Collar Feeler
No longer feeling collars
- Jul 26, 2003
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Can't really see how this firm aim to prove who infringed the copyright by downloading stuff (be it porn or music). I'm assuming they are basing it on the IP addresses which is fatally flawed since you can't actually prove who downloaded it onto what computer simply based on an IP address.
For instance, one of my neighbours is still rather foolishly using an unsecured broadband wireless router. If I was so inclined I could simply piggyback and use this connection to download anything at my leisure. The first my neighbours might know of this is a letter from ACS Law accusing them of illegal downloads etc. So it is flawed and I expect ACS Law just base their efforts on a percentage of people being horrified and scared of the letter and paying up £400 thinking they are avoiding court action etc. I may be wrong though, perhaps some of our more computer savvy NSC experts can shed some light on this?
This story on the BBC website did give me a chuckle though, she has clearly never heard of P2P torrent programs that can be left on overnight whilst the downloads complete!! I think her other half might like the old tubbies! Of course it might have been one of her neighbours!
Claire is a Sky Broadband customer from Shropshire whose name has appeared on one of the lists leaked onto the internet.
She received a letter three weeks ago accusing her of illegally sharing a pornographic film.
The 25-year-old told Newsbeat she's never file-shared pornography in her life.
What exactly did the letter say?
"The film was called Chubby Chasers, which is just awful, and the letter [said] I owed them £495 or they would be taking me to court in a civil law case.
"I burst into tears because I didn't recognise the name of the film, I've never uploaded or downloaded pornography in my life.
"I was distraught, really really upset."
How can you prove that you didn't do it?
"The time that I was accused of downloading the film I was in bed. It was very early morning - on a Tuesday.
"My alarm wouldn't have even gone off yet.
"My partner had been made redundant and I know damn well that he was in bed and hadn't got up and started download pornography.
"I know we didn't do it. There was no way we could have done it."
For instance, one of my neighbours is still rather foolishly using an unsecured broadband wireless router. If I was so inclined I could simply piggyback and use this connection to download anything at my leisure. The first my neighbours might know of this is a letter from ACS Law accusing them of illegal downloads etc. So it is flawed and I expect ACS Law just base their efforts on a percentage of people being horrified and scared of the letter and paying up £400 thinking they are avoiding court action etc. I may be wrong though, perhaps some of our more computer savvy NSC experts can shed some light on this?
This story on the BBC website did give me a chuckle though, she has clearly never heard of P2P torrent programs that can be left on overnight whilst the downloads complete!! I think her other half might like the old tubbies! Of course it might have been one of her neighbours!
Claire is a Sky Broadband customer from Shropshire whose name has appeared on one of the lists leaked onto the internet.
She received a letter three weeks ago accusing her of illegally sharing a pornographic film.
The 25-year-old told Newsbeat she's never file-shared pornography in her life.
What exactly did the letter say?
"The film was called Chubby Chasers, which is just awful, and the letter [said] I owed them £495 or they would be taking me to court in a civil law case.
"I burst into tears because I didn't recognise the name of the film, I've never uploaded or downloaded pornography in my life.
"I was distraught, really really upset."
How can you prove that you didn't do it?
"The time that I was accused of downloading the film I was in bed. It was very early morning - on a Tuesday.
"My alarm wouldn't have even gone off yet.
"My partner had been made redundant and I know damn well that he was in bed and hadn't got up and started download pornography.
"I know we didn't do it. There was no way we could have done it."
