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Thread: What is the best way to keep from getting caught?

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    First of all, downloading files is legal if you own the copyright or there is no copyright.

    But let's assume the hypothetical sitiation where one is downloading/up things that they don't own the copyright to.

    The most important thing to remember is this: Millions of people everyday download and upload pirated music. It's true that people do get caught, but the chances of getting caught are very rare, probably more rare than dying in a tragic accident. Anto-Piracy organizations' main goal is to find and prosecute the "big guys" meaning the well known piracy groups like aXXo and others you may have heard of. Once in a while they will target a little guy to make an example out of him/her but again, this is very rare. It doesnt seem so rare because they make a big scene about it on the news when someone get caught but this is just the news.

    Now, lets assume the unlikely event where you do get targeted. What happens 99% of the time is they send you a bunch of letters about hown horrible a person you are, and after a couple months of headaches and meetings it all ends with you paying them a $2500 settlement. The other 1% of the time they drown you in a sea of lawyers and impose multi-million dollar fines and send you to jail, but this happens in 1% of very very rare occurances.

    The bottom line is this: Unless you are part of a major piracy group, its foolish to worry about getting caught. Just using common sense is good enough security for the common user, meaning don't post an ad in craigslist for selling pirated movies, and don't go around telling people your a pirate!

    As far as sofware goes, it helps to force encryption in your clients preferences and you can also install a "peerblocker" or use the one built into your client which will block the ip's of known anti-piracy groups and the like. Both of these sound good, and its worth implementing them, but they don't offer as much security as you think. If you are targeted, your going to get caught unless you are highly profociant with computers and can devote a large amount of time and money into keeping your online identity hidden.

    A less desirable approach, albeit safer, is to avoid downloading major movies as soon as they come out, and ALWAYS avoid public torrent sites, not just because its more loliekly you will be caught but because public sites are riddled with malware and overall unorganized.

    To summarize:

    1. Only download from private trackers.un
    2. Don't advertize that you are a pirate.
    3. Set up your torretn client properly, with encryption and such.
    4. INstall an ip blocker if it will make you feel better,
    5. Avoid downloading major motion pictures and software when they first come out, again this is only if you are paranoid, the chances of being caught are still extremely low.

    Finally, if you want to do something really cool AND protect yourself at the same time, install high powered electromagnets around your harddrives and rig them to go off when someone opens your computer, I'm not sure if erasing your data will help in a legal situation but is a really cool project!

  2. BitTorrent   -   #22
    great post.

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    The best way to not get caught is

    1. Do not start new thread entitled "what's the best way to not get caught"

    2. Tell everyone you know how good Piracy is for everyone.

    3. Only Download illegal Internet Pirated material from dodgy foreign websites located in eastern Europe or Spain.

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    Best way not to get caught ?

    Buy everything ! It's the most secure way .


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    RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!! JUST RUN
    That's the best way!

  6. BitTorrent   -   #26
    Best way to not get caught??

    Not to have an affair with her best friend or sister

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