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How To Frame a Printer For Copyright Infringement

Posted by timothy on from the point-the-finger-point-it-well dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Have you ever wondered what it takes to get 'caught' for copyright infringement on the Internet? Surprisingly, actual infringement is not required. The New York Times reports that researchers from the computer science department at the University of Washington have just released a study that examines how enforcement agencies monitor P2P networks and what it takes to receive a complaint today. Without downloading or sharing a single file, their study attracted more than 400 copyright infringement complaints. Even more disturbing is their discovery that illegal P2P participation can be easily spoofed; the researchers managed to frame innocent desktop machines and even several university printers, all of which received bogus complaints."

3 of 325 comments (clear)

  1. Simply send this message to the printer: by Kingrames · · Score: 0, Redundant

    PC LOAD LETTER

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    1. Re:Simply send this message to the printer: by LMacG · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Whooooosh!

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  2. Re:Sweet! by McFly69 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1. Download movies
    2. Pin it on RIAA's website IP address (76.74.24.143)
    3. Let the cops arrest RIAA
    4. Peace and Quiet
    5. Profit!



    But seriously... if you can spoof using any IP address (Printer, Website, etc), then everyone can claim it was not them downloading anything and there is not sure way to prove it.

    Just food for Thought.

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