What downloading programs/methods does the RIAA sue people for using?

[pennylane]

I just wonder these days because the RIAA is still suing people but I don't know what programs these people are using. Anybody have a clue?

 

[kranky]

It doesn't matter what program. RIAA has a terabit connection to the UUNET backbone and does heuristical analysis of network traffic in order to isolate which file transfers (easily identifiable by the file header) contain either audio or video data. Once they determine that the file transfer being looked at has the proper datatype, they match it up with the originating port request that established the connection. If the file header binary data is a match for a copyrighted song, movie, or TV program, then that's all they need.

Or, maybe not.

 

[BigJ]

If you don't upload, don't worry about it. For now at least...

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: kranky
It doesn't matter what program. RIAA has ...

Or, maybe not.

Don't give them ideas!

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: kranky
It doesn't matter what program. RIAA has ...

Or, maybe not.

Don't give them ideas!

If there's one thing they've shown, it's that they're relatively immune to good ideas.

 

[pennylane]

Well this is all very comforting.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: kranky
It doesn't matter what program. RIAA has a terabit connection to the UUNET backbone and does heuristical analysis of network traffic in order to isolate which file transfers (easily identifiable by the file header) contain either audio or video data. Once they determine that the file transfer being looked at has the proper datatype, they match it up with the originating port request that established the connection. If the file header binary data is a match for a copyrighted song, movie, or TV program, then that's all they need.

Or, maybe not.

/flies past over head

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

OP=busted

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: kranky
It doesn't matter what program. RIAA has a terabit connection to the UUNET backbone and does heuristical analysis of network traffic in order to isolate which file transfers (easily identifiable by the file header) contain either audio or video data. Once they determine that the file transfer being looked at has the proper datatype, they match it up with the originating port request that established the connection. If the file header binary data is a match for a copyrighted song, movie, or TV program, then that's all they need.

Or, maybe not.

/flies past over head

He's full of sh!t. Don't worry about it.

IRC is the only "safe way" to do it... the only PERFECT way to do it is to steal the wifi you're making the download on and make sure you have complete control of every gateway on the host lan so that for them to really try to trace you or do a MIM attack, they'd have to destroy the connection first.

<shifty eyes>

 

[cheezy321]

What about newsgroups? I thought that was a pretty safe alternative too?

 

[yosuke188]

Originally posted by: BigJ
If you don't upload, don't worry about it. For now at least...

QFT

Go to slyck.com for some more info on file sharing.