Busted downloading via BitTorrent
A good friend of mine (no, not me) received this e-mail from his ISP (I starred-out his actual IP):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 CenterComcast Cable Communications, LLC650 Centerton RoadMoorestown, NJ 08057 U.S.A.Phone: (856) 317-7272Fax: (856) 317-7319E-mail: dmca@comcast.netFor 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 CenterCopyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:Title: Monk (TV)Infringement Source: BitTorrentInitial Infringement Timestamp: 9 Feb 2007 18:40:43 GMTRecent Infringment Timestamp: 9 Feb 2007 18:40:43 GMTInfringer Username:Infringing Filename: Monk.S05E10.DSR.XviD-NoTV.aviInfringing Filesize: 369140990Infringers IP Address: 67.187.*.*Infringers DNS Name: c-67-187-149-236.hsd1.ca.comcast.netInfringing URL: http://eztv.sladinki007.eu:60500/announceTitle: Monk (TV)Infringement Source: BitTorrentInitial Infringement Timestamp: 9 Feb 2007 19:14:59 GMTRecent Infringment Timestamp: 9 Feb 2007 19:14:59 GMTInfringer Username:Infringing Filename: monk.s05e12.dsr.xvid-orenji.[VTV].aviInfringing Filesize: 364616698Infringers IP Address: 67.187.*.*Infringers DNS Name: c-67-187-*-*.hsd1.ca.comcast.netInfringing URL: http://85.17.42.17:7001/announce
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(C), only people downloading stuff they decide to check on particularly are in the wind. OTOH, the BBC (e.g.) could, at any minute, decide that something like A Compendium of Obscure and Boring BritComs is *theirs* and pull the same trick, as could the copyright holders (or anyone else) of any material available via BT. We Have All Been Warned.