Your ISP is spying on you.... - Blu-ray Forum

BluLobsta · 04-01-2009, 03:23 PM

Seems like several ISPs are cooperating with the RIAA in order to stop piracy...I have nothing to hide by any means

but I'm not sure how comfortable I am with this.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/16197...e_of_them.html

brettallica · 04-01-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

Seems like several ISPs are cooperating with the RIAA in order to stop piracy...I have nothing to hide by any means

but I'm not sure how comfortable I am with this.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/16197...e_of_them.html

Not cool...also not surprising. If you're concerned about this, get this program called PeerGuardian. It's a (free) tool for blocking your IP address. I have it for my PCs at home. It works well and runs in the background with minimal overhead.

mikejet · 04-01-2009, 03:55 PM

Not surprising. They ahve the power to do it and it's probably there in the fine end user agreement that they can do whatever they want. I mean you are accessing through their lines.

xtop · 04-01-2009, 03:57 PM

why is this posted here?

besides..a lot have been doing this for years

kpkelley · 04-01-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

why is this posted here?

besides..a lot have been doing this for years

Maybe it's a new tv show about a special team of anti-terrorist special agents who use their knowledge of american porn consumption to save the world

Marine Mike · 04-01-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

why is this posted here?

besides..a lot have been doing this for years

Yeah...I know that its in the Patriot Act that it gives the government the right to view/monitor all Internet Chat Room (IMs) conversations.

Also, I think that you may have posted this article in the wrong Forum, let alone section, lol.

JamesKurtovich · 04-01-2009, 04:12 PM

So instead of getting sued you just get warned? And if you get caught stealing again then you're in danger of being kicked off their thing?

hlo10786 · 04-01-2009, 04:46 PM

That's why you always got to remember...... Big Brother IS always watching.....

VinnAY · 04-01-2009, 04:53 PM

of course if you're using their service to steal, I'd bet that they'd have something to say about it and would report someone.

*not to be construed as condescending...I'm no angel

jadedeath · 04-01-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

So instead of getting sued you just get warned? And if you get caught stealing again then you're in danger of being kicked off their thing?

Sounds fair to me.

Just like if you get caught stealing a CD from a store.

Logan

BluLobsta · 04-01-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

why is this posted here?

Yeah, didn't really know where to put this

... we really need an 'Off-Topic' list on this forum where we can discuss our failed marriages and inadequacies though

statikcat · 04-01-2009, 05:16 PM

Piracy are theft are two separate things. If you think pirating software is the same as stealing something from a store you need to find a better analogy.

Teabaggins · 04-01-2009, 05:16 PM

so if you're not doing anything illegal you got nothing to worry about, right?

Teabaggins · 04-01-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by statikcat

Piracy are theft are two separate things. If you think pirating software is the same as stealing something from a store you need to find a better analogy.

I don't think it's any different to the company losing money over it

statikcat · 04-01-2009, 05:19 PM

It sounds like this will most likely effect peer to peer connections. RIAA setups up an album (probably with parts missing, static).. and goes to the ISP with the IP of users that took the album from them. The funny thing is now hardcore pirates have changed from torrents and peer to peer.. and are now using rapidshare, netload, etc which I doubt this effects. Basically, pirates always one step ahead

. imo they are wasting money trying to dent pirating.. it has been around since the dawn of the internet..back on dialup via MIRC bots. It's not going anywhere.

Chordata · 04-01-2009, 05:26 PM

Fine by me.

statikcat · 04-01-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Teabaggins

I don't think it's any different to the company losing money over it

That is just the thing.. companies do not always directly loose money if you pirate their software or media.

When you steal from a store you directly are taking money out of the stores pocket.. goods they paid for. When you pirate something the company does not loose money unless you were planning on paying for it anyway. A lot of people pirate things they would never have paid for to begin with. How many people with a bogus copy of Photoshop CS4 would have actually bought it otherwise? Many people would have opted for a cheaper solution like buying Paint Shop Pro. Sometimes piracy effects other companies and not the ones you are pirating from!

I am not justifying piracy.. but it is not the same as stealing from a store.

xtop · 04-01-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BluLobsta

Yeah, didn't really know where to put this

... we really need an 'Off-Topic' list on this forum where we can discuss our failed marriages and inadequacies though

we do have an offtopic

lobo81865 · 04-01-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by brettallica

Not cool...also not surprising. If you're concerned about this, get this program called PeerGuardian. It's a (free) tool for blocking your IP address. I have it for my PCs at home. It works well and runs in the background with minimal overhead.

I use it, and it's great. It hogs a lot of space on the hard drive though.

jkwest · 04-01-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

we do have an offtopic

04-01-2009, 03:23 PM	#1
BluLobsta Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Rhode Island Home Theater Gallery:86 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:420 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2	Your ISP is spying on you.... Seems like several ISPs are cooperating with the RIAA in order to stop piracy...I have nothing to hide by any means but I'm not sure how comfortable I am with this. http://www.pcworld.com/article/16197...e_of_them.html

04-01-2009, 05:19 PM	#15
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	It sounds like this will most likely effect peer to peer connections. RIAA setups up an album (probably with parts missing, static).. and goes to the ISP with the IP of users that took the album from them. The funny thing is now hardcore pirates have changed from torrents and peer to peer.. and are now using rapidshare, netload, etc which I doubt this effects. Basically, pirates always one step ahead . imo they are wasting money trying to dent pirating.. it has been around since the dawn of the internet..back on dialup via MIRC bots. It's not going anywhere. Last edited by statikcat; 04-01-2009 at 05:23 PM.

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04-01-2009, 03:55 PM	#3
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Not surprising. They ahve the power to do it and it's probably there in the fine end user agreement that they can do whatever they want. I mean you are accessing through their lines.

04-01-2009, 03:57 PM	#4
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	why is this posted here? besides..a lot have been doing this for years

04-01-2009, 04:12 PM	#7
JamesKurtovich Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Alaska Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:229 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:2	So instead of getting sued you just get warned? And if you get caught stealing again then you're in danger of being kicked off their thing?

04-01-2009, 04:46 PM	#8
hlo10786 Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:SF Bay Area Blu-ray collection:15 Blu-ray reviews:1	That's why you always got to remember...... Big Brother IS always watching.....

04-01-2009, 04:53 PM	#9
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	of course if you're using their service to steal, I'd bet that they'd have something to say about it and would report someone. *not to be construed as condescending...I'm no angel

04-01-2009, 05:16 PM	#12
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	Piracy are theft are two separate things. If you think pirating software is the same as stealing something from a store you need to find a better analogy.

04-01-2009, 05:16 PM	#13
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	so if you're not doing anything illegal you got nothing to worry about, right?

04-01-2009, 05:26 PM	#16
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Fine by me.

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