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fustercluck

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Talking about piracy is OK. Discussing how to get away with it any openly advocating piracy is not allowed. Some of you are getting vacations, some are getting warning. This thread is locked.


esquared
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Got an email from Cox today:
Dear Customer,

We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.
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Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include the following elements:

(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(b) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
(c) a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscriber's name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.

In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your account.
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I've been very good at avoiding getting caught (peer guardian sucks lately) but it did happen a few years back also, can't remember if it was the same situation or different but I don't remember how I got out of it anyways. Sounds like they're serious though. Not sure what to do now. How am I suppose to prove the 'material' was removed? Do I really have to give them all that other info? Basically what I'm looking for is the easiest way to resolve this.

Thanks for the advice...if you give any good advice:)


 
Baked

Baked

Lifer
Dec 28, 2004
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Quit stealing games! You have GTA4 (X360) already don't you. Get bulk beef!
 
CraKaJaX

CraKaJaX

Lifer
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Originally posted by: ropeadope
Got an email from Cox today:
Dear Customer,

We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.
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Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include the following elements:

(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(b) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
(c) a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscriber's name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.

In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your account.
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I've been very good at avoiding getting caught (peer guardian sucks lately) but it did happen a few years back also, can't remember if it was the same situation or different but I don't remember how I got out of it anyways. Sounds like they're serious though. Not sure what to do now. How am I suppose to prove the 'material' was removed? Do I really have to give them all that other info? Basically what I'm looking for is the easiest way to resolve this.

Thanks for the advice...if you give any good advice:)
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Flee the country.
 
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Canai

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Don't reply. By saying you removed the material, you are admiting to having it in the first place. If you do feel the need to write back, say you have now secured your wireless network, and thank them for bringing the unauthorized access to your attention.

I've gotten two C&D letters from Charter, never replied to either, but I'm on a different account now :D

What tracker was it from?
 
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Canai

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Oct 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Originally posted by: Kirby64
Don't download from pub trackers, noob. :p
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Can you explain more? Are pub trackers like mininova?
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Yes. Also anything found in isohunt, tpb, demonoid. Demonoid isn't technically public, but there are enough feds in there that it doesn't make a difference.
 
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RESmonkey

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Originally posted by: Canai
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Originally posted by: Kirby64
Don't download from pub trackers, noob. :p
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Can you explain more? Are pub trackers like mininova?
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Yes. Also anything found in isohunt, tpb, demonoid. Demonoid isn't technically public, but there are enough feds in there that it doesn't make a difference.
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So what isn't a pub tracker?
 
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Kirby64

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Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Originally posted by: Canai
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Originally posted by: Kirby64
Don't download from pub trackers, noob. :p
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Can you explain more? Are pub trackers like mininova?
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Yes. Also anything found in isohunt, tpb, demonoid. Demonoid isn't technically public, but there are enough feds in there that it doesn't make a difference.
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So what isn't a pub tracker?
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A tracker that isn't public. Hence, one you won't ever find ;)
 
her209

her209

No Lifer
Oct 11, 2000
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Argue that what they [Cox Communications] is doing, is wiretapping and illegal without proper warrant/authorization. Use the telephone companies as a analogy. Let us know how that goes.
 
AdamK47

AdamK47

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Pay for your PC games! It's not that hard to find everyting on Amazon or eBay are a reasonable price. I've gotten all of these legally that way. As you can imagine, I despise people who steal from the developers who made all these great games.
 
Epic Fail

Epic Fail

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May 10, 2005
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Originally posted by: AdamK47
Pay for your PC games! It's not that hard to find everyting on Amazon or eBay are a reasonable price. I've gotten all of these legally that way. As you can imagine, I despise people who steal from the developers who made all these great games.
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:Q

Where do you find the money and more importantly how do you have time to play all of them?
 
Miramonti

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
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Good thing Cox doesn't track your other internet activity as well to be able to capture your confession...
 
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DisgruntledVirus

Lifer
Dec 26, 2007
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Originally posted by: jjsole
Good thing Cox doesn't track your other internet activity as well to be able to capture your confession...
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But did he really confess to downloading that specific file Cox is referring to? He just states that he got a C&D email asking for it to be removed (although I will say the OP sounds like he did download said file lol)

True he does say he got caught, which infers that he was doing something he shouldn't have.

OP what have we told you about downloading those HD movie rips of Pirates of the Carribean :)
 
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thehstrybean

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Oct 25, 2004
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Originally posted by: her209
Argue that what they [Cox Communications] is doing, is wiretapping and illegal without proper warrant/authorization. Use the telephone companies as a analogy. Let us know how that goes.
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Not like it matters anymore..
 
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