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30,000 UK ISP Users Face Threat Letters For Suspected Illegal File Sharing
Mark.JUK writes with this excerpt from ISP Review: "Solicitors at ACS:Law have been granted approval by the Royal Courts of Justice in London to demand the private personal details of some 30,000 customers suspected of involvement with illegal file sharing from UK broadband ISPs. The customers concerned are 'suspected' of illegally file sharing (P2P) approximately 291 movie titles, they now face threatening demands for money (settlement) or risk the prospect of court action. It's noted that 25,000 of the IP addresses that have been collected belong to BT users."
Seriously, I've downloaded movies and TV shows using plain old (and I mean old) FTP. When am I going to get my letter?
I hate this protocol-specific gnashing of teeth...if you're downloading illegally, it doesn't matter what protocol you're using.
But will you actually do anything about it? It's easy to just shout loud works and then go back to watch the latest blockbuster movie you've just pirated because it's "free speech".
btw, internet itself is a decentralized network, so what would building an another one help?
Did you bother reading the FA? Of course not, this is /.. If you had, you would see that this is legal sabre rattling. Certainly no worse than the RIAA taking children to court in the US.
Check back in 3 years and 1 month. :)
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
If your car is caught in a speed trap while it was being stolen and joyridden you can't just say "I wasn't driving it" and not do anything about it! you're going to have to prove that it wasn't you in the car, and without having at least reported the theft of the car, that could be difficult.