elite_compbuilder Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 i have no clue how you got caught i have rogers 4 mb/s internet then that goes through a wireless router cuz i got like 5 computers and iv been downloading like at least 1 game a month and iv never gotten a phone call or letter or anything and i use bitcomet 0.60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 err... get another ISP. Only your ISP would be able to report such information to the DMCA/RIAA etc. Most will ignore such requests etc for privacy reasons, and should only divulge such personal information if they have a warrent. Which they most certainly wouldnt have. Your ISP is in the wrong here, for giving out the information. 585964739[/snapback] I think you misread something. His ISP was who called him. It is easy for anyone to find out your ISP from your IP address (which of course is easy to find out when you are using BitTorrent), so it's likely someone at the RIAA or MPAA or whoever sent a letter to his ISP saying something like "the person using IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is illegally downloading/sharing our property, please ask them to stop". Then the ISP looked up his information from their records and called him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorSA Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 WHY are you bringing OLD threads BACK to life ???? You have NOT added anything new to the thread. What is the point ???? Edit: O... I see: "Posts: 2" Welcome to Neowin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite_compbuilder Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 i know his isp called him i use rogers which has a history of b****ing at their customers i download at least 5-10 gb every month then i burn it onto cd/dvds and delete the stuff on my hd. but when i download like 50 gb in 1 month they never call then i hear my friends download like 40-50 gb and they get a phone call from their isp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I think I'm out of this case, I have a router connected with 3 switches each 1 have 8 users with virtual IPs ... and I'm 1 of these users and changing my virtual IP every week and using Zone Alarm altought I'm behind a router ... I think nothing scare me , am I right ? :unsure: BTW, Shareaza is good ;) , I use P2P progs when I can't find/buy sotware ... 585965190[/snapback] Man, that is ignorant. It doesn't matter how many switches or routers, etc you have, your ISP knows what IP address is associated with your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbiotic Hat Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 bittorrent has got to be the dumbest way to pirate software. Everyone can see your IP. Tracking you is no problem, since you are broadcasting your address to everyone you are downloading from. Just stop using it for illegal purposes. It's dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reveries Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 why? are you a cop or just another self righteous moraliser? :p 585964841[/snapback] yeah, Rojack agree with you lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted October 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 20, 2005 oh my, such old topic :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite_compbuilder Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 THATS WHY GOD INVENTED IP CHANGERS or you can create a temporary ip while ur downloading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 THATS WHY GOD INVENTED IP CHANGERS or you can create a temporary ip while ur downloading 586699394[/snapback] Ignorance abounds here. You cannot, I repeat CANNOT hide your true IP address from your ISP, and the IP address that others see is what your ISP tells them. Want proof? Go to What Is My IP? and tell me what you see. That is what anyone outside your ISP sees as your IP address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankyone Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 THATS WHY GOD INVENTED IP CHANGERS or you can create a temporary ip while ur downloading 586699394[/snapback] err... you can't change your IP on the fly and proxies are damn slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 elite_compbuilder: Seems you know jack about jack here! Your ISP assigns you your IP, they keep a record of what is assigned to whom and when. Do anything you want, your IP is always gonna be what your ISP assigns. Proxies? All well and good, but your IP is still whatever ISP assigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGOB Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 bit torrent is not illegal, uploading copyrighted work is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theavidgeek Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 2 words : Peer Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris003 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Canada's laws doesnt apply so we cant get charged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) I think you misread something.? His ISP was who called him.? It is easy for anyone to find out your ISP from your IP address (which of course is easy to find out when you are using BitTorrent), so it's likely someone at the RIAA or MPAA or whoever sent a letter to his ISP saying something like "the person using IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is illegally downloading/sharing our property, please ask them to stop".? Then the ISP looked up his information from their records and called him. 586699332[/snapback] If an organization did this here, the ISP would tell them to go away and come back with a police warrant. There's simply no way a random organization can be given the rights to gain personal information from an ISP to contact you (or even worse, boss the ISP to do their business) here while totally bypassing the police. They are the law enforcement, not these organizations. And ISP here would simply think "what the hell do we have to earn on sending one of our customers to jail" if they didn't HAVE to (police being involved;) ;) Im going to stop using BitTorrent. I only used it to download linux distros Why are you going to stop using BT again? Edited October 20, 2005 by Jugalator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Im going to stop using BitTorrent. I only used it to download linux distros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyroteknikz Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 That happened to my old computer. One day I went on and Americas Army, Counter-Strike, and Warcrafts:Orcs and Humans was installed. Americas Army didn't work on my computer at all but my dad was soooo steaming mad, I could have got all my privilages at home taken away. Always make sure your connection is secure. Check everytime you want to use internet. I think a firewall should do 50% of the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 We'll thats a load of BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yeah :laugh: What does a firewall have to do with hiding your IP address? Uhh, assuming the subject is still about being busted for BT. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorSA Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Oops... There it is !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo81 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 i have no clue how you got caught i have rogers 4 mb/s internet then that goes through a wireless router cuz i got like 5 computers and iv been downloading like at least 1 game a month and iv never gotten a phone call or letter or anything and i use bitcomet 0.60 586699292[/snapback] I am the one who started this thread. Didn't realize it's been getting so much attnetion lol. Anyway, I doubt anyone is trying to bust people for downloading games. It seems like music, dvds, and sometimes software are the main things right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiaveli Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 hopefully idont get in trouble for this but here: http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Its a scare tactic if the ISP can't tell you what you downloaded. Its possible that someone on your ISP is using it heavily and you were just one of many that were contacted.If you're ISP doesn't contact you again, then you are ok, but again its not illegal to use BitTorrent, because of some of the stuff being shared through it, like the Neowin supported AutoPatcher. I know the developers rely heavily on BT to get it distributed. In Holland such information (is still) regarded private, but with the amount of available bandwidth to customers and the current piracy problems in the world even I think it won't be long before software transactions are monitored and filtered by 'heavy users'. 585964735[/snapback] I agree with you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGOB Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 BitTorrent itself is not illegal, a lot of major distributors love it to balance loads and not overload their download servers, almost every linux distro has one, but it is illegal to use it to UPLOAD copyrighted material... remember folks it's not illegal to download (at least in the US) but it is illegal if you upload (which every bittorrent client will do in a swarm unless forbidden to do so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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