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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York
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I woke up today and I checked my Optimum Online webmail account for the first time in about a week only to see an email from Optimum Online that read: WARNING: Copyright Infringment Notification. After I put on a new pair of pants I read it and it said:
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Cable Modem Mac: ***** REF ID: ***** Dear *****, We are writing as a courtesy to let you know that we have received notification from one or more owners of copyrights claiming that their work has been transmitted over the Internet from your account without their permission. Copyright owners may include motion picture studios, the recording industry or others who produce or distribute legally protected material. (Please see enclosed notice(s)). We are concerned that either you or a person with access to your account may be unknowingly participating in certain file sharing or server-related activities that led to this complaint. As you may recall, the Optimum Online Terms of Service posted at www.optonline.net require compliance with all applicable laws and specifically prohibits the use of the Optimum Online system for copyright infringement. We consider you a valued customer, so we wanted to let you know that if the copyright holder pursues this claim, or if there are additional claims, it could lead to legal action against you. We may be required by law to release private information about you and to suspend, or even terminate, your service. We want to help you prevent this from happening. In order to assist you in your future use of our service, we encourage you to visit www.optonline.net/copyright for tips and guidelines that we hope will give you all the information you need to avoid further action on this matter or on other matters. We regret having to send notices like this, and we do not wish to alarm you unnecessarily, but we have a responsibility to advise you of any notices concerning your account. If you have any questions about our Optimum Online policies, please feel free to contact us at the Customer Service Center, 516-803-9311. We appreciate your business, and look forward to providing you with excellence in broadband service for many years to come. Regards, ***** [His official title] Cablevision Systems Corporation [-------Copy of Complaint------] From: universal-studios-no-reply@copyright-compliance.com Received: 2005-06-27 21:13:05 Subject: DMCA Notification Notice ID: 14-1218253 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Re: Unauthorized Use of Universal Motion Pictures Notice ID: 14-1218253 27 Jun 2005 23:23:21 GMT Dear Sir or Madam: Universal City Studios Productions LLLP and its affiliated companies (collectively, "Universal") are the exclusive owners of copyrights in many motion pictures, including the motion pictures listed below. It has come to our attention that Optimum Online is the service provider for the IP address listed below, from which unauthorized copying and distribution (downloading, uploading, file serving, file "swapping" or other similar activities) of Universal's motion picture(s) listed below is taking place. We believe that the Internet access of the user engaging in this infringement is provided by Optimum Online or a downstream service provider who purchases this connectivity from Optimum Online. This unauthorized copying and distribution constitutes copyright infringement under Section 106 of the U.S. Copyright Act . Depending upon the type of service Optimum Online is providing to this IP address, it may have legal and/or equitable liability if it does not expeditiously remove or disable access to the motion picture(s) listed below, or if it fails to implement a policy that provides for termination of subscribers who are repeat infringers (see, 17 U.S.C. 512). Despite the above, Universal believes that the entire Internet community benefits when these matters are resolved cooperatively. We urge you to take immediate action to stop this infringing activity and inform us of the results of your actions. We appreciate your efforts toward this common goal. The undersigned has a good faith belief that use of the motion pictures in the manner described herein is not authorized by Universal, its agent or the law. The information contained in this notification is accurate. Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned is authorized to act on behalf of Universal with respect to this matter. Please be advised that this letter is not and is not intended to be a complete statement of the facts or law as they may pertain to this matter or of Universal's positions, rights or remedies, legal or equitable, all of which are specifically reserved. All user correspondence regarding this notice should be sent to: [URL removed by me] ISPs may use this email address, [URL removed by me], or the contact info below regarding this notice. Please make sure the Notice ID is in the subject line of any correspondence. Very truly yours, ***** Director of Internet Anti-Piracy, Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations NBC UNIVERSAL 100 Universal City Plaza 2160-7E Universal City, CA 91608 tel. (***) ***-**** fax (***) ***-**** antipiracy@*****.com It's long but basically, it says that Universal Studio's anti-piracy gestapo believes that I was uploading "Army of Darkness" on the fasttrack network (used by file sharing apps like Kazaa, Shareaza etc.). It seems pretty scary as I pretty much crapped myself the second I saw it, but apparently I'm not being sued. It's a notice that says I can not upload copyrighted material, blah blah blah. It's just a warning, but it sure scared the hell out of me, so as it stands I'm not getting involved in any file sharing. Remember, it's not the download, it's the upload. Be careful where you get those l337 w4r3z from kiddies.
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
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I'm too paranoid to participate in anything like that anymore.... I'm going back to ripping off BMG and Columbia House with their introductory offers and retention offers!
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: San Jose, CA
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
If they are not seeking civil action via the lawsuit then you should be okay....unless....have you been selling them out of the trunk of your car at the 7-eleven? Then I would be worried more about the Federal Agents that might show up at your door
). The last I recall it is five years and 250K per violation???? I don't recall any recent movie pirates going to jail though ) |
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
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Nevermind... I had to delete your post, as part of it promoted piracy, which is absolutely forbidden at TacticalGamer. If you want me to repost it with just the piracy promotion removed, let me know.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: MN (Middle of Nowhere, MN)
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
If you get a letter like this, take it to heart. It means that one of the groups the MPAA is using to sniff out piracy on p2p networks was looking at the ip's downloading/uploading that particular file at the time you were doing it. They send those notices when they log your IP conducting such activity but deem it not large enough for immediate legal action (IE: they caught you doing it once or twice, and it would cost more to sue than having you arrested is worth) but now your account is on their sh*tlist, and if they log you doing enough of it to build a significant case they will sue (or so they have you believe, anyway)
Up to you if you want to chance it or not. At any time, any person/group can look at any particular download and find out what IP's are distributing how much. (this is ESPECIALLY true for torrent programs).
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Illinois
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
I have gotten one of those letters before. I too crapped my pants. By the looks of it they spam that letter to everyone's isp that is downloading/ uploading the file they are monitoring. Then the isp just forwards it to you. My isp doesn't care what I do with my connection so they didn't take it away from me.
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
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they dont care now, but when the RIAA or MPAA start looking for money they will turn you in at the drop of a hat. |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
Heh, welcome to my world.
I run http://www.hawtalta.com Ive had a few Cease and Desist's from assorted people for videos on my site ahaha. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
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Needless to say I've uninstalled any file sharing programs I had (except for my bittorrent client, which I actually use for legal purposes).
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
I have a question to Boomstick and his original post: I was wondering. since it has been a while since your original post, if anything has unfolded regarding your notice. I wanted to know if it was truly a "warning"?
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
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Re: Holy crap! I got a DMCA notice from my ISP!
Hmm... I have a very odd stance on this whole downloading thing... and I don't think I'm willing to take to it right here. Not starting a war.
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