CQ1ST
09-04-2011, 08:34 AM
So New Zealand (where I live) has just passed a new file-sharing law called the "3 strikes law", which gives copyright-holders more power to stop (+fine) file-sharers.
The way they're doing this is joining bittorrent swarms from sites like thepiratebay and isohunt.com (also gnutella?), collecting NZ ip-addresses and 'proof' files, and then making local ISP's send warning letters to the perpetrators. They'll send 2 letters, 28 days apart, warning perps to stop, and then (obviously, with 2 more 'proofs') they'll summon the perp to a copyright tribunal where they'll fine them up to $15,000.
There's been protests in our major cities, and alot of people say that the law won't work and that the "account holder" being held accountable for "anyone" using their ip address is just plain unfair (we're talking about unsecured wifi - which is still widespread here, tween/teen family members, and wifi-hotspots)
The way they're doing this is joining bittorrent swarms from sites like thepiratebay and isohunt.com (also gnutella?), collecting NZ ip-addresses and 'proof' files, and then making local ISP's send warning letters to the perpetrators. They'll send 2 letters, 28 days apart, warning perps to stop, and then (obviously, with 2 more 'proofs') they'll summon the perp to a copyright tribunal where they'll fine them up to $15,000.
There's been protests in our major cities, and alot of people say that the law won't work and that the "account holder" being held accountable for "anyone" using their ip address is just plain unfair (we're talking about unsecured wifi - which is still widespread here, tween/teen family members, and wifi-hotspots)