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MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the old-bait-and-switch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The MPAA and other anti-piracy watchdogs have been caught trapping people into downloading fake torrents, so they can collect IP addresses, and send copyright infringement letters to ISPs. The battle between P2P networks and copyright holders seems to be a never ending battle. It will be interesting to see how much the anti-piracy groups practices change once they begin begin selling movies and TV shows legally on bittorrent.com."

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  1. Catch-22 for MPAA ? by eepok · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Couldn't it be argued that the MPAA is setting up a honeypots? Since honeypots are questionably legal (or illegal) because they are intercepting communications that are not intended for the interceptor, couldn't they be prosecuted? (ie The file transfer is intended for sharers and trackers who exist to benefit sharers)

    OR

    Since the MPAA is uploading the torrents to begin with, aren't they giving permission to view whatever they upload?

    OR

    How is this different from Phishing?

  2. Re:Don't steal their shit and they won't fuck with by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think that you mean "Don't try to steal their shit."

    If you're downloading a fake file, you're not really stealing anything.

    LK

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