Why Don't Some Share

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Thanks!!

[sam71]

I rarely use kazaa anymore due to too many fakes and lamers. have a nice day.

[LINDOREZ]

There's no point trying to block somebodys IP address if their on dial-up because the IP address constantly changes. Infact it sometimes changes if your on broadband as well.

Its a bit of an extream method just to block somebody out. It would be better if everybody required an individual username to use kazaa and then we could just choose to ignore individuals like in messenger programs. I doubt that's ever going to happen though.

[Inevitable]

Because some are idiots thats why they don't share, and some others have obvious reasons since Kazaa takes up to many resources and some have slow computers but fast connections.

[nostalgia]

I totaly agree with the fact that if you're using a filesharing programm, you should share files (that's the basic thing isn't it).
But, once in my life I was a newbee and downloaded KaZaA (not lite) and they were just beginning to introduce the participation level principle. I shared a lot of MP3's but not a lot of people like the music I like, so after downloading a while my participation level decreased rapidly and at the point you reahc a very low figure, you're alwasy denied or queud.
So if we want to tackle the problem of leeches, we'll have to solve this problem as well, because the K-lite users are the minority of the KaZaA world of sharing.
BTW: In the Netherlands every ISP accepts that you download and upload, although some of them restrict downloading e.g 2Gb a month.

[loz]

So if we want to tackle the problem of leeches, we'll have to solve this problem as well, because the K-lite users are the minority of the KaZaA world of sharing.

Actually I think there are quite a lot of k-lite users. I would probably estimate that around half maybe slightly less? are using a version of kazaa (and some k-lite versions) that gives high participation level users priority on downloading stuff.
I think the other 50% maybe more are using a version of k-lite that it doesn't matter what your participation level is or Grokster, fileshare or maybe even an older version of kazaa.

BTW didn't expect this many responses!

[Harvester]

here's a thought. Mabye people with small connections dont share their files, because it takes up more space on their bandwidth of what their downloading. as for myself, with the small connection i have, i share anyways. that is of course if kazaa will connect. *waits for hours*

[randm01]

yeah keep sharing....

To whom it may concern:


XXXXXX has received letters of demand alleging that through your account
with XXXXXX you are storing media in contravention of the owner's copyright.

If the allegations made in the emails are correct, your making the material
available for internet access constitutes an infringement of the exclusive
rights of the copyright owner to communicate the work.

The XXXXXX standard terms and conditions provide that it is a breach of your
contract to make available for download on the internet any material which
is the subject of copyright of another person in contravention of the
copyright owner's exclusive rights. This provision is necessary to protect
XXXXXX which does not approve of use of the internet in a manner which is
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If you have the consent of the copyright owner to communicate the work
through your internet connection, please immediately email me and the
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If, on the other hand, you do not have the consent of the copyright owner,
you are required to contact the abovenamed whose contact details appear in
the attached to confirm removal of the offending material shared through
your connection and providing undertakings in a form satisfactory to the
copyright owner that you will not in future infringe the copyright or moral
rights in the media.

If I do not receive a satisfactory response to this email within five days,
I will take it that you do not have any consent of the copyright owner to
make the film available on the internet and, regrettably, your internet
service will be suspended without further notice to you. In order to avoid
termination of the service, XXXXXX will need to receive confirmation from
the copyright owner that the situation has been rectified to its
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Yours,

XXXXXX Network Abuse

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mediaforce - Copyright Infringement"

> We are writing this letter on behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
("Warner Bros.").
>
> We have received information that an individual has utilized the
above-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of
copyrighted motion picture(s) through a "peer-to-peer" service, including
such title(s) as:


> The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted motion pictures
constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United
States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other
countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.
>
> Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the
following:
>
> 1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct
described above; and
> 2) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse
Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.
>
> On behalf of Warner Bros., owner of the exclusive rights to the
copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have
a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is
not authorized by Warner Bros., its respective agents, or the law.
>
> Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the
State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the
information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to
act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set
forth in this notification.

IP Port: 1214
> Network: KaZaA
> Protocol: FastTrack
> Username: www.k-lite.tk_Kazaa_Lite@KaZaA



you get the idea......

[redemption]

my connection is broadband, i generally turn off sharing, download all the files that i want. then put sharing on letting them have the benefit of better bandwith.....but i allways share

[4year_pro_trader]

Hi, I've been using kazaa for a good 3 years now (used Bearshare before !&#33, the last year and a half I've had 576/356kb broadband connection. I am now sharing around 50Gb of music, dvd-rips and software. OK-TO THE POINT ;

When I check if someone is sharing I ask them this ;

"Are you new to kazaa"...wait for reply....act accordingly...then if answer is NO

"Are you using a privacy patch"..if they say NO !!!, and No to the first question I note their IP..

.I then do a DOS-NET SEND message to them ..warning them to share or ELSE I will wreck his computer and fu*k his life up !!..this usaully works I guess (but then again I never check up on them)...P.S. that doesn't mean I wont hack you you scum sucking miserable LEECHERS !!!


I HATE LEECHERS....but I do understand the use of a privacy patch (hey I even use it every now and then when I feel paranoid..lol)