like movies and software? do some software have things where they can track you if you aren't using a good CD key or something? or do they only find ppl who seed a lot?
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Anonymous2007-02-14 18:50
There should be a possibility of it, at least the RIAA has posted their own torrents to harvest for more IP addresses recently. You should also use PeerGuardian and/or TOR (The Onion Router) for any other intrusion, such as the companies themselves, some educational places and private anti-piracy groups like they have in Scandinavia (Piratbyrån and Piratgruppen). The people who seed more are probably looked more for than random leechers, as they "do more damage" by redistributing more copies even after getting it.
Bottom line is, if it's copyright infringement then yeah, you can get caught for downloading in theory.
By using Peerguardian at least you'll be able to see what happens underneath the surface, or what slips by your firewall, and block it.
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Anonymous2007-02-14 19:49
Who uses TOR for BitTorrent?
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Anonymous2007-02-14 20:15
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Depends on if the site tracks logs of whos downloaded what torrent surely? if they didnt track how much youve downloaded then they have no way to prove you actually used the torrent file you downloaded
its like.. grabbing some bread from the shelf and about to walk out the store, only to say well i dont want this anyway and leave empty handed
they have to be able to prove you have the full movie/game/ etc on your PC surely?
WASHINGTON -- Continuing the enforcement component of the campaign to provide a level playing field for legal online music services, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on behalf of its member companies, today filed a new wave of copyright infringement lawsuits against 531 individual computer users offering substantial amounts of copyrighted music files for free on peer-to-peer networks.
Like the lawsuits brought in January against 532 illegal file sharers, the RIAA utilized the "John Doe" litigation process - which is used to sue defendants whose names aren't known. The RIAA today filed five lawsuits, each of which lists multiple numerical computer addresses, known as "IP" or Internet Protocol addresses. Taken together, the five suits include a total of 531 individual illegal file sharers. This latest round of legal actions was filed in federal courts in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando and Trenton, New Jersey.
"Legal online music services are delivering a high-quality, consumer-friendly experience, and they're attracting new fans," said Cary Sherman, President, RIAA. "But they shouldn't have to compete with businesses based on illegal downloading. That's why we are sending a clear message that downloading or 'sharing' music from a peer-to-peer network without authorization is illegal, it can have consequences and it undermines the creative future of music itself."