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Any of you that download films from Kazaa/Kazaa-Lite, a friend who lives round the corner, and is on BT Broadband got a rather nasty letter from them saying they had been contacted by an American company. In it were instructions to immediately cease all activities of a 'thieving gypsy' nature (words added for effect :D), otherwise they would take out legal proceedings against him.
The film in question was T3 : Rise of the Machines.
On the letter they had such information as IP address, kazaa username, and dates and times the data was downloaded.
I myself rarely download films, although I do download a lot of music.
Just thought I'd warn you all, I'm off to unshare all my media folders now .....
The film in question was T3 : Rise of the Machines.
On the letter they had such information as IP address, kazaa username, and dates and times the data was downloaded.
I myself rarely download films, although I do download a lot of music.
Just thought I'd warn you all, I'm off to unshare all my media folders now .....
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maddmun wrote:
> Arrrr me maties! I'm ere to steal yer films!
LMAO
> Arrrr me maties! I'm ere to steal yer films!
LMAO
Arrrrrrr!
Arrrr me maties! I'm ere to steal yer films!
A quick note: You cannot be penalised under the data protection act for downloading stuff from outside of the EU.
Unfortunately, there are laws like this in the USA as well. :(
Unfortunately, there are laws like this in the USA as well. :(
adrian wrote:
> So really anything you
> download illegally off p2p could be monitored by the MPAA and RIAA
> who then send the information to the ISP who in turn warn you.
It's actually the uploaders they go after IIRC. The distrubition companies search for their own movies and then go after the people making them availalbe. RIAA don't have any authority in the UK, all these letters come becasue of complains from Paramount, WB and the like who actually make and distribute the movies.
> So really anything you
> download illegally off p2p could be monitored by the MPAA and RIAA
> who then send the information to the ISP who in turn warn you.
It's actually the uploaders they go after IIRC. The distrubition companies search for their own movies and then go after the people making them availalbe. RIAA don't have any authority in the UK, all these letters come becasue of complains from Paramount, WB and the like who actually make and distribute the movies.
Cubist wrote:
> I don't download films or songs anymore anyway. Stopped doing that
> ages ago for moral reasons...
Go back to Jesus.com
> I don't download films or songs anymore anyway. Stopped doing that
> ages ago for moral reasons...
Go back to Jesus.com
I don't download films or songs anymore anyway. Stopped doing that ages ago for moral reasons...oh yeh and the fact my computer crashes whenever I run over two applications at once.
BT has also sent letters to people who use Bittorrent aswell. Kazaa, Bittorrent and all the other p2p programs are easy for the MPAA or RIAA to get into. They can easily pretend to be a user and download a file from you or for you to download from them. People have said they use bots to search for people downloading. So really anything you download illegally off p2p could be monitored by the MPAA and RIAA who then send the information to the ISP who in turn warn you.
er-no wrote:
> Heh, anyone can contact anyone :D
what do ya mean?
> Heh, anyone can contact anyone :D
what do ya mean?
ßora† SagdiyeV wrote:
> gamezfreak wrote:
> You sure?
>
> yeah, he happened to mention it.
>
> I will post more info when I find out what was said in his phone
> conversation with them.
Heh, anyone can contact anyone :D
> gamezfreak wrote:
> You sure?
>
> yeah, he happened to mention it.
>
> I will post more info when I find out what was said in his phone
> conversation with them.
Heh, anyone can contact anyone :D
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