I had a question, and if this feels inapproporiate to the forum, please delete /edit it, but please don't block me. As far as my knowledge goes, i'm not breaking any rules.
I was wondering, since all those MPAA guys sueing ppl, and all the other shit that's happening, how safe is it to download stuff?
Should I worry about being sued? Or is that just for some chosen few?
that all depends on how good you are at secureing your connections , running through procys, usening difrent subnet masks. etc. its all about how good you are at covering your tracks. Your isp. and basic other skills
but anyways. i have heard from a freind of mine that a isp told him to stop downloading a certain file the isp was getting trouble for and instead of getting in trouble for it he mearly toidl them he thought he was downloading "a game"
Nowhere is "safe" but I'd say Usenet is probably the least risky now, although a simple change in law would soon fuck that up. Otherwise, don't use anything that "any" member of the public can get access to, at least go for something that requires some form of limited screening, even if it's only an trusted/invite system... Then pray that the law doesn't get invited to your party
You still have to be seriously unlucky to get caught, unless you're using some huge wide-open P2P/Torrent thing.
Last edited by Neversoft on 08-22-2005 at 06:14 PM
my isp. which ill keep unnamed. always gives peoplse one warning if they get contactedabout you getting caught. if you get one of those your doing something wrong
but seriously, if your worried about downloading i think your a little to parinoid, its not like your the source off all the illegal shit on the net, not really worth the time and money investments to arrest you over downloading your next Skin Flick
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quote:Originally posted by manal my isp. which ill keep unnamed. always gives peoplse one warning if they get contactedabout you getting caught. if you get one of those your doing something wrong
A little bird told me your isp is Charter.com Confirm/Deny
All i am saying is its the hand that feeds that they concentrate there efforts on
Busting the downloaders every now and again is just scare tatics so people like yourself and me think twice
A little publicity about busting a few downloaders goes a long way
08-22-2005 04:59 AM
