Chacko

I know this forum isn't meant for politics, but I feel that there is a need to warn anyone on this forum about using any form of peer to peer file sharing.

As you should know by now, the R.I.A.A (Recording Industry Association of America) has begun pressing personal law suits against individuals caught using the program KaZaa, Morpheus, and LimeWire. They haven't ------ their tentacles into other programs like WinMX, or eMule yet.

They are primarily after users UPLOADING data, by performing searches and seizing all IP information, time/date, file information, and user name with KaZaa, etc.
They will then trace down your ISP (internet service provider) and subpeona the ISP for the account holders information associated with the IP caught. Your ISP is required now, by law (Digital Millenium Act) to turn over all information you established with them when creating your account. They can also if necessary, trace back to phone lines or phone line numbers (in the case of dial up).
As we are beginning to see, specific people are being pressed with law suits then - most offering settlements of $12,000.

I don't know about you, but I don't have $12,000 to pay some lobbyists.

More information about that can be read here:
http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/s...4600%2c00.html

But don't get conned into the fact that you think you're safe with Kazaa Lite, or other such programs. Though it says that K++ will not display your personal IP information (They give some bullshit about rerouting it) learn this. Accessing specific TCP/IP ports on your computer they will attain your IP because in order for you to communicate with another internet user it eventually has to become back to your personal protocol.

Essentially if this is all babble, I am just leaving a fair warning.

I do not agree with whats going on, I think this is a very pathetic way to stimulate their so called 'poor sales' but arguing this is for another web board.

I'll exit this message with these links:

http://www.stoppoliceware.org (this is very important)
http://www.boycott-riaa.com

Have a good day,
Chacko

traff1c

---- the RIAA ... and ---- the PMRC (Parent's Music Resource Center)

turbohf

so this is just about music then right? they have no problem about videos/movies/**** yet then right?

emmagatorone

you would think that the **** industry (at least the big names) make enough. Especially if DVD's are $45+ a pop....

beerbongskickass

---- pretty soon you are going to be required to actually remove your ***** and give them to the record industry before your even allowed on the internet. All you guys that are going to stop using KaZaA because you’re scared better get the scissors ready.

Your not really warning anybody your just scaring all the pussies away from using file sharing programs. If somebody ever tries to sue me for sharing files I am going to wipe my *** with their lawsuit. There are too many people already sharing files and no matter what happens there will always be a program or a way to get it for free. ---- there is probably some computer wizard out there right now making a program for KaZaA that will allow you to share files anonymously.

themadhatter

---- the RIAA there not gettin my money fuckum i'll move to canida you can't sue some one over country boarders

themadhatter

and i can buy mugen and spoon parts easy in canida so ---- um

toyotacelicagt-s

well if you want to move to "canida" you better learn how to spell it or they probably won't let you in...or wait this is canada...they let everyone in

Chacko

Don't think that you're safe in Canada either, there are associations around the world starting to follow in the same manner.
Read some of the articles on the boycott RIAA website.
You're going to also find that software piraters, and movie piraters are going to be getting nailed soon.

This is a flood gate thats been opened to piracy - unfortunately they're going to be wasting alot of time in our court system.

XDEep

bah. they cant do ----. im invincible!