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* * * IMMEDIATE ACTION and REPLY REQUIRED * * *
Please read this entire message, review the required action(s) below, and send a
prompt
reply message to acknowledge receipt of this email.
From: Comcast Abuse Department [[email protected]]
Comcast has been made aware that you have violated the Comcast Service Agreement
and/or
Acceptable Usage Policy. These policies can be found at
http://help.broadband.att.com/security. Failure to comply with these policies
may
result in a permanent termination of your service. The account holder is solely
responsible for any and all activities performed from the Comcast service.
Please read
the following information carefully to ensure that you understand the violation,
our
policies, and what you need to do to respond to this warning.
Type of violation: Distribution of Copyrighted Material
Related Policy: Acceptable Usage Policy: Prohibited uses include, but are not
limited
to, using Comcast Equipment (as defined in the Subscriber Agreement) or the
Service to
i. undertake or accomplish any unlawful purpose. This includes, but is not
limited to,
posting, storing, transmitting or disseminating information, data or material
which is
libelous, obscene, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or which infringes the
intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or which in any way
constitutes
or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil
liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law,
order
or regulation;
v. upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, create derivative works of, or
distribute in any way information, software or other material obtained through
the
Service or otherwise which is protected by copyright or other proprietary right,
without obtaining permission of the owner;
xiii. run programs or servers from the Premises which provide network content
or any
other services to others. Examples of prohibited programs include, but are not
limited
to, mail, ftp, http, game, newsgroup, proxy, IRC servers and multi-user
interactive
forums;
Explanation: Comcast has received notification of alleged copyright
infringement
originating from the Comcast account registered to you.
Action Required: We will require your timely assistance in blocking
accessibility to
the alleged infringed materials and then notifying us when the materials are no
longer
publicly available. By federal guidelines stated within the DMCA, this matter
needs to
be resolved quickly. We will therefore require your immediate investigation into
this
notification.
**NOTE**
Additionally, please be advised that should Comcast receive further copyright
infringement complaints related to your Comcast Internet account, Comcast may
terminate
the account in accordance with the Comcast Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP).
Information regarding the security of your Comcast connection can be found on
our web
page: http://help.broadband.att.com/security. This web page also provides links
to our
Subscriber Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), please review these
policies
should you have any questions or concerns.
Related Logs / Evidence:
Re: Unauthorized Use of Universal Motion Pictures
Notice ID: 73195
3/6/2003
Dear Sir or Madam:
Please be advised that Universal City Studios, Inc. and its affiliated
companies (collectively "Universal") are the exclusive owners of certain
copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in and to the
renowned motion picture properties (the "Universal Properties"), including,
but not limited to those listed below this notice (the "Universal Motion
Pictures").
Notwithstanding this, it has come to our attention that the Internet
site(s) located below, for which AT&T WorldNet Services is a service
provider, is offering unauthorized copies of the Universal Motion
Pictures. Universal diligently enforces its rights to the Universal
Properties in all forms of media. As you may be aware, Internet Service
Providers can be held liable if they do not respond to claims of
infringement pursuant to the requirements of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (the "DMCA"). In accordance with the DMCA, we are notifying
you of infringements on an Internet site for which you act as an Internet
Service Provider.
We hereby request your assistance in ceasing the distribution, sale, and/or
offering for sale of the infringing VCDs, and any other unauthorized copies
of Universal Properties, on this Internet site and any other sites for
which you act as an Internet Service Provider. Please contact me regarding
this matter at your earliest convenience.
Under the penalty of perjury, the undersigned is authorized to act on
behalf of Universal with respect to this matter and the information
contained in this transmission is accurate. Please contact me regarding
this matter at your earliest convenience.
Finally, please be advised that this letter is not intended as a complete
statement of the facts or law as they pertain to this matter, and that
Universal reserves all rights and remedies.
Very truly yours,
Aaron Markham
Manager of Internet Anti-Piracy,
Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC.
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
tel. (818) 777-3111
fax (818) 866-6339
[email protected]
*pgp public key is available on the key server at ldap://public.pgp.com
Title: Half Baked
Infringement Source: FastTrack
Infringement Timestamp: 3/4/2003 9:14:54 PM PST (GMT-8:00)
Infringer Username: *********
Infringing Filename: Half Baked (VOA) (DIVX).AVI
Infringing Filesize: 644341760
Infringers IP Address: ********
Infringers DNS Name:
Infringing URL: *********
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Internet Security Coordinator
Comcast Cable
[email protected]
1-888-565-4329 EXT-72953
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That sucks.. I guess someone ratted you out.. bastards
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ahahhahaa what asshats. (not you, them).
hmmm, guess you should start running peer guardian? Shitty, I dont have all the answers for ya. Stop sharing for a week or two maybe, then run peer guardian.... maybe if u get a second warning, then maybe you should just stick to irc and direct connect?
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hey guy who got caught dont u have a firewall?
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Peer Guardian certainly would help. So would not downloading movies off Kazaa, since every letter I've seen pertains to downloaded movies. ;)
:ninja:
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A regular firewall is basically a hacking deterrent. Peerguardian will block snitches like media force or you can use privacy on to stop people from being able to see your file list. Someone may think you're a leech but it's better than losing your isp.
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Dumb arse brother didn't have Norton Internet Security on his computer so thats how they got his info. I kicked his ass for it. Now he has it installed n' stuff.
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I'd like to suggest you use a good SOCKS5 proxy to hide your IP address from the MPAA. Also, if someone is watching your internet account, you could use filetopia (http://www.filetopia.com). It uses strong encryption to stop eavesdroppers from reading your file transfers. Just make sure to switch the encryption algorithm from 128 bit Rijndael to 448 Bit Blowfish or 256 Bit Twofish.
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I received the same letter from ComCast. I have never gotten anything like that before. Got to tell you I am really freaked out here. I am afraid to download or to share my files. :unsure:
If anything like this happened to others I would love to hear how you handled it. And what the outcome was.
:o :o :unsure: :blink:
JUST CALL ME SCardy Cat
Holding my breath
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Along with using PeerGuardian or any similar program, I would recommend to switch to a less popular ISP, which means they
a) Value your membership more and won't be so swift in sending you a letter which states they will terminate your account.
B) They won't be targeted as quickly by the RIAA/MPAA.
That's all i've got to say... living in the US must suck :( 'cause there isn't a friggin' chance that a non-US ISP would target its users because of the RIAA/MPAA... unless it's a suck-up ISP.
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Have you noticed how many posters have stated that Comcast, or another cable company, is their sole option for broadband. It would be the overwhelming majority. I'm in the minority for having one other choice. Public utility companies in the US are now conducting trials using AC power lines - everyone's already wired. It looks promising that they will be able to provide broadband at around $20-$30, instead of the usualy $40-$50. Then, things will probably change, with a little competition.
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This is what i received today from aol:
Dear Member
We are writing on behalf of America Online, Inc., the provider of the AOL service to subscribers in the UK. America Online, Inc. has received a complaint from Universal Studios, Inc. that your account was used to conduct the peer-to-peer exchange of copyrighted movie files owned by its members at the following date and time without permission from the copyright owners:
01/04/2003 13:59 EST
Such alleged activity violates AOL's Conditions of Service (COS) available at Keyword: RULES. Please refrain from using your AOL account to exchange unauthorised copies of copyrighted materials.
Our COS department has placed a warning on your account as a result of this activity. Repeated violations of COS may result in termination of your account.
If the alleged activity was not conducted by yourself or a member of your family, but believe an unauthorised individual was using your AOL account at the dates and times identified above, please call us on 0800 376 7444 immediately so that we can take appropriate action to protect your account from future misuse.
Thank you for your cooperation.
If you have any further questions please email the screen name COSMonitor as this screen name cannot accept replies.
Regards,
AOL UK Conditions of Service Department.
Can anybody help? I have norton profesional and privacy on...how can i hide???
As a result i have stopped shearing but continue to dl . How do they know
what im doing????
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Well, I guess we'll all just have to suck it up and move to Israel. :unsure:
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oh shit. this isn't good. i got attbi/comcast... i'll wait for my letter... :(
edit:
i'm on lan. all my @home e-mail accounts are on my slower computer (which hosts the modem, my fast computer gets the internet connection through my router from the slower comp)
will they be able to see that i'm using klite on my faster computer?
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THANK GOD FOR ROAD RUNNER
:rtfm:(wait doesnt time warner own road runner ohh shyt guess i got to go pack my bags and go to iraq to laws on copyrighted software :lol: :spam: :devil: :lol:
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Can my ip still be seen behind a router? I believe so because when on IRC I saw it show up. I am slightly confused regarding this?
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You all need to use mcfee firewall and anti virus. Also download all the up dates for your operating system. Comcast sounds like aload of shit use some one else.
There are thousands of people on k-lite, kazza etc. that dont have any nasty letters im one of them and have been sharing since the start of k-lite. I think the film company mentioned are trying to scare people. The more people that share the harder there job is.
Have you tried saying that they was uploaded with out your permission, eg hacked. Because they must have hacked you to get that info about your activity. :ph34r: http://www.slenderfungus.com/yeasts/...unistudpic.gif
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For literally millions of people, Comcast is the only game in town. Also, the anti-virus won't help at all and the firewall won't unless it's configured to exclude the latest list of IPs they're using to check on their customers. And that list keeps on growing. Not a very informed post. FYI, here is part of the Acceptable Use Policy one agrees to at the time of subscription: "Although Comcast has no obligation to monitor the Service and/or the network, Comcast and its underlying providers reserve the right at any time to monitor bandwidth, usage, transmissions, and content from time to time to operate the Service; to identify violations of this Policy; and/or to protect the network, the Service and Comcast users. " All other broadband providers have similar terms in their AUPs.
