, must include the following elements:

(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(b)identification of the material that has been removed or to which accesshas been disabled and the location at which the material appearedbefore it was removed or disabled;
© a statement under penalty ofperjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the materialwas removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification ofthe material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscribers name,address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriberconsents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for thejudicial district in which the address is located.

In the eventthat you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes theseelements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainantand advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedlyinfringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainantnotifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order torestrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity priorto the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivateyour account.


Sincerely,

Cox Customer Security

--- Original Message ---

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: XXXX

ISP: Cox Communications, Inc.
IP Address: XX.XX.XX.XXX

XXXXXday, XXXXXXXXX, 2008

Re: Unauthorized Copying and Distribution of Copyrighted Audiovisual Works

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am contacting you on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and one or more of its member companies.

Wesubmit that the MPAA is authorized to act on behalf of its membercompanies (the MPAA Members) with respect to the matter described inthis notice. The MPAA Members own intellectual property rights,including exclusive rights protected under copyright law, in manymotion pictures, television programs and other audiovisual works(collectively, the MPAA Titles). We believe that your CoxCommunications, Inc. Internet account is being used to reproduce and/ordistribute copies of one or more MPAA Titles on the Internet, inviolation of the MPAA Members legal rights. We have set forth at theclose of this letter the details concerning this infringement,including the title(s) of the MPAA Title(s) in question, the IP addressof your account at the time of the infringement, and the date and timeof the infringement. The audiovisual works being offered through yourInternet account include the following:

XXXXX(name of television show)XXXXXX (TV)

Thecopying and/or distribution of copies of copyrighted audiovisual workswithout the authorization of the copyright owner constitutes copyrightinfringement under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 501. Thisconduct may subject you to significant liability, including statutorydamages of up to $150,000 per infringed work for willful infringement.Under certain circumstances, copyright infringement can give rise tofederal criminal liability, with penalties as high as five yearsimprisonment plus a $250,000 fine. (See 17 U.S.C. § 506; 18 U.S.C. §2319.)

Such infringing activity also constitutes a violationof Cox Communications, Inc.'s Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement,and such breach may give Cox Communications, Inc. the right toterminate your Internet access service. We therefore demand that youimmediately:

1) Cease any unauthorized offering or downloadingof the above title(s), and any other film or television titles whosecopyright is owned by the MPAA Members, on any peer-to-peer or otherinternet services; and

2) Delete from your computer anyunauthorized copies of the above title(s), and any other film ortelevision titles owned by the MPAA Members, which you have downloadedfrom or offered on any peer-to-peer or other internet services.

Youcan learn more about piracy by visiting the MPAAs web site athttp://www.mpaa.org/piracy.asp. If you have any questions about thisnotice, you may contact us at:

Telephone: 818-475-1727
Email: notices@motionpictureassociation.org
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
15301 Ventura Blvd., Building E
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
United States

Please include the Case ID XXXXXXX in the subject line of any correspondence.

Thisletter is not a complete statement of the Copyright Owners rights inconnection with this matter, and nothing contained herein constitutesan express or implied waiver of any rights, remedies or defenses of theCopyright Owners, all of which are expressly reserved.

Very truly yours,

Motion Picture Association of America


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INFRINGEMENT DETAIL
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Infringing Work: XXXXX(name of television show)XXXXXX (TV)
First Found: XXXXXX
Last Found: XXXXXXX
IP Address: XXXXXX
IP Port: XXXXX
Protocol: BitTorrent
Torrent InfoHash: XXXXXXXX
Containing file(s):
XXXXXXX.avi (XXXXX bytes)

*pgp public key for copyright@mediasentry.com is available on the key server at https://keyserver.pgp.com

[Mr. Roboto]

Damn.

[freedom78]

You should all know that this applies to your porn habits, as well:

http://technolog.msn...rs-get-personal

[Mr. Roboto]

You should all know that this applies to your porn habits, as well:

http://technolog.msn...rs-get-personal

Kind of a let down, no money shot...