I got a letter from the RIAA


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What the **** is wrong with playing D&D?!?! :angry:

Lol nothing, I used to play D&D too, (Loved it ;) )

its just that in the example, D&D exemplifies nerds...

And I, for one, admit to being one, and no one on neowin should deny it....

here i come star wars convention :geek:

Cause then they would just be lying...

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Scan in the letter please so i can look. i dount that Riaa will have to proove that it was actually you. you may have no p2p but have you been downloading stuff other ways. I.E Hacked Stros etc ?? ;)

That isn't their focus. What they are trying to do is to put a stop to mainstream dling as that it is what truly hurts the industry. It is a lot easier for them to get information of a user when he/she uses P2P. FTP groups are a lot more secretive and tight nit groups than kazaa. It's not as easy to infiltrate...it's possible but not as easy as right clicking on someone's username.

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If it wuz real it would look something like this

Dear Customer,

>

> We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have

received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet

service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a

complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"),

which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox

is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the

infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright

infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your

connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if

the offending material is not removed.

>

> Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a

subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of

infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to

be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria.

Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the

right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must

include the following elements:

>

> (a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;

> (b) identification of the material that has been removed or to which

access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared

before it was removed or disabled;

> ? a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good

faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of

mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;

> (d) the subscriber?'s name, address, and telephone number and a statement

that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District

Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.

>

> In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes

these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the

complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the

allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the

complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to

restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the

expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your

account.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> The Cox Abuse Team

>

> --- The following material was provided to us as evidence ---

>

>

> [Part 0 (plain text)]

>

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

> Hash: SHA1

>

> Re: Unauthorized Use of Universal Motion Pictures

> Notice ID: 645079

> 8 Jul 2003 18:41:53 GMT

>

> Dear Sir or Madam:

>

> Universal City Studios Productions LLLP and its affiliated companies

(collectively, "Universal") are the exclusive owners of copyrights in many

motion pictures, including the motion pictures listed below.

>

> It has come to our attention that Cox Communications Inc. is the service

provider for the IP address listed below, from which unauthorized copying

and distribution (downloading, uploading, file serving, file "swapping" or

other similar activities) of Universal's motion picture(s) listed below is

taking place. We believe that the Internet access of the user engaging in

this infringement is provided by Cox Communications Inc. or a downstream

service provider who purchases this connectivity from Cox Communications

Inc..

>

> This unauthorized copying and distribution constitutes copyright

infringement under Section 106 of the U.S. Copyright Act . Depending upon

the type of service Cox Communications Inc. is providing to this IP address,

it may have legal and/or equitable liability if it does not expeditiously

remove or disable access to the motion picture(s) listed below, or if it

fails to implement a policy that provides for termination of subscribers who

are repeat infringers (see, 17 U.S.C. ?512).

>

> Despite the above, Universal believes that the entire Internet community

benefits when these matters are resolved cooperatively. We urge you to take

immediate action to stop this infringing activity and inform us of the

results of your actions. We appreciate your efforts toward this common goal.

>

> The undersigned has a good faith belief that use of the motion pictures in

the manner described herein is not authorized by Universal, its agent or the

law. The information contained in this notification is accurate. Under

penalty of perjury, the undersigned is authorized to act on behalf of

Universal with respect to this matter.

>

> Please be advised that this letter is not and is not intended to be a

complete statement of the facts or law as they may pertain to this matter or

of Universal's positions, rights or remedies, legal or equitable, all of

which are specifically reserved.

>

> Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations

> VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT.

> 100 Universal City Plaza

> Universal City, CA 91608

> tel. (818) 777-3111

> fax (818) 866-6339

> X

>

>

>

>

> Title: 2 Fast 2 Furious

> Infringement Source: BitTorrent

> Initial Infringement Timestamp: 5 Jul 2003 21:19:30 GMT

> Recent Infringment Timestamp: 5 Jul 2003 21:19:30 GMT

> Infringer Username: None

> Infringing Filename: 2.Fast.2.Furious.INTERNAL.SVCD.TS-Pv.[bT]

> Infringing Filesize: 1690849790

> Infringers IP Address: Deleted

> Infringers DNS Name: N/A

> Infringing URL:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:6883/2.Fast.2.Furious.INTERNAL.SVCD.TS-Pv.[bT]

>

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

> Version: 8.0

>

> iQA/AwUBPwsS4UAGe/JElwagEQIArQCgzrEwp35990vJEu1TJYqh4rRq970AoMky

> tL9x/l0LyiUHYI6Beup1alIJ

> =OVqg

> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Which i got from pirating 2 fast 2 furious. It is almost over now i think i will have to pay like $500-$1000 to an attorny from fees.

Edited by John_da_leecher
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xx.xxx.xx.xx:6883/2.Fast.2.Furious.INTERNAL.SVCD.TS-Pv.[bT]

Above your IP is still shown... I suggest you replace with above

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Yep. And the bad thing was i was on vacation at an uncles when i got caught.And i was using his internet. And he got the e-mail so imagine how ****ed he was.

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Contact the EFF (Electonic Frontier Foundation) http://www.eff.org/ - they have a team of lawyers (whom you won't have to pay for). I'm sure they would LOVE to hear your story.

You might also want to contact the media and/or send letters to the local newspapers and explain your situation. You might want to have someone proof-read the letter so that the message is clear and concise. It would be a good idea to gain some public support and notify others who don't know about this to give a rally of support.

Good luck!

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This is not my siggy - but I though this was an apporpriate thread to do this:

Support independent artists. Check out the shoutcast servers. There are a lot of independant artists only stations. If you like the music - buy it! Nothing better than giving the artists the money and robbing the RIAA, the swarms of lawyers (who help themsevles first), the record companies and the executives.

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Drunken u talking to me? Or the other guy who thinks he got a letter from the RIAA?? If your talking to me mine is almost over with. Its pretty much been handled

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Nothing happened bc my uncles modem had fried and he went a got a new one and his service never got shut down. Also the computer which had the pirated material was mine which had been disconnected 2 days before he got the letter so nothing really happened it was just a matter of making sure they where not going to come after me and prosecute me. Which now i think it has all been handled and i need to find out how much attorny fees are & pay them.

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Drunken u talking to me?

No, it was meant for MLapointe the original poster on the thread.

Glad to hear that your probs with the MPAA/RIAA are almost done.

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is there any company out there that really cares about privacy? i guess not anymore, if this continues, we are going down down babe :&: and there wont be use for the internet anymore :ninja:

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Yea Me to when i saw that letter i wuz like OMFG I got busted awe Sh*t My parents are gonna kill me but they didn't and i still have internet so im happy

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I did contract the EFF and they told me it would be best if I let the RIAA and BHN handle it from here. The EFF is going to ask the RIAA to put on the web or somewhere what an official letter would look like and who it would come from (them or cable company) and what information they put on this letter. They did tell me since I didn't list an IP address or file name or anything that it is a fake but since someone did find out my account number for BHN they will change my account number as well. I'm gathering that the EFF, RIAA and BHN doesn't want this kind of thing to happen because for people like me who didn't read up on this because I didn't do any sharing wouldn't have a clue what should or shouldn't be on this letter. Its kinda funny how the EFF, RIAA and BHN can actually agree together on one thing.

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you have to at least retype the letter for us because it seems like a load of BULL**** to me... if they have no proof yet are still filing action against u... they are seriously retarded, no court or judge will even hear this case if they provide no proof. Id say keep that letter aside, and wait till a bailiff shows up at ur door cause it just seems to me as if its some sort of scare tactic that they have in conjunction with your ISP.

*edit*oh ****, sorry i didnt read through the 8 pages, so i dunno if u posted the ltter or not... seems unjustified anyways

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