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Says the BPI.
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3722428.stm[/URL]
Is there any real reason for this? They'll take one person out, but you can guarantee that another will come along and share files as normal...
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3722428.stm[/URL]
Is there any real reason for this? They'll take one person out, but you can guarantee that another will come along and share files as normal...
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The music industry complaining that their are declining sales is just one thing...... They are not approaching their customers in the best method, this is the new age and people are not wanting to buy a CD.... I purchase CD's and sometimes I guarntee that I will like only 4 out of the 12 songs... If i could pay to download those 4 songs I would do, instead of paying £12.99 for a pile of crap....
The music Industry just needs to adapt to the modern age
The music Industry just needs to adapt to the modern age
lalakersrule wrote:
> Bah i'd like to see them try, i've got Johnny Cochrane's number on
> speed-dial :-D
No Jury or Judge can hold up against the Chewbacca defence.
> Bah i'd like to see them try, i've got Johnny Cochrane's number on
> speed-dial :-D
No Jury or Judge can hold up against the Chewbacca defence.
gamesfreak wrote:
> adrian wrote:
> Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by
> showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to
> the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably
> even easier than that.
>
> Will the BPI really have time to do this?
>
> In effect, if they wanted to sue everyone, they'd have to look at
> each torrent, each person connected to it and where the torrent was
> made.
>
> Bit-torrent is a real difficult thing for the BPI, it's serverless
> meaning that people can set up a link and just share it between them.
>
>
> Which is why more 'static' networks like Kazaa are being probed.
Thats why I said they are basically going after big sharers on Kazaa and other networks like it.
Cookie wanted to know if its easy to track somebody on Bittorrent, which it is. There have been incidents that have resulted in film/TV companies emailing ISPs about users downloading specific files from Bittorrent, and the ISPs emailed the users to warn them.
> adrian wrote:
> Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by
> showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to
> the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably
> even easier than that.
>
> Will the BPI really have time to do this?
>
> In effect, if they wanted to sue everyone, they'd have to look at
> each torrent, each person connected to it and where the torrent was
> made.
>
> Bit-torrent is a real difficult thing for the BPI, it's serverless
> meaning that people can set up a link and just share it between them.
>
>
> Which is why more 'static' networks like Kazaa are being probed.
Thats why I said they are basically going after big sharers on Kazaa and other networks like it.
Cookie wanted to know if its easy to track somebody on Bittorrent, which it is. There have been incidents that have resulted in film/TV companies emailing ISPs about users downloading specific files from Bittorrent, and the ISPs emailed the users to warn them.
adrian wrote:
> Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by
> showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to
> the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably
> even easier than that.
Will the BPI really have time to do this?
In effect, if they wanted to sue everyone, they'd have to look at each torrent, each person connected to it and where the torrent was made.
Bit-torrent is a real difficult thing for the BPI, it's serverless meaning that people can set up a link and just share it between them.
Which is why more 'static' networks like Kazaa are being probed.
> Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by
> showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to
> the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably
> even easier than that.
Will the BPI really have time to do this?
In effect, if they wanted to sue everyone, they'd have to look at each torrent, each person connected to it and where the torrent was made.
Bit-torrent is a real difficult thing for the BPI, it's serverless meaning that people can set up a link and just share it between them.
Which is why more 'static' networks like Kazaa are being probed.
one-eye wrote:
> Hedfix wrote:
> Cracking down? 1 person in every 500,000 gets sued?
>
> I like those odds!
I made them up.
> Hedfix wrote:
> Cracking down? 1 person in every 500,000 gets sued?
>
> I like those odds!
I made them up.
cookie monster wrote:
> How would they track you if you were using bittorrent?
>
> Is it possible?
Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably even easier than that.
Basically they are going to sue people that are using Kazaa and similar networks, where a single person is actually share single files and have 100's or 1000's of songs for share.
> How would they track you if you were using bittorrent?
>
> Is it possible?
Very easy to do. Bittorrent shows you who you are connected to by showing you the IP address. All they have to do is track the IP to the ISP who will give them who was logged in at that time. Probably even easier than that.
Basically they are going to sue people that are using Kazaa and similar networks, where a single person is actually share single files and have 100's or 1000's of songs for share.
Hedfix wrote:
> Cracking down? 1 person in every 500,000 gets sued?
I like those odds!
I'm not stopping for a kit-kat...I'll happily stand up in court and give the media my 2 cents on the subject.
> Cracking down? 1 person in every 500,000 gets sued?
I like those odds!
I'm not stopping for a kit-kat...I'll happily stand up in court and give the media my 2 cents on the subject.
Bah i'd like to see them try, i've got Johnny Cochrane's number on speed-dial :-D
Bejam wrote:
> I thought it was the major uploaders they wanted to crack down hard
> on. The kind of people who are uploading thousands of files, not the
> smalltime downloaders.
It is.
Most news sites/the BPI are using the "we will sue downloaders" to scare people that do download, when in fact, they're only hitting the 'major dealers'
But whats the point?
One person will get sued, another person will take their place and continue sharing, it's not like they can stop it...
> I thought it was the major uploaders they wanted to crack down hard
> on. The kind of people who are uploading thousands of files, not the
> smalltime downloaders.
It is.
Most news sites/the BPI are using the "we will sue downloaders" to scare people that do download, when in fact, they're only hitting the 'major dealers'
But whats the point?
One person will get sued, another person will take their place and continue sharing, it's not like they can stop it...
I thought it was the major uploaders they wanted to crack down hard on. The kind of people who are uploading thousands of files, not the smalltime downloaders.
I'm sure they'll catch and prosecute a few, but it's got to such a stage now where they'll never be able to fully end illegal file-sharing.
I'm sure they'll catch and prosecute a few, but it's got to such a stage now where they'll never be able to fully end illegal file-sharing.
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