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Posted on 02-28-13, 03:05 am
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Buzzy Beetle
Just watching... Karma: 498 Posts: 362/386 Since: 07-01-11 |
Hi everyone
So yesterday i was watching the news and i saw that starting this week (i think 2/24/13) in the U.S., people found downloading stuff illegally from the internet will get a letter from their ISP saying that they have been "spotted" doing that. This got me very interested so i decided to google it and find more about it. The page i found was this. Then, i investigated how they would know that you've been downloading that stuff and it says that when you use a torrent your IP is associated with more IP's or something like that. So what do you think about it? i have my questions though, like -will it only work with torrents? -will there be a way to "bypass it" _________________________ |
gridatttack |
Posted on 02-28-13, 03:12 am
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Birdo
Karma: 3304 Posts: 1146/2021 Since: 06-28-11 |
It only works with torrents, since the way to flie transfer things like that needs the IP. read more about Peer 2 Peer sharing. I dont know if this would affect me (since I dont live in the US). But anyway, i rarely use torrents.
Supposedly, there is some way to bypass it, but I think its fake. _________________________ |
STORMENT |
Posted on 02-28-13, 03:15 am
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Buzzy Beetle
Just watching... Karma: 498 Posts: 363/386 Since: 07-01-11 |
So does that mean i can still download stuff from putlocker, mediafire, etc.?
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gridatttack |
Posted on 02-28-13, 03:28 am
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Birdo
Karma: 3304 Posts: 1147/2021 Since: 06-28-11 |
Posted by STORMENT So does that mean i can still download stuff from putlocker, mediafire, etc.? I think yes. There is no way for them to know you downloaded from there (unless the websites owners gives that info...) _________________________ |
MarioFanatic64 |
Posted on 02-28-13, 04:07 am
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Roy Koopa
The guy who does things. Karma: 12694 Posts: 741/2796 Since: 07-01-11 |
I don't use torrents. I suggest everyone else do the same.
New Super Mario Bros.: Clone Tag Team 1+2 / New Super Mario Advance + Take 2 / Super Mario: Endless Earth My two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. |
shibboleet |
Posted on 02-28-13, 01:35 pm
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Mole
Normal user Karma: 2013 Posts: 14/359 Since: 07-08-12 |
Well it all depends on how much you torrent stuff, and how bad the copyright is. I only torrented twice, and that was because I didn't want to spend a boatload of money on a single program.
Anyways, if you have like...4 torrents, you're fine. But when you get an email, watch what you're doing. Your ISP can shut you off for copyright infrigiment. |
Dirbaio |
Posted on 02-28-13, 02:44 pm
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Super Mario
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Karma: 10010 Posts: 3174/4457 Since: 06-08-11 |
There's also MEGA. Because of the encryption, they can know that you downloaded "something" from MEGA, but they can't know what it is. Not even MEGA servers know it, so MEGA can't give that information to ISPs either.
I'm not sure how true that is with mediafire and other file sharing sites. But yeah, all this shitty copyright stuff sucks. |
SaturnYoshi |
Posted on 03-05-13, 02:15 am
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Giant Red Koopa
Karma: 886 Posts: 232/1315 Since: 11-12-12 |
What does this mean about me downloading a rom? Does Canada count?
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Nadia |
Posted on 03-05-13, 04:39 pm
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Axew
Karma: 673 Posts: 437/583 Since: 07-02-11 |
Posted by gridatttack Posted by STORMENT So does that mean i can still download stuff from putlocker, mediafire, etc.? I think yes. There is no way for them to know you downloaded from there (unless the websites owners gives that info...) |
jdpgamer |
Posted on 03-05-13, 07:05 pm
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Ninji
xxcvxcvxcbvn Karma: -13 Posts: 237/241 Since: 12-29-11 |
i dont even know what they are so i dont use torrents
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STORMENT |
Posted on 03-09-13, 02:21 am
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Buzzy Beetle
Just watching... Karma: 498 Posts: 365/386 Since: 07-01-11 |
Posted by mrx What does this mean about me downloading a rom? Does Canada count? Hmmm i think it is just in the U.S. i'm not sure. Posted by Nina
Well, I'm guessing they could monitor your HTTP traffic and such, but you could completely bypass this with a VPN and they can't see anything. Hmm interesting, what's the best free or "crackeable" VPN? _________________________ |
yoshimario |
Posted on 03-13-13, 01:30 am
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Red Paragoomba
Not dead Karma: -4 Posts: 58/62 Since: 10-16-11 |
i got caught on my friends' internet, and they turned off the internet until the torrent software was gone. that SUCKED.
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gridatttack |
Posted on 03-13-13, 01:48 am
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Birdo
Karma: 3304 Posts: 1159/2021 Since: 06-28-11 |
There seems to be a flaw on this.
First, what will they do if you use the free wifi of, lets say, a restaurant? Also, using torrents doesn't necessary means its for illegal things. Take for example OCRemix, in which they use torrents to share music that is not copyrighted (since they are remixes) _________________________ |
Piranhaplant |
Posted on 03-13-13, 01:59 am
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Fuzzy
Full mod Karma: 1183 Posts: 640/785 Since: 06-28-11 |
I'm pretty sure this system is just to block downloading copyrighted content. That seems to be generally what torrents are used for, but I don't think they care about the legal torrenting. Plus they don't actually stop you from doing it aside from sending you warnings and maybe shutting off your internet for a day. Not a very effective system for the people who really want to download illegal stuff. |
yoshimario |
Posted on 03-13-13, 11:11 pm
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Red Paragoomba
Not dead Karma: -4 Posts: 60/62 Since: 10-16-11 |
they will shut off your internet for GOOD, and fine you for it if there is more than 5 things
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Piranhaplant |
Posted on 03-13-13, 11:24 pm
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Fuzzy
Full mod Karma: 1183 Posts: 641/785 Since: 06-28-11 |
Perhaps you need to read the article more carefully... Your ISP is not going to fine you and they are not going to permanently block you from the internet. If they did that, then everybody would just hop over to another ISP, and they would lose their customers. Seriously, this system isn't all that bad. It is mostly meant to stop the people who are unaware of what they are doing by pirating stuff. |
SaturnYoshi |
Posted on 03-23-13, 03:28 pm
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Giant Red Koopa
Karma: 886 Posts: 234/1315 Since: 11-12-12 |
Posted by STORMENT Posted by mrx What does this mean about me downloading a rom? Does Canada count? Hmmm i think it is just in the U.S. i'm not sure. Good because I need to download a new rom. Ive been unable to hack for quite a while (Damn viruses) and this weekend I should be able to again but its on another computer so I need to get a new rom . |
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