Is your ISP part of the anti piracy scheme?

[Fukyo]

http://torrentfreak.com/isps-and-tr...-start-six-strikes-anti-piracy-scheme-120928/

Soon, five large U.S. Internet providers will begin to warn and punish alleged copyright infringers as part of the “six strikes” anti-piracy scheme. While details are still scarce, TorrentFreak is informed that MarkMonitor will be responsible for tracking down alleged infringers, and that an independent expert review of the evidence gathering technology has been completed. ISPs have also been making progress and several are now ready to start sending out warnings, although none of them wants to go first.

The MPAA and RIAA, helped by five major Internet providers in the United States, will start to warn and punish copyright infringers later this year.

After more than a year of uncertainty we can also confirm that MarkMonitor has been hired to track down alleged infringers. MarkMonitor, which often operates under the name DtecNet, is the only tracking outfit working with the CCI.

In 2010 DtecNet was acquired by MarkMonitor, but it continues to operate under its own name. DtecNet already works closely with the RIAA and MPAA and is also responsible for collecting data on copyright infringers as part of the Irish three-strikes program.

Although little is known about the accuracy of DtecNet’s tracking software, TorrentFreak previously pointed out that the company knows very little about how BitTorrent works. A whitepaper published by DtecNet was littered with painful errors and false assumptions and has since been retracted.

Mediacom, one of the larger Internet providers in the United States, has not joined the controversial six-strikes anti-piracy scheme set to start later this year. But that doesn’t mean Mediacom customers can pirate without consequences, on the contrary. The Internet provider rigorously terminates the Internet access of subscribers who receive two DMCA notifications and after a third notice customers are permanently disconnected and banned for life.

Mediacom has a unique interpretation of their perceived obligations under the DMCA and they include cracking down on those who are accused of sharing files. Effectively, Mediacom has adopted the most rigorous three-strikes policy that we’ve ever encountered.

Customers who argue that someone else must have used their connection to share infringing material will also lose their Internet access. Mediacom argues that the account holder is responsible for whoever uses the connection, without exceptions. In some cases the the ISP adds to the injury by charging an early termination fee.

http://torrentfreak.com/us-internet-provider-disconnects-alleged-pirates-120925/

 

[Intellect]

Ugh, this is disgusting.

For those of you who torrent regularly, I highly recommend purchasing a VPN such as BTGuard to stay anonymous.

Also, usenet is a pretty solid file sharing alternative if you need one.

My biggest issue with the MPAA, RIAA, and others in the same position is that they really hold the naive belief that they can win this battle.

 

[DeadonDreaming]

Yeah, I use Comcast. Damn it.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Nope
At least not directly, some of those companies have shares in my ISP.

If ISPs start fully cooperating with anti-piracy organizations, no doubt they'd have the means to go after a ton of torrenters, but it definitely won't stop piracy(seedboxes had this covered for a while already, including bandwidth throttling).

Their efforts should be going towards positive reinforcement, all this does is make the tech people become more creative. There even already exists technology to obfuscate data transmission and IP/MAC address.

 

[Akuma]

A similar 3 strikes rule is already active in my country.
Though because the copyright owners have to pay for sending warnings they usually don't bother.

I wouldn't be surprised if people decided to switch ISPs. It would be pretty amusing see a big company lose all its customers for this.

 

[pjoa09]

1st world problems

no really, we don't

 

[ℜεмїηїs¢εη¢ε]

Ugh, this is disgusting.

For those of you who torrent regularly, I highly recommend purchasing a VPN such as BTGuard to stay anonymous.

Also, usenet is a pretty solid file sharing alternative if you need one.

My biggest issue with the MPAA, RIAA, and others in the same position is that they really hold the naive belief that they can win this battle.

Do you use BTGuard?

 

[lord methous]

A similar 3 strikes rule is already active in my country.
Though because the copyright owners have to pay for sending warnings they usually don't bother.

I wouldn't be surprised if people decided to switch ISPs. It would be pretty amusing see a big company lose all its customers for this.

In the US company's can go after people but they just do not bother to do it for same reason.

 

[Architect]

I don't use Bittorrent or do any downloads but this pisses me off. I dislike how they keep records on everything I do, and now this? Annoying.

I looked into switching ISPs but unfortunately there isn't any that has as good performance. So, unfortunately it's unlikely this will impact their business. The only other choice is a small local ISP which only offers DSL.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

For those of you who torrent regularly, I highly recommend purchasing a VPN such as BTGuard to stay anonymous.

Do you use BTGuard?

lol Don't answer that.

 

[Fukyo]

https://torrentfreak.com/six-strikes-independent-expert-is-riaas-former-lobbying-firm-121022/

 

[Solitaire U.]

1st world problems

no really, we don't

Yeah...viva Mexico!

 

[Etheri]

1st world problems

no really, we don't

It clearly is a first world problem. Go vote pirate! (No honestly, the moment I saw the option to vote for 'Pirate party', I had to look up wtf they stood for.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Parties_International


I download, quite... a lot. Like, a lot. Then again, belgium is less strict than the US, and I do use a vpn tho this does not grant me true anonimity. Also, I typically connect through uni, and I honestly don't get the feeling they care.

 

[crippli]

Is running bittorrent through the Tor project secure? Say utorrent. If you set it up to run through the loopback adapter in windows 7(127.0.0.1), and open a port through Tor(ex 9xxx). Will it run only through this port? How can this be checked?

VPN is an option. They say trafic isn't logged. But can one trust this? What if someone with resources, like government, demands logs. Will they get it? Everything will be in one place.. I guess, what I'm wondering is what is the advantage paying for a VPN service(your payment can be tracked as well), compared to running Tor?

I find government is becoming increasingly more intrusive, and I consider to shut down all my net logging, if able.

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

I tried to download with Tor, however every attempt like this moves through your real ip adress in the end. The safest option I can think of now would be to own a server in a piracy-ignorant country and torrent there, then forward it all encrypted or archived to your unit

 

[crippli]

I tried to download with Tor, however every attempt like this moves through your real ip adress in the end. The safest option I can think of now would be to own a server in a piracy-ignorant country and torrent there, then forward it all encrypted or archived to your unit

Not with Tor, but through Tor. It's manly the activity on the port I'm wondering about. I could install blackice or something similar to monitor them. But my laptop is an old one, so I'd rather not bog it down if not necessary. In my mind, what I tried should work. But I don't know if it bypasses Tor, and use the port directly or open others. Do you know how check your IP on the trackers?

I don't need a complete secure system. These people are lazy. I would think a small inconvenience would discourage them.They are like most hunters, they go for the easy prey.

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

Not with Tor, but through Tor. It's manly the activity on the port I'm wondering about. I could install blackice or something similar to monitor them. But my laptop is an old one, so I'd rather not bog it down if not necessary. In my mind, what I tried should work. But I don't know if it bypasses Tor, and use the port directly or open others. Do you know how check your IP on the trackers?

I don't need a complete secure system. These people are lazy. I would think a small inconvenience would discourage them.They are like most hunters, they go for the easy prey.

For a solution that might work you would need a firewall, on a separate network unit that is connected directly to the net, or other program with outbound inbound network traffic control (not shaping or monitoring but control), to block off confirmation signals (many packets that are sent and you are even unaware of it) and control your internet protocols, UDP, FTP etc.

If you are able to torrent via multiple proxy and download via multiple proxy that would make lazy people give up i think. If you are able to multi redirect your signal I am interested in the methods you use .

Edit: Depends on the algorithm and sweeping they have. It is possible to track every proxy, there could even be proxies that are monitored for this purpose.

 

[Etheri]

Ugh, this is disgusting.

For those of you who torrent regularly, I highly recommend purchasing a VPN such as BTGuard to stay anonymous.

Also, usenet is a pretty solid file sharing alternative if you need one.

My biggest issue with the MPAA, RIAA, and others in the same position is that they really hold the naive belief that they can win this battle.

Belgian, so no issues with USA isp stuff. But I do use uni internet 24/7 which requires me to connect through VPN, and torrents / p2p is completely blocked.

I can attest usenet is great as long as you have a proper search engine. Hell I can find stuff even torrents don't have, but it's not as quick on release on smaller series and movies as tpb. Quality is good, and amount of seeders doesn't matter, which is a great plus.

Be careful with vpn's if you're truly concerned about your privacy. Some of them don't seem to be NSA secure. (If i recall right cisco has backdoors?)