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[Ophiuchus]

so I got this email from my isp a few days ago, and was just wondering if this is something i really should be worried about? has any one else recived anything like this?
or is the problem that I dont have a firewall....(can anyone recomend one, last one i had kept D/c me about every 10 min ) or is it that im using emule to dl?

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Notice of Action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Abuse Incident Number: NA0000001953645
Report Date/Time: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:05:38 -0400

Sinistar
25GAF road



Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Subscriber:

Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner, or its authorized
agent, reporting an alleged infringement of one or more copyrighted works made
on or over Comcast's High-Speed Internet service (the 'Service'). The copyright
owner has identified the Internet Protocol ('IP') address associated with your
Service account at the time as the source of the infringing works. The works
identified by the copyright owner in its notification are listed below. Comcast
reminds you that use of the Service (or any part of the Service) in any manner
that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of
Comcast's Acceptable Use Policy and may result in the suspension or termination
of your Service account.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, you may direct them to Comcast
in writing by sending a letter or e-mail to:

Comcast Legal Response Center
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
650 Centerton Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057 U.S.A.
Phone: (856) 317-7272
Fax: (856) 317-7319
E-mail: dmca@comcast.net

For more information regarding Comcast's copyright infringement policy,
procedures, and contact information, please read our Acceptable Use Policy by
clicking on the Terms of Service link at http://www.comcast.net.

Sincerely,
Comcast Legal Response Center

Copyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:

Infringing Work: 16 Blocks

Filename: 16=E8=A1=97=E5=8C=BA.16.Blocks.2006.XviD.AC3.CD2-WAF.avi
First Found: 16 Sep 2006 09:15:51 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 16 Sep 2006 09:15:51 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 717,376k
Network: eDonkey
Protocol: eDonkey

 

[Chairman Yang]

Move to Canada.

 

[OnkelC]

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

And RUN!:lol

 

[Ecrofirt]

1) Stop downloading stuff illegally.
2) see above.

At this point you've been caught. It looks like they're just sending you your one and only warning before they terminate your account. If you get caught again, you'll probably lose your internet.

Also, since you've been caught, you're probably more likely to get sued if you get caught by the MPAA again.

 

[M3wThr33]

1) Peerguardian doesn't do anything useful
2) Firewalls prevent WORMS and HACKERS, not the RIAA/MPAA
2a)P2P apps specifically invite people to connect to you, so a firewall would not have done ANYTHING
3)You're using public networks to download a recently released DVD. That's STUPID.
Movies in theatres, movies just released on dvd and HBO shows are all prime targets for C&D letters.

Stop being a pirate, you'd be surprised how much more gratifying it is.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Shoplift, n00b,

 

[Flynn]

Tell them that the DMCA is a shit law.

 

[Agent Dormer]

Haha, 16 Blocks is what you go in trouble for? :lol

 

[White Man]

Tell them that the DMCA is a shit law.

Shit law or not, if you want to live in media rich sex land, you're going to have to deal with it.

 

[Borci88]

Sinistar
25GAF road

I think THATS the scary part.

Edit: Oh wait... you edited that didnt you :lol :lol

 

[bigmit3737]

I would stop dling stuff for a month or so...I don't know...

Or go on private trackers??

Not sure what you tell you.

 

[Donono]

Print it out and frame it.

 

[Flynn]

Shit law or not, if you want to live in media rich sex land, you're going to have to deal with it.

We'll see. I can see the thing being slowly dismantled over the next 50 years. Same fate for The Patriot act.

 

[Brannon]

Now see if you had d/l'ed Commando you would've gotten mad accolades and Governor Schwarzennegger coming to your house in a chopper yelling at you to get to da choppa and you would be flying above the city right now drinking Vault energy drinks and shooting middle school Catholic students with paintball guns as they run into the museum on a tour.

But you decided to get 16 Blocks.

WAY TO GO.

 

[temjin]

You got caught for sharing the data, not downloading.

Download software like PeerGuardian, use a firewall... And more importantly, try and limit your sharing activity.

 

[keeblerdrow]

 

[Furoba]

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

And RUN!:lol

Keeping a large magnet above the HDD might also work.

 

[Callo Merlose]

Call Jet Black... but that was the I.S.S.P. Nevermind.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

LOL @ public trackers, eDonkey, no firewall, no anything.

Your computer must be a ****ing mess.

 

[Aft Dread Pressure]

Bail out.

 

[sykoex]

This just reminded me. I went to my official roadrunner email account that i never check and set mail forwarding to my gmail account. The thought of getting one of these from your ISP and not even knowing is pretty scary.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

I just did the same thing.

 

[Beezy]

People still use P2P programs?

 

[draven]

Don't know about the MPAA, but it works for the RIAA:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3928706&postcount=59

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

They aint gonna do nothing

 

[Nameless]

People still use P2P programs?

Seriously..he might as well just stole that DVD out the store.

 

[SyNapSe]

DVD's are so cheap and such a great deal now it's hard to imagine why people would need to download them

 

[Ophiuchus]

well my computer is fine i mean i dont have spyware or virus' i reinstalled my firewall and got peer gaurdian going can anyone tell me were i can obtain a good free fire wall legally haha, im having the same issue again were its d'cing me all the time

 

[skybaby]

Run!

Spoiler

to USENET

 

[aoi tsuki]

well my computer is fine i mean i dont have spyware or virus' i reinstalled my firewall and got peer gaurdian going can anyone tell me were i can obtain a good free fire wall legally haha, im having the same issue again were its d'cing me all the time

Dude, you need to get some periods first.

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

DVD's are so cheap and such a great deal now it's hard to imagine why people would need to download them

Boxsets.

Public trackers are just trouble.

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

"Gotcha Bitch!"




Bail out guy.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

eDonkey?

well there's your ****ing problem. wow. :lol

 

[Core407]

I got caught doing the same shit, but with bitorrent. Stopped downloading anything for a month, but eventually went back into it and nothing so far.

Avoid downloading new movie releases and only get new music from people you know or places you are familiar with.

 

[demon]

Are you pretty much safe if you're not sharing anything?

 

[Jeffahn]

Are you pretty much safe if you're not sharing anything?

That's the worst thing you can do. You'll stick out like a sore a thumb and be the first person they come after.

...

 

[Stoney Mason]

http://www.easynews.com/

 

[rc213]

Usenet FTW!

 

[Community Forum]

Okay, since I don't really follow this stuff, here's a question.

If you own the movie 16 Blocks, is it legal to download it? I mean, you've already paid for the movie.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Um, 16 Blocks sucked ass. You'll feel like a tool paying a few thousand for that movie. Shit balls, decent DVDs are like 5 bucks everywhere. Go check out Best Buy/CC for some decent, cheap DVDs.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Okay, since I don't really follow this stuff, here's a question.

If you own the movie 16 Blocks, is it legal to download it? I mean, you've already paid for the movie.

yes. I don't think you're even technically allowed to back it up, but even if that argument was the case, you would have to make a backup from the version you already own. i mean, just because you own a movie doesn't mean you can go into Best Buy and steal another copy.

 

[Christopher]

yes. I don't think you're even technically allowed to back it up, but even if that argument was the case, you would have to make a backup from the version you already own. i mean, just because you own a movie doesn't mean you can go into Best Buy and steal another copy.

Right. Your entitled to ONE copy of that movie, you don't have the rights to the movie now.

Meh. I have no interest in downloading movies anyway hope they don't track music ;p.

 

[Ecrofirt]

That's the worst thing you can do. You'll stick out like a sore a thumb and be the first person they come after.

...

while I don't condone piracy, the only people they've gone after are those people who are uploading/sharing in some fashion. this includes things like Bittorrent, where you're constantly uploading to other peers, as well as programs like Limewire if you're silly enough to have a share folder enabled.

 

[davepoobond]

so, what even happens if you get this anyway? is this basically saying "don't do it again, but you can keep what you got or at least get rid of it" kind of thing?

 

[womp]

Usenet FTW!

Amen. Never used or tried a peer to peer and never will, whats the point?

 

[Particle Physicist]

Don't know about the MPAA, but it works for the RIAA:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3928706&postcount=59

well. thats good news.. i recently found someone leeching off my wireless, i have a wpa password set but he hacked it..

anyway. i was worried that he could have downloaded something illegal and i would be held responsible for it..

 

[Particle Physicist]

Run!

Spoiler

to USENET

dont they check that as well?

 

[M3wThr33]

dont they check that as well?

No. They can't. And they can't get rid of Usenet either because of some "partial censoring = claiming responsibility" by ISPs, so they let it run free. And downloading from Usenet isn't leeching.

 

[Particle Physicist]

No. They can't. And they can't get rid of Usenet either because of some "partial censoring = claiming responsibility" by ISPs, so they let it run free. And downloading from Usenet isn't leeching.

im a little confused by usenet... why dont people access it through their isp account.. and instead pay money to a 3rd party, like easynews, for access? especially when they seem to have download limits..

also.. whats a good usenet service?

this one:: http://myusenet.net/ seems to have unlimited download limit.


so how come they cant check your usenet usage? is your ip address masked ?

 

[Stoney Mason]

im a little confused by usenet... why dont people access it through their isp account.. and instead pay money to a 3rd party, like easynews

It just depends on how involved you want to be. Easynews and services like that are for lazy asses and I'm proud to say I'm a lazy ass. You don't have to use them but for newbs they are very user friendly and understandable by comparison.