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? by Keal

any of you worried about the new crackdown on filesharers?

Keal | 26 Jul '08, 00:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

no

Little_Discourage | 26 Jul '08, 00:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Don't be

If your ISP is on the list the first thing they have agreed to do is write you a warning letter. If you persist in p2p'ing (or don't change to an ISP that isn't part of the agreement) then there may be further action. Basically change to a smaller ISP!

soodoughnim | 26 Jul '08, 00:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I'm not worried personally

was just talking about with my dad and wondered if anyone actually gave a shit about it at all

Keal | 26 Jul '08, 00:41 | Send note | Report this | Reply

nah

i'm totally legit

douchebag | 26 Jul '08, 00:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

your mum's your dad?

I mean no not really no.

jimitheexploder | 26 Jul '08, 00:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I've borrowed 7 lp's today

If it's so wrong, why does it feel so good? Next thing you know my ISP will be denying me ice cream and orgasms.

oceanRain | 26 Jul '08, 00:41 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I caught my nob in a zip file once

my internet provider wasn't happy.

jimitheexploder | 26 Jul '08, 00:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

thats nothing

RARs are the worst.

Panda_Bear | 26 Jul '08, 00:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

they have a bigger bite

a giga bite you may well say....

jimitheexploder | 26 Jul '08, 00:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

eek

I larf!

oceanRain | 26 Jul '08, 00:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

no

brusma | 26 Jul '08, 00:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Should I be worried

as someone who only downloads the occasional single. Or are they targeting people who download whole albums?

setterah | 26 Jul '08, 00:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

They're targetting excessive users

but they're not sure what their weapons are yet. It's been agreed that ISPs will:

a) send out letters warning downloaders that they're accused of a crime

b) start up their own legal downloading programmes - like Sky did last week. And probably screwing iTunes out of relevancy in the process.

skeleton_man | 26 Jul '08, 00:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Is there are definition

of 'excessive user'?

setterah | 26 Jul '08, 01:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

nah

o2 ftw

fuck_this_band | 26 Jul '08, 01:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

What they will do is

send random letters out to send a chill into downloaders hearts....

then a few months down the line they will admit (to themselves) they cant police the whole net or be bothered to.

The whole thing is too big to block.
Unles you make yourself obvious downloading crap chart indie or one of the commercial drug addict releases.

stumbeleine04 | 26 Jul '08, 03:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply