Article: BitTorrent Crackdown Center Prepares to Punish Pirates
Re: Article: BitTorrent Crackdown Center Prepares to Punish Pirates
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xJohnxSmithx
How do they know which file you are transferring? Would renaming these files make them undetectable? Or do they look inside the files? Cuz it couldn't be that hard to make a tracker which lists files properly but has a different name connected to the .torrent correct?
cheers
No, that wouldn't work. There are hashes on each file being shared, and that is what identifies the parts you have. The names really don't mean that much since the Industries essentially get on the trackers and download particular files that they want to see some money for. These tend to be big-name bombs that are deeply in the hole in terms of profit. These "agencies" then send out multitudes of letters to ISPs that are known by the IP addresses that show up in BT clients. Those (so far) dumb enough to reply get entangled in proving their innocence or paying a "small fee" to make their "legal troubles" go away. It's a huge scam, and now it seems EVERYONE who gets a letter will have to pay a minimum of $35 to prove their innocence.
Hell of a fucking scam- either you pay a large amount, or you pay $35 to clear your name. Either way, they get 2X the cost of a DVD for every letter sent out. :frusty:
Re: Article: BitTorrent Crackdown Center Prepares to Punish Pirates
I'd pay money for non-DRM torrents rather than get discs in the mail for free, trueness.
Re: Article: BitTorrent Crackdown Center Prepares to Punish Pirates
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mjmacky
I'd pay money for non-DRM torrents rather than get discs in the mail for free, trueness.
How much you offerin'? :shifty: