5 Reasons Not To Be Afraid Of The Riaa

[0nyX]

i was told that if u have 800+ in ur share folder u can get cought but that also amoust if u have mp3s on ur harddrive u can also become a victim its not that hard download about 20 songs not daily but every so often dl a song or 2 then make a cd and then delete those songs

[Sparkle1984]

Originally posted by 0nyX@28 January 2004 - 23:25
i was told that if u have 800+ in ur share folder u can get cought but that also amoust if u have mp3s on ur harddrive u can also become a victim its not that hard download about 20 songs not daily but every so often dl a song or 2 then make a cd and then delete those songs

How do you think this network survives? By magic?!
If you delete the songs, others won't be able to download them off you.

[Samurai]

it seems the afro is too much for his brain...

[superdude]

about the million mp3'the student didnt have average 3, 4 mb files. If you have a game on your comp, you can see a sounds folder, and it has around 200-300 (depending on the game) files. All small. Thats probably why when this guy said it was 1 million mp3's, it was one million files, not one million gb's... (get my point? quantity - size?)

OIh yeah, i am Mexican, I DO NOT LIE, STEAL OR CHEAT.

[Mystikan]

Having spoken to some people who are versed in Australian Law, those filesharers in Australia at least (and US, UK, Canada etc may want to check for precedents in their respective countries) have a possible legal method of protection from being sued by copyright enforcers. If I am ever caught and sued for filesharing, my solicitor will present the following counterargument:

1) My client was NOT engaged in the unlawful distribution of copyrighted information, since he did not in any way publicise the availability of the information nor actively distribute it to others. That no such public distribution has taken place is established in statement (2) below.
2) Furthermore, my client had taken measures to prevent unauthorised access to said information by installing the PeerGuardian firewall, a program designed to block access from persons and machines not authorised by my client. Since the plaintiff represents an organisation which had been specifically excluded from access to my client's machine (by virtue of his installing and using said PeerGuardian software), it is evident that the plaintiff must have taken steps to counteract such protective measures as my client has in place, in order to effect unauthorised and unlawful access to the data on my client's machine.
3) My client therefore wishes to file suit against the plaintiff in regards to having unlawfully gained access to private and confidential data under the Privacy Act.

Of course, this is not all of the semantics involved - my solicitor has more up his sleeve, but I'll wait until this defence has been tested in court before I publicise all of it. Also, laws in the US effectively allowing 'hacking' of users' machines may counter this defence for US users - but such laws are a flagrant abuse of democracy and open the can of worms of 'Who is allowed to hack who?'. Fortunately, this insanity does not extend to the free world. What I have given here, is at least a guideline for those of you who may be facing a lawsuit and want something to arm your solicitors with. Make sure you install PeerGuardian or some similar IP-blocker first, though; this gives you the legal defence of protecting the data on your machine from unauthorised access. (It may be possible to claim this on the basis of the inbuilt IP blocker in Kazaa Lite, but don't hang your case on just this - install a third party blocker&#33

I wait with bated breath to see this one tested in Aust/UK/Canada court!

[Samurai]

Very interesting points made.

As I'm living in the UK, I'll try and see a friend of mine who is a solicitor and see what he has to say...

[ugc]

Listen to this real close......


I read all these replys, and you guys have the same concerns that I do when it comes to downloading off P2P networks. And I have some info to share with you.

If I asked you for $5.95 a month for peace of mind, and told you that you could download ALL you want and not worry about getting caught.....EVER!....,

...would you do it?

My answer was "Yes, I would", and so I did. There is a service that does not slow your fast connection down AT ALL, they keep no records, and it makes your REAL IP address unavailable to the public. It has a secure connection so YOUR ISP provider can not even tell WHAT you are downloading, all they know is HOW much you are downloading........ And much more.

I do not work for the company, I am just their customer, a very happy one. The link is

http://www.anonx.com/about.htm

look it over.......Buy it, you will rest easy with "peace of mind" that you are anonymous.

[ladybunnybear]

I would count canada out of that list, and probably the rest. American laws are american laws. Our ISp's are still not aloud to give out our identities, our privacy is actually protected still (for how long who knows but right now it is). (canada that is)

Keep in mind that the RCMP has a digital crime unit that the FBI is praising... yeah, sure, they cought a dumb hacker that was causing trouble in the states but Canada is not as innocent as it seems regarding our "right to privacy". :eek:

A lot of the big candian communication companies have agreed to help the RIAA in "their quest for more money"... Copyright laws? They're trying to get more money on the back of "copyrights" and the law... Most author wont get a penny for any suing settlement or new taxes or fees they're trying to instaure...

[Sparkle1984]

Originally posted by ugc@9 February 2004 - 08:17
Listen to this real close......


I read all these replys, and you guys have the same concerns that I do when it comes to downloading off P2P networks. And I have some info to share with you.

If I asked you for $5.95 a month for peace of mind, and told you that you could download ALL you want and not worry about getting caught.....EVER!....,

...would you do it?

My answer was "Yes, I would", and so I did. There is a service that does not slow your fast connection down AT ALL, they keep no records, and it makes your REAL IP address unavailable to the public. It has a secure connection so YOUR ISP provider can not even tell WHAT you are downloading, all they know is HOW much you are downloading........ And much more.

I do not work for the company, I am just their customer, a very happy one. The link is

http://www.anonx.com/about.htm

look it over.......Buy it, you will rest easy with "peace of mind" that you are anonymous.

Sorry, I think it is nothing more than a get rich quick scheme, which is exploiting people's fears.
Anyway, I think proxies slow down speeds too much. I am happy using the k-lite security settings in the Options box, and programs such as peerguardian when I'm on other p2p networks, and firewall.

I won't pay a penny more for my security - it's a right not a privelege!!

[Marius24]

Originally posted by Sparkle1984@1 March 2004 - 16:11
I won't pay a penny more for my security - it's a right not a privelege!!

amen!