Legal action against p2p users.

by Richeh • 28 Nov 2006, 00:19 • Journals
'More than 8,000 alleged file sharers are facing legal action'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6058912.stm

scary shit tbh.

Just wondering if theres any programs out there to hide my ip etc when downloading from programs such as limewire. also torrents? Or anything to lessen the chance of facing legal action etc?

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ENSJQM 28 Nov 2006, 00:20
Man, you're busted. I wish you pleasant moments in jail.
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Sgt.Pepper 28 Nov 2006, 00:23
just destroy your hard drive if you get caught, how they gonna prove it 100% that you downloaded shit if they dont have anything to search
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ekstreme 28 Nov 2006, 00:57
lol its not like they send you a letter stating "we think you download illegal"
its more like police visits you at home, take pc and then they got proof enough
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Rapt6rr 28 Nov 2006, 07:23
If you got a big magnet, you can erase your hard drive in 2 sec, then they can never know what you had on it. If they ask why did you do that, you can say you had some porn and you where ashamed of it.
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gifty 28 Nov 2006, 08:22
and how do you get to porns mostely? d0wnl04d
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unblind 28 Nov 2006, 08:59
home made gay porn with your bro
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gifty 28 Nov 2006, 12:54
you are disgusting!
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Rapt6rr 29 Nov 2006, 00:43
Yes but free porn can be legal if you are over 18, torrents are illegal no matter how old you are.
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ekstreme 28 Nov 2006, 09:25
mhhh good idea. i will do it next time -.-...and what to do with the hundreds of cd's/dvd's u got at home to watch the downloaded movies at TV?
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_doNka 28 Nov 2006, 10:02
Don't make them.
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ekstreme 28 Nov 2006, 10:22
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Rafiki 28 Nov 2006, 10:23
You should pay me for using these flags that often!
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_doNka 28 Nov 2006, 14:42
Wow, you must've studied hard to gather that much intelligence!
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Rapt6rr 29 Nov 2006, 00:45
You hide them somewhere safe away from your PC, normally they just take your tower and storing devices around the computer.
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nuggan 28 Nov 2006, 16:11
some external harddrives has a 'panic' button that erases all the content with a click also =P
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Rapt6rr 29 Nov 2006, 00:46
Yes, but the most advanced software from the police can read what is overwritten up to 5 times (afaik), so if it overwrites your hard drive content only once, you are fucked. And then you cant say anymore: I didn't know it was illegal :))
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DiniMere 28 Nov 2006, 00:30
There was a journal about this recently.
http://xfire.be/?x=journal&mode=item&id=11699
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Corona 28 Nov 2006, 00:36
Scare tactics imo. It would cost them more than it's worth to try to sue everybody, filesharers will always find a way around the authorities - all this will do is to boost legal downloading for a short while.
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LION 28 Nov 2006, 00:45
oh noes... :f
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Zaphod 28 Nov 2006, 00:57
use proxy servers that dont give details of the users on the other side?
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Panda 28 Nov 2006, 01:08
They are after people who distribute the files not the people who download the files.
A dude in my town got fined 5k for selling a few copied DVD's..

Maybe use some anon proxy / encrypt HDD blahdy blah blah
but if they was to search your pc, they'd find out some way or another unless it self destructs :>
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Nellie 28 Nov 2006, 01:39
8000 in how many million? Scare tactics.

If you're that bothered don't download.
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sock 28 Nov 2006, 03:04
I imagine peerguardian, a firewall which filters government and filespoofing ip's, amongst other things, would be of much help to your burdened conscience.
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Necuz 28 Nov 2006, 03:11
I'd also recommend getting one of these:
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They're great for... just about everything!
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sock 28 Nov 2006, 03:32
If you check my profile, you'll see I am already covered in that department.
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Add!Ct- 28 Nov 2006, 06:05
äijä on h-foorumilta, busted!
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sock 28 Nov 2006, 03:48
If I was a recognised band atm, I would release my self from the record label, set up a simple website with free download, and simply ask people to donate whatever they think the albums worth.

They get, what, 1p or something from each album sold, maybe a bit more, but it would mean only a small percentage of the people would need to donate a small amount of cash for the band to make money. Wouldn't work if you're just starting up though!
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fAmous 28 Nov 2006, 07:40
Well having a website that provides fast-music downloads costs a lot and if most people then don't like it, only a very few people will pay, so you loose already most of your money you got. On the other hand everything which is higher than your own costs will then go directly to the artists.
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fusen 28 Nov 2006, 10:12
if you are offering them free in the first place just distribute them via bittorrent, that way the users are actually having to give up something in the first place to get the music.

What I'd do is follow The Streets method, they let you listen to their full album in a flash player on their website but you had to buy the album to listen to the last song, and because the whole album was like a story and the last song was 8 minutes long which also finished the story, alot of people did it
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TosspoT 28 Nov 2006, 04:56
I use peerguardian to protect, seems effective - also they catch you on upload more so than download.
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xfRd 28 Nov 2006, 07:27
does that protect you from them knowing who you are?
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TosspoT 28 Nov 2006, 07:30
I guess (and i dont know) if they wanted to find that info they wouldnt struggle to overcome an opensource program.
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im a tree 28 Nov 2006, 08:25
Never use limewire.

Never use public torrent trackers.

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fusen 28 Nov 2006, 10:13
unless by private tracker you mean a tracker you yourself, or someone you know and trust outside of the internet set up then I laugh at your false sense of security
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Gibri 28 Nov 2006, 09:16
just hire al qaeda to bomb these fuckers that come after our free download

any suicide bomber volunteers ?
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nuggan 28 Nov 2006, 16:16
I can't even download songs and stuff from bittorrent/limewire now for some reason, and it pisses me off :/
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nordaN 28 Nov 2006, 16:23
hade också så, ominstallerade och uppdaterade sen funkade det fin fint :)
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nuggan 28 Nov 2006, 19:05
okay :o
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Rapt6rr 29 Nov 2006, 02:26
What did he say?
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nuggan 29 Nov 2006, 14:18
he said that he re-installer & updated and it worked.
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Skydeh 28 Nov 2006, 17:40
Laws in the UK state that no-one can track your internet records.

Oh, and btw, its only in shitty countries like poland + brazil so dont worry.
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Rapt6rr 29 Nov 2006, 00:52
Most of those articles are fake and sponsored by recording companies such as Sony(r), don't worry too much about it.
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ekstreme 29 Nov 2006, 00:59
idd..we are all just small fishes in a big ocean full of sharks. we are not in the "public interest". They look out for who make profit out of it like selling dozens of copies illegal. the fine you could get for personal download/usage are just a few hundred euros and thats it...never jailtime or sth they make advertising with...i know what i am talkin about -.-
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