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This is How We Catch You Downloading

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the line-and-worm dept.

marto writes "All over Europe thousands of people are being threatened with court action for allegedly sharing games like Dream Pinball 3D on P2P networks. Now, documents obtained by TorrentFreak show details of the anti-piracy company's techniques for identifying alleged file-sharers on the internet and the gathering of claimed 'forensic quality' evidence for use in court cases."

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  1. The greatest anti-piracy effort today.... by 3seas · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's called FreeSoftware.....

    But if you are a game player and what's in FreeSoftware is not keeping up with Rob and Brazilton then isn't it really a choice to extend the game to real life, not getting caught? The 1337 game, so smart so smart with all your tricks ....

    Live by the game, die by the game.

    I found that my DSL (the new AT&T) provider can see everything I do including my password (which I can't even see on my system when I enter them). And since this is going over two copper wires or thru the phone system controlled by ... trace capable technology and knowledge how to use it.

    Oh so smart.....what we make we can break and we can also certainly trace it...

    Only when a system is set up to intentionally break trace ability can a trace fail, but a trace will lead to that system, just not beyond it. Here is where pressure might be applied, unless its run my a university of law supporting anon.....

    Some of what goes on is like shoplifting in a store with hidden cameras, only you are doing it from anywhere in teh world with the camera being somewhere on the data transfer path.

    If you want to pirate stuff safely (more or less) don't use data lines, use something more detached from data lines, like CDs, DVD, USB thumb drives, or even removable or external hard drives., etc...

    For those who think I'm uninformed about the tricks, well there have been deception tricks long before computers came about. The only thing new here is the illusion of not being seen in broad daylight doing something you shouldn't and even more important, don't need to do.

    Support FreeSoftware.... or play a game for real and risk punishment...

    BTW, my expreience with bittorrent (dl'ing free software DVD distros like ArtistX and Debians latest) has been poor, problemmatic and anti-productive (I have no problem in giving back since being on DSL is a constant connection that runs when I'm not using it)... but when the p2p connection has problems that don't help me give back....

    It took me 3-4 days, and alot of restarts to get the first DVD for Debain Etch, while the last two parts took alot less as a direct download. ArtistX (formerly MusicX) is only available thru bittorrent and its just over 2 gigs. Took over a week and a total download of probably more than twice that... alot of wasted band width.

    I've tested my bittorrent ability and can get as much bandwidth incomming as the plan I'm on gives (my setting are fine), but apparently there are other factors the can influence specific targets.

    direct down load mirrors are much better, using wget.... Only I can't give back....

    torrents are a good idea..... but not so reliable. And apparently risky for pirates.