Attention German SCC users

**Polarbear** · 02-21-2012, 10:00 PM

Several cases are known now where people got cease and desist letters for downloading music from SCC. So far it seems to be only one German law firm that collects IPs on SCC and uses them for their pay or else schemes. The amount of dispute is 1200€ per album. It's a shame, but if you're German I'd stop downloading (music) from SCC immediately as long as your IP is involved.

There used to be a time when these fuckers logged IPs only on public trackers. Those days seem to be over. I hope this shit doesn't start on What.

**zonta** · 02-21-2012, 10:22 PM

hope its just for scc

**ajsi** · 02-21-2012, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by zonta

hope its just for scc

well then you might wanna seriously think about it

**CQ1ST** · 02-21-2012, 11:43 PM

holy crap that's bad, do you have a link to where you heard this PolarBear?

**Stabber** · 02-22-2012, 12:20 AM

it is bad , the only secure method to download is usenet

**cinemas** · 02-22-2012, 12:54 AM

w0000000rd?! what the! where did you get this info from indeed and can't they find out who does this and bann those people from the site?!

DigiProtect is the name of the firm. I found some posts on forums via google of people saying they received letters. Luckily I am not from Germany but this is really bad news.

**absent_today** · 02-22-2012, 01:30 AM

Then whats the point in being with private trackers

**stan** · 02-22-2012, 08:28 AM

Well that bit of info ruined my morning.

But thanks for the heads-up.

**whatcdfan** · 02-22-2012, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Polarbear

Several cases are known now where people got cease and desist letters for downloading music from SCC. So far it seems to be only one German law firm that collects IPs on SCC and uses them for their pay or else schemes. The amount of dispute is 1200€ per album. It's a shame, but if you're German I'd stop downloading (music) from SCC immediately as long as your IP is involved.

There used to be a time when these fuckers logged IPs only on public trackers. Those days seem to be over. I hope this shit doesn't start on What.

Apologies for going off-topic but just can't refrain from appearing in the thread that marks the only good deed Polarbear has managed to pull off.