mediocore Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Well, probably not. Just a heads up for those of you using AT&T, Comcast, Cox, etc., for your illegal downloading needs: http://i.gizmodo.com/5184271/your-isp-hates-you-att-and-comcast-confirm-theyre-working-with-riaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smccown13 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Ah I just got a warning from AVG to buy the full version or my antivirus will stop working. They found out I was using a pirated copy. I know my isp has something to do with this. I also know nothing about this kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 See this is why all my "shared" folders are on a completely different drive than where the real juice is. Also here we go again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hmm...I guess now is a bad time to begin to contemplate illegally downloading. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smccown13 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 See this is why all my "shared" folders are on a completely different drive than where the real juice is. Also here we go again! So you can smash the evidence when "they" come to your door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstrike Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 That accompanying image is golden: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlejonnyhormone Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 But really, who gets in trouble for mediafire and shit like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 See this is why all my "shared" folders are on a completely different drive than where the real juice is. Also here we go again! So you can smash the evidence when "they" come to your door? Who even says that it is even physically at my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nothing is going to happen, if anything, they would only go after the people hosting websites were people download their services illegally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 If you're behind your own router/firewall (not the one provided, a separate one) they shouldn't be able to get to your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smccown13 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 So you can smash the evidence when "they" come to your door? Who even says that it is even physically at my house Oh "ok". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 So...This is just monitoring what looks like the type of use associated with this stuff? What if I use those services to download porn? Will the RIAA care? On that note, what if I get busted by the RIAA on an episode of COPS while cleaning the pipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 If you're behind your own router/firewall (not the one provided, a separate one) they shouldn't be able to get to your computer. This, although I'm sure they could be using port sniffers so change your open ports to high numbers (or non standard port numbers) and password the hell out of the user accounts on the computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 thats why you dont download files calles ADVANCED_COPY_LEAK_FROM_RIAA_LIL_WAYNE-THA_CARTER4_LEAK.rar. and thats why a lot of file names look like: lw-tc4.rar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 If you're behind your own router/firewall (not the one provided, a separate one) they shouldn't be able to get to your computer. This, although I'm sure they could be using port sniffers so change your open ports to high numbers (or non standard port numbers) and password the hell out of the user accounts on the computers. Sure but I'm just talking about people who are downloading, not hosting. If you're hosting there's other issues anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaaake Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 This is why I just use mediafire, sendpsace, megaupload, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 This, although I'm sure they could be using port sniffers so change your open ports to high numbers (or non standard port numbers) and password the hell out of the user accounts on the computers. Sure but I'm just talking about people who are downloading, not hosting. If you're hosting there's other issues anyways. When you download stuff through bittorrent or soulseek, etc you still need open ports to make the connections and download the stuff. most have standard port numbers but they all have the ability to have you set it. For the router config, you just need to assign a port range that goes to your computer and set all the programs on the computer to point to a number in that range. I agree though, they may be "scanning" the network, but they won't do anything that requires anything other than a simple search. That could start to step on some privacy laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Sure but I'm just talking about people who are downloading, not hosting. If you're hosting there's other issues anyways. When you download stuff through bittorrent or soulseek, etc you still need open ports to make the connections and download the stuff. most have standard port numbers but they all have the ability to have you set it. For the router config, you just need to assign a port range that goes to your computer and set all the programs on the computer to point to a number in that range. I agree though, they may be "scanning" the network, but they won't do anything that requires anything other than a simple search. That could start to step on some privacy laws. Oh good point. You could also run everything over an SSL connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 When you download stuff through bittorrent or soulseek, etc you still need open ports to make the connections and download the stuff. most have standard port numbers but they all have the ability to have you set it. For the router config, you just need to assign a port range that goes to your computer and set all the programs on the computer to point to a number in that range. I agree though, they may be "scanning" the network, but they won't do anything that requires anything other than a simple search. That could start to step on some privacy laws. Oh good point. You could also run everything over an SSL connection. That would also be ideal. They would see nothing but incoming garbage hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Cox dominates the market here. I'm not retarded about downloads, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 damn, i'm trying to remember the last time i downloaded a torrent... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I wonder if I'll get in trouble for downloading records I got promos of but couldn't get the stupid fucking copy protection to play on my stereo so i DL'd them to review. hm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I wonder if I'll get in trouble for downloading records I got promos of but couldn't get the stupid fucking copy protection to play on my stereo so i DL'd them to review. hm.... I think no. I'm not 100% but I'd imagine if you legitimately own it in a digital copy you can have other digital copies. But I'm no fucking lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Comcast has been sending out the warning emails for a while now. Never heard of any follow up with them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I wonder if I'll get in trouble for downloading records I got promos of but couldn't get the stupid fucking copy protection to play on my stereo so i DL'd them to review. hm.... I think no. I'm not 100% but I'd imagine if you legitimately own it in a digital copy you can have other digital copies. But I'm no fucking lawyer. feasibly you can't even have a copy of your own shit on another computer in your house.. they've tried to go to court with it, but it wont hold up...haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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