ok so i got caught downloading movies, fair. i did it but im in canada and isnt file sharing legal in canada, just wondering how warner bros found out and what i can to to prevent being fined(minus the obvious of stop downloading stuff
Even if file sharing is legal in Canada (is it?), it may be against the Terms Of Usage of your ISP, in which case they would be entitled to apply restrictions.
BTW I would advise everyone to stay away from The Dark Knight when it inevitably comes on the internet, I think the movie companies will be all over that one
can they do that?i mean i know they can see how much you download. but i didnt know they saw what you downloaded. either way i would just change ISP's, or at least threaten to change ISP's
stream them instead, streaming is actually leagal and can only get the uploader or hoster in trouble also if you know a bit about computers you should be able to get the file out of your TIF files for later use though the quality won't be up to what you're used to
Even if file sharing is legal in Canada (is it?), it may be against the Terms Of Usage of your ISP, in which case they would be entitled to apply restrictions.
BTW I would advise everyone to stay away from The Dark Knight when it inevitably comes on the internet, I think the movie companies will be all over that one
vitriolboy
it already has hit the internet and there were multiple hosters for each of the multiple recordings within a week, big films appear quickly but they also tend to disappear quickly
Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.RPG10080
i'm a 360 fan, and i still think your sig is bloody hillarious :lol:
on topic now, stoping would work nicely. or you could try to me more descrete about it. changing your IP adress and only downloading 1 every week or 2.
Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.RPG10080
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.darkspineslayer
i'm a 360 fan, and i still think your sig is bloody hillarious :lol:
on topic now, stoping would work nicely. or you could try to me more descrete about it. changing your IP adress and only downloading 1 every week or 2.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
forget about the mainstream , independent cinema FTW.
Even if file sharing is legal in Canada (is it?), it may be against the Terms Of Usage of your ISP, in which case they would be entitled to apply restrictions.
BTW I would advise everyone to stay away from The Dark Knight when it inevitably comes on the internet, I think the movie companies will be all over that one
vitriolboy
I have it on DVD lol. As for the TC's problem, I too have Rogers and I had this happen to me once, where I was downloading the xmen cartoons and they turned off my internet but that was years ago, hasnt happend to me since.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
Looks like you got off with a warning. Time to walk away, bud.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.Archon_basic
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
Looks like you got off with a warning. Time to walk away, bud.No one else notice he spelt result wrong?
Even if file sharing is legal in Canada (is it?), it may be against the Terms Of Usage of your ISP, in which case they would be entitled to apply restrictions.
BTW I would advise everyone to stay away from The Dark Knight when it inevitably comes on the internet, I think the movie companies will be all over that one
stream them instead, streaming is actually leagal and can only get the uploader or hoster in trouble also if you know a bit about computers you should be able to get the file out of your TIF files for later use though the quality won't be up to what you're used tomarkop2003
This, it's what I do if I want to watch a mediocre movie or just have the urge to watch something.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
Stop downloading movies then. It was just a warning, you'll be fine if you stop. If you REALLY want to watch a movie legally without paying, you could find tons of websites streaming it online.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
Stop downloading, instead just watch them on a website, or use torrents from a trusted source
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.dsman418
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
If you got warnings from two companies then you must be downloading alot of content, but that is really wierd that two different companies would complain about you in particular. Maybe your ISP is giving bogus letters. Stating that a company is complaining about your downloading, just to cut down on piracy.
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.TheSonOfUgly
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
Stop downloading, instead just watch them on a website, or use torrents from a trusted source
i do use torrents, from isohunt and podtropolis but yet i got caught
[QUOTE="RPG10080"]Threaten to take action against them for illegally spying on your personal activites.gatorteen
would that work. also as you have been asking this is what the letter said...
Dear. Mr. Donaher,
We hereby inform you that we have received complaints from Warner Brothers pictures that you have been violating copyright infringements. this is a warning but further violations will resault in legal action.
Rogers canada
my dad recieved the letter and it was something like that, this is the second time, the first was from universal
If you got warnings from two companies then you must be downloading alot of content, but that is really wierd that two different companies would complain about you in particular. Maybe your ISP is giving bogus letters. Stating that a company is complaining about your downloading, just to cut down on piracy.
ya i download alot of content, i have every episode of south park, family guy and two and a half men, not to mention a movie collection of over 30 titles
As long as your not uploading anything ( which most torrent programs do automatically ) then there's no legal action they can take in Canada. Although Rogers could cut off your internet which would not be very fun.
Also if your going to continue downloading and you use torrents I suggest a program called PeerGuardian.
ok so i got caught downloading movies, fair. i did it but im in canada and isnt file sharing legal in canada, just wondering how warner bros found out and what i can to to prevent being fined(minus the obvious of stop downloading stuffdsman418
It's arguable but an ISP can simply deny service to you. I know a guy that had the same thing happen. That said, I bet your ISP is Bell Sympatico. If you can, switch to Rogers.
Now, it was most likely a Paramount film that you were nailed for, since Bell and Paramount are like bros. What happens is Paramount requests a list of all their films that were downloaded. They search for IPs that have downloaded multiple films (say 5 or more) and threaten to sue Bell if your IP address does not stop downloading Paramount films. Bell sends a threat letter to you and you are thereforth black-marked by both Bell and Paramount.
ok so i got caught downloading movies, fair. i did it but im in canada and isnt file sharing legal in canada, just wondering how warner bros found out and what i can to to prevent being fined(minus the obvious of stop downloading stuffdsman418
The first time that happened to me, I searched, discovered, and installed PeerGuardian. It has never happened since. Adobe can kiss my fat one!
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