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AT&T Gets Patent To Monitor and Track File-Sharing Traffic
An anonymous reader writes "Internet provider AT&T has patented a new technology that allows the company to accurately track content being shared via BitTorrent and other P2P networks. The company explains that the technology can be utilized to detect pirated downloads and combat congestion on its network. Whether the company is already using the system to track infringing content, or has plans to do so, is unknown."
The method is simple: Find a link to torrent, check it for copyright violation and try to download registering IPs of peers in process.
Alas, not everyone is necessarily sharing, and in many countries just the act of downloading copyrighted material without sharing it is not illegal or constitutes a copyright violation. It is, for example, possible to download from BitTorrent like this, though not many people seem to know how.
"You all infringed our basic human rights"
What do you mean by "solid adversaries"? My comrade (I live in Russia) uses Ipredator.se. There is zero possibility that Ipredator will cooperate with Russian copyright agency or Russian anti-extremist agency (There is also consumer rights agency that censors against suicide etc but there are no criminal fees for such violations). And is zero possibility that YOUR solid adversaries such as NSA, CIA aso will cooperate with OUR adversaries as FSB, KGB, NKVD, GULAG aso for pressing Ipredator.
Not good enough.
Confirmed torrent. Confirmed IP's. Did not confirm machine with content. Did not confirm owner of machine.
Encryption is enabled. Unable to confirm actual data is being transmitted to IP address, unable to determine actual data is be transmitted from the IP address.
Only method to confirm - Receive and or send copyrighted data to IP to confirm it has or is receiving copyrighted data.
Crap, provided copyrighted files to people.
Arrest self.
There's laws that prevent entrapment etc. Special cases can get special warrents but generally.