Comcast busting balls for torrents?

[michaels]

I found this on another board, and was wondering if anyone else has recieved a similiar email.

Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Subscriber:

Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner, or its authorized
agent, reporting an alleged infringement of one or more copyrighted works made
on or over Comcast's High-Speed Internet service (the 'Service'). The copyright
owner has identified the Internet Protocol ('IP') address associated with your
Service account at the time as the source of the infringing works. The works
identified by the copyright owner in its notification are listed below. Comcast
reminds you that use of the Service (or any part of the Service) in any manner
that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of
Comcast's Acceptable Use Policy and may result in the suspension or termination
of your Service account.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, you may direct them to Comcast in
writing by sending a letter or e-mail to:

Comcast Legal Response Center
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
650 Centerton Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057 U.S.A.
Phone: (856) 317-7272
Fax: (856) 317-7319
E-mail: dmca@comcast.net

For more information regarding Comcast's copyright infringement policy,
procedures, and contact information, please read our Acceptable Use Policy by
clicking on the Terms of Service link at http://www.comcast.net.

Sincerely,
Comcast Legal Response Center

Copyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:

Title: Sims

Infringement Source: BitTorrent
Infringement Timestamp: 3 Feb 2007 05:48:16 GMT
Infringement Last Documented: 3 Feb 2007 05:48:16 GMT
Infringer Username:
Infringing Filename: SIMS2
Infringing Filesize: 5368281029
Infringer IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx
Infringer DNS Name: c-69-254-12-140.hsd1.ga.comcast.net
Infringing URL: http://tracker.torrentbox.com:2710/announce

 

[Shawn]

that's why i use private trackers.

 

[michaels]

How can you tell if it's private?

 

[jtvang125]

Old news. Comcast and Cox have been going after their subscribers for awhile now already. I have yet to see anything from Verizon though.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: michaels
How can you tell if it's private?

You have to have a username and password to access the torrent.

 

[Rubycon]

Hehe I like how the ip is x out but the dns name shows the ip. :laugh:

 

[michaels]

Oh like an invite only torrent site?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: michaels
Oh like an invite only torrent site?

yes

 

[FoBoT]

stop pirating

 

[Anubis]

depends on what you are DLing i was with comcast for liek 2 years and had torrents running basicially every day form public trackers and never got a email

 

[MuffD]

A buddy of mine got this but he has Cox.net. Dude was really paranoid and started moving everything out of his house. Hahahaha.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: Shawn
that's why i use private trackers.

:thumbsup:

 

[eits]

yeah, my friend just got an email a couple days ago telling him to stop bittorrenting.

edit: he uses charter

 

[uhohs]

sims2
lol

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
Old news. Comcast and Cox have been going after their subscribers for awhile now already. I have yet to see anything from Verizon though.

Comcast and Cox don't care if you use torrents. They only send out letters when a copyright owner notifies them. They didn't even suspend his account.

 

[Canai]

I've gotten two of those emails from Charter. *sigh*

I have to wait till I move in the fall and get a new account before I start torrenting again. Until then, Limewire ftw! 😀

 

[XMan]

WTF are you pirating Sims 2? You can buy it on the discount rack at Wal Mart for ten bucks . . . sheesh.

 

[yosuke188]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: Shawn
that's why i use private trackers.

:thumbsup:

 

[wiredspider]

Originally posted by: MuffD
A buddy of mine got this but he has Cox.net. Dude was really paranoid and started moving everything out of his house. Hahahaha.

hehe....

My bro had MS Flight Sim shared and I got a letter....

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: uhohs
sims2
lol

Don't you know, that's really the encrypted name for "Debby does Dallas"

 

[dj2004]

I got one of those when I was using public trackers. Deleted the file and all is good. 🙂

 

[necine]

1) encode ur torrents
2) use peer guardian
3) dont download fake files (read comments before downloading)
4) ....
5) Profit!!!!

 

[tasmanian]

If you do pirate *pirating is bad mmk* at least use a site that doesnt sell you out.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: necine
use peer guardian

Agreed. Some protection's better than none.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Unsecure your wireless connection and tell them that you have a wireless connection, how do you know who is connecting to your internet and using your bandwidth to download stuff?

But anyway, stop pirating and it won't happen. Simple as that.