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Site Offers History of Torrent Downloads By IP
tsu doh nimh writes "You may have never heard of youhavedownloaded.com, but if you recently grabbed movies, music or software from online file-trading networks, chances are decent that the site has heard of you. In fact, you may find that the titles you downloaded are now listed and publicly searchable at the site, indexed by your Internet address. So far, youhavedownloaded.com has recorded more than 50 million unique Internet addresses belonging to file-sharing users. The site is searchable by file name and by Internet address. When you visit, it automatically checks and lets you know if your Internet address is in the database."
The MPAA must really be getting desperate. I guess owning Congress just isn't what it used to be.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
But my Internet address is not here. It's in Joe's house, that's right next to mine. And in the Kennedy house, and Mrs. Makelin's house, and a hundred others.
Ha! They didn't catch me in the act of downloading my car.
I went to eat some animal crackers and the box said, "Do not eat if seal is broken." I opened the box and sure enough..
Already defeated By-Tor
Yes, the Snow Dog did.
Check your premises.
I swear, I was downloading Ubuntu for a friend. I'm a Fedora man through and through!
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
Yep (AC here - sorry!) Both myself and my neighbors (we share a connection) are pretty heavy BT users (we use Azureus or "Vuze Classic") and the IP didn't show up anything. We've had the same IP for at least 18 months. Either they're inflating their numbers drastically (who says they aren't lying horribly? This is the MPAA/RIAA after all) or only using encrypted trackers seems to have some effect.
moox. for a new generation.
That site doesn't care...
Hah. Uh, always hit preview when posting as an AC!
moox. for a new generation.
Slashdoting is one way to solve the problem.
Well, getting people's personal data voluntarily (well, okay, via semi-blackmail) is one way to reduce the workload for your legal staff.
I just increased their workload by a dozen names:
Oliver Clothesoff
Al Coholic
Jacques Strap
Seymour Butz
Homer Sexual
Mike Rotch
Hugh Jass
Amanda Huggenkiss
Anita Bath
Ivana Tinkle
Maya Buttreek
Yuri Nater
clearly we can all validate the posting of an anonymous person with no claims in it. mod up as funny for sure.
I mean after all, my great grandfather's sister's nephew's uncle's brother must be a reliable source!
sheesh.
Visit the site from a Tor address and see what pops up. ;)
That's because linux is free and therefor deprives an honest company of it's god given right to profit.
Why would you freely admit to such unethical behavior, how can you be so proud of stealing caviar from the mouths of CEOs? You monster!
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!