So I just got e-mailed a DMCA violation notice

[AnthroAndStargate]

So my ISP (a crappy high speed cable provider I wont name) just e-mailed me a DMCA copyright violation notice for supposedly downloading an episode of the Office via Bit Torrent.

I find it funny because the day they got it they sent it to us - yet when our cable goes down or is crappy it taakes months to resolve it. America's last mile internet system is truly something to not be jealous of.

Anyways I was wondering if any of you who have been served such notices had any further problems? It's written in legal speak but it seems like a simple warning that says 'If you do this again legal action will be taken' and also that they will ban me from said cable company.

Any advice/information?

 

[dainthomas]

Get the original Office on DVD. Much funnier.

 

[dabuddha]

Stop doing it.

 

[pontifex]

why not read one of the other hundreds of threads about this same exact thing and see what the people said there?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Stop doing it.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Dont fvck with DMCA

 

[stag3]

i just received one too for downloading nba games via bit torrent.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

LOL. It says it was a Bit Torrent download. How would you 'be smarter'?

I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

LOL. It says it was a Bit Torrent download. How would you 'be smarter'?

I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

Now you're just being silly.

 

[Mucho]

Join the club

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

LOL. It says it was a Bit Torrent download. How would you 'be smarter'?

I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

Well that was out of the blue.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

LOL. It says it was a Bit Torrent download. How would you 'be smarter'?

I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

Now you're just being silly.

Whys that? I'm pointing out the obvious hilarity of DMCA and the history behind copyright infringement.

 

[Roguestar]

Move to a country where they don't have such draconian anti-innovative antisocial anti-consumer laws such as the DMCA, like Canada.

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate
I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

Let us know how that arguement stands up in court....

you got caught, own up to it and don't make wuss @ss excuses... stealing camera equipment???? WTF???

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
Move to a country where they don't have such draconian anti-innovative antisocial anti-consumer laws such as the DMCA, like Canada.

QFT

 

[Qwest]

umm, shut off uploading? ::runs away::

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Yeah, be smarter about what you steal and where you steal if from. If you're not bright enough to figure out how to do your pirating without being caught you deserve to be kicked off your ISP.

LOL. It says it was a Bit Torrent download. How would you 'be smarter'?

I find it funny that Universal Studios is charging me with theft when they stole Thomas Edison's camera equipment in the great East Coast/West Coast studio wars, not to mention the 40+ years of movie theft they contributed to the American cinema scene. I guess lawyers make everything OK though.

Or you could use an encrypted torrent service with a private tracker.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
Move to a country where they don't have such draconian anti-innovative antisocial anti-consumer laws such as the DMCA, like Canada.

True, anyone that isn't capable of mustering the 3 IQ points necessary to figure out a non-tracable way of pirating goes to Canada. The smart people stay here and work around it.

 

[bucwylde23]

I got one of those letters once a couple years ago, I fixed it by not downloading illegal stuff anymore ......

I suggest the same for you.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

But isn't the office a Tv show?

 

[Wheezer]

found this

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
But isn't the office a Tv show?

Yes.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Do they usually pursue beyond these 'e-mail ISP' warning letters?

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
But isn't the office a Tv show?

Yes.

A tv show that could easily be tivo'd?
Is it also illegal to download the daily show?