I know I’ve said this before, but one of my old posts still gets the most hits. The post was a copy of the Comcast Notice of Action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act e-mail that I received.
Recently there have also been many new comments from people sharing their experiences. First off I want to thank everyone for posting their thoughts. I think all the comments really put the letters hat Comcast (or any ISP) sends out into perspective. If this many people are finding my tiny corner of the internet than imagine how many letters are being sent.
The real purpose of this post is to answer questions or concerns that people have. Before I directly answer the questions, here a few articles that people have posted that are worth reading:
City Pages – Forbidden Fruit
>Throwing File-Sharers in Jail to Grab Headlines
>Use of IP addresses it Lawsuits
>Lawsuits can’t be the only solution to piracy
>Busted! A Look at BitTorrent Copyright Complaints
If you’ve read those you probably have a decent idea of what the RIAA/MPAA is doing. As far as I know the RIAA has not won a single case in U.S. court against a person charged with copyright infringement. If I’m mistaken in that statement please let me know. If you have evidence to believe otherwise please share it.
The most common question people have after receiving one of these letters is ’Has anything else happened to anyone?’ From my experience and from the comments on the original post, nothing has happened to anyone after getting one of these letters. No service has been terminated, no lawsuits filed, nothing.
Next people want to know ’What should I do?’ Personally, I ignored mine. I slowed down my downloading briefly, but it hasn’t stopped me. If you want more information about your specific case, I encourage you to contact your Internet Service Provider and get as much information from them.
After those two questions, many people have questions in regards to their case, or the technicalities of file sharing. I will try to answer any questions people might have.
Again, thank you to all the people who have left comments on my blog.
6 Comments
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
“As far as I know the RIAA has not won a single case in U.S. court against a person charged with copyright infringement. If I’m mistaken in that statement please let me know. If you have evidence to believe otherwise please share it.”
Here ya go!
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8953/Judge+Lets+RIAA+Subpoena+a+Defendant%27s+Former+Employer
Judge Lets RIAA Subpoena a Defendant’s Former Employer
Also requires the defendant to provide the name and address of everyone who used his laptop over the last 3 years.
The RIAA was granted a huge file-sharing victory last week when Judge P. Kevin Castel allowed the RIAA to take almost any and all means necessary to snoop into Yuri Shutovsky’s life in search of incriminating evidence, no matter the burden to his family, friends, or acquaintances.
The story begins…………….
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
But, the man hasn’t paid anything. The court just said that the RIAA is allowed to search through his past. The article ends with:
The man hasn’t lost the case yet.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 8:11 am
You’ve got to be kidding. At this point, I guarantee you that this guy and his lawyer are crafting a settlement agreement. Personally, I would just let them hit me with a multi-million dollar judgment, then file bankruptcy and/or just leave the country. This guy apparently can do that, having worked in Germany and Russia, he’s prbably tri-lingual.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
While he may be trying to settle, settlements do not set legal precedent. Still the RIAA has not WON A SINGLE COURT CASE against a defendant. They’re too scared to lose. Losing would set precedent and then they would never win another case, and no one would settle because they know they can win in court.
Friday, August 17th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8964/DOH%21+1st+Pirated+Copy+of+%27The+Simpsons%27+Gets+Traced+to+Australia
The first known pirated copy of “The Simpsons Movie” to make it onto the Internet was tracked to a home in Australia.
According to Australian authorities said, the first known pirated copy of “The Simpsons” to be uploaded to the Internet was tracked to a home raided by Australian police earlier today.
Police ordered a 21-year-old Sydney man to appear in a Sydney court in October when he will be formally charged, the Australian Federal Police said. Details of the likely charge or charges and fines have yet to be made made public.
The MPAA said the investigation involved News Corp.’s Twentieth Century Fox movie studio, Australian police and the private investigation group Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft.
The MPAA said the illegal “Simpsons” copy was the first on the Internet and was recorded by a cell phone in a Sydney movie theater on July 26, hours before its release in most of the world.
“Within 72 hours of making and uploading this unauthorized recording, AFACT had tracked it to other streaming sites and P2P (peer-to-peer) systems, where it had been illegally downloaded in excess of 110,000 times, and in all probability, copied and sold as a pirate DVD all over the world,” AFACT executive director Adrianne Pecotic said.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
RIAA WINS LAWSUIT.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/riaa-jury-finds.html
Can’t wait to read your response, son.