DMCA Violation in Comcast HSI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r16182987 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:31:44 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:31:44 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16260809 NormanS :
said by nwdma See Profile :

For the record, this has nothing to do with the RIAA. It's most likely the MPAA who contacted Comcast about the violation.

So much for Comcast protecting your privacy, huh?
The OP states:
quote:
The primary e-mail on our Comcast account got this e-mail this morning...

The OP includes an email from Comcast abuse, not from the complainant. It is entirely possible that Comcast revealed nothing to the complainant, and merely sent the OP a TOS warning.

Without proof there is no way to know if Comcast revealed anything to the complainant, or not.
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So much for Comcast protecting your privacy, huh?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16260785 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:15:00 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16256085 K Patterson : I was respponding to jltray, not anon232323.

kip]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16256085 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:08:38 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16255543 macrospect : K Patterson, that is Demonoids tracker address. It does not point towards a particular file.

R4M0n, you are correct. All MAC addresses are in HEX (0-9, A-F).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16255543 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:48:58 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16255447 R4M0N :
said by Cjaiceman See Profile :

Also, when making up a MAC address, don't do like 11:22:33:44... If there is someone else on the same DHCP server with the same MAC address they will get confused and kick both of you off. I would think of something original, like just try typing a random assortment of letters and numbers.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't that random assortment be restricted to 0-9 and A-F? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16255447 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:37:07 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16254986 K Patterson : Sorry, but your post is incorrect.

When you connect to a website, the IP that the website "sees" is the IP of your computer or your router, if you are using one. The cable modem is assigned an IP so that Comcast can access it as needed to update the configuration or firmware.

So far as your internet traffic is concerned, the moded is acting as a transparent bridge, and its details are unknown and unknowable so far as a remote web site is concerned.

Changing the MAC of the WAN side of your router or PC does indeed cause Comcast's DHCP server to assign a new IP, assuming that (as should be the case) your PC or router is configured to obtain a dynamic IP.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16254986 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:20:32 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16254841 anon : I got the letter too this morning from demonoid:

URL: »inferno.demonoid.com:3391/announce]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16254841 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:55:29 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16226629 knightry : Is the grems they referred to as the infringing url really Demonoid?
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said by pipdipchip See Profile :

Damn, I thought Demonoid being a private tracker wouldn't be monitored. Luckily I haven't been downloading much lately.
If an agent of the RIAA can gain access to a private tracker, they can monitor the use of that tracker.
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Your cable modem which obtains the primary IP address from the provider (ComCast). This is based on the MAC address in the cable modem on the cable side of the connection. Your cable modem has 2 MAC address, 1 for the cable side and 1 for the computer/network. This is required for proper routing of the packets on a network.

Just changing the MAC on a router would only effect the local network (ie your home network).

If you have duplicate MAC address on the same network LAN or WAN the packets get confused on where to go and get lost.

Also when you install a new modem you have to call ComCast and give them the MAC address for the modem for it to be put into the system. I had to go buy a new modem because someone created a spoof MAC that matched mine and it did knock us both off the system most of the time. I could not get ComCast to fix it on their end and they paid me back for the new modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16225684 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:50:17 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16222086 NormanS :
said by Cjaiceman See Profile :

One more thing you might want to try is changing the IP address every couple days.
I expect that Comcast would still know who had which IP address. If they can't track the assigned IP address by account, they are far too incompetent, and you should consider a better ISP.
...when making up a MAC address, don't do like 11:22:33:44... If there is someone else on the same DHCP server with the same MAC address they will get confused and kick both of you off. I would think of something original, like just try typing a random assortment of letters and numbers.
Being on the same DHCP server may not be necessary. What will happen is that you, (probably both parties) will get knocked into the "Walled Garden". At least, that seems to be the case, based on a posted thread elsewhere in this forum. When cloning a MAC address, one should only use a MAC address from a piece of networking equipment in one's possession. It need not be in use on the network. An old, dead NIC, which has not been discarded, would be sufficient.
If you use ANY P2P software to transfer copyrighted files I would recommend you do this, if not then there is no need and would be wasting your time. ;-)
Given the ability to trace IP addresses to accounts, I'd recommend against trading copyrighted material one is not authorized to distribute. Period. Unless one wants to use anonymizing proxies, and has faith that the proxy they are using is not being operated by the RIAA.
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If you use ANY P2P software to transfer copyrighted files I would recommend you do this, if not then there is no need and would be wasting your time. ;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16218416 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:13:15 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16215451 NormanS :
said by sonny See Profile :

Question!!
These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip?
You are using a P2P file sharing application. Your IP address is known to the file sharing network. The router makes no difference. An anonymizing proxy might help; if it isn't being run by the RIAA.
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said by sonny See Profile :

These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip?
In short, yes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16214618 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:22:58 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16214594 sonny : Question!!
These guys obviously got my ip address.If I use a router can they still get my ip?
Sonny]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16214594 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:19:42 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16206797 NormanS :
said by J D McDorce See Profile :

This is a result of the US Circuit Court December 2003 decision in RIAA v. Verizon, which ultimately led to the RIAA's current use of John Doe lawsuits to obtain information associating IP addresses with individuals.
Should have been in the EFF links I posted; but, yes, that is the one.

Consequently, if the RIAA is really out to get you, there would be a postal delivery of a court-issued subpoena. That one should not be ignored.

A notice from Comcast should be taken as a TOS warning. The Comcast TOS does prohibit activity which violates copyright, and repeated complaints about the same IP address could result in a TOS action.
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said by NormanS See Profile :

The RIAA is reportedly not using DMCA for issuing subpoenas
This is a result of the US Circuit Court December 2003 decision in RIAA v. Verizon, which ultimately led to the RIAA's current use of John Doe lawsuits to obtain information associating IP addresses with individuals.

As some what of a side note, while the MPAA makes common use of the notification provision of the DMCA (which I have previously referred to as a warning shot across the bow), there are few (if any) examples of such notifications by the RIAA (which tends to go directly after settlements).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16205173 Wed, 31 May 2006 07:30:33 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16203696 knightry : Good to know. Thanks for the links.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16203696 Tue, 30 May 2006 22:49:57 EDT Re: DMCA Violation http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16203673 NormanS : The RIAA is reportedly not using DMCA for issuing subpoenas, now:

»www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaasubpoenas/
»www.eff.org/IP/P2P/?f=riaa-v-thepeople.html

This is probably just a complaint to Comcast abuse, similar to spam complaints.
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Demonoid has their own trackers, don't they? Or is grems under them?
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said by knightry See Profile :

The primary e-mail on our Comcast account got this e-mail this morning, and I was wondering if anyone else has ever gotten anything similar, and whether or not I should be worried...

There have been many instances of people here at BBR saying they received this type of warning.

And, judging by news reports, some of these cases have been pursued by the RIAA and others.

I don't think that should equate though to you being worried about it. Concerned, yes, enough to delete the offending material assuming in fact you or someone with access to your account did Download it.
And concerned enough to be careful to not do it again, or at the very least, risk getting caught.

Obviously a lot of these warnings go out on a daily basis and there's no way the industry will ever prosecute them all, or even a needle in a haystacks worth compared to the file sharing going on out there. They'd need a legal team the size of the population of California to do that.
And so, these warnings are most likely intended to scare people into ceasing this kind of activity. What they probably do though is to first select from repeat offenders to go after, and use them as the example. And so, that's why you should take care in not doing that.

Personally, I wouldn't respond to anyone about anything at this point. An email from Comcast is hardly any kind of official notice of any further action being planned and until that day ever came, which I think is highly unlikely, then just let it blow over.

I would certainly delete the file though.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Comcast Network Abuse [mailto:abuse-noreply@comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 6:01 AM
To: Comcast Internet Subscriber
Subject: Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement.
 
Notice of Action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
 
Abuse Incident Number:      [deleted]
Report Date/Time:           Fri, 26 May 2006 [deleted]
 
[Address deleted]
 
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 Center
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
650 Centerton Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057 U.S.A.
Phone: (856) 317-7272
Fax: (856) 317-7319
E-mail: dmca@comcast.net
 
For 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 Center
 
Copyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:
 
Title:  [deleted]
 
Infringement Source:  BitTorrent
Initial Infringement Timestamp:  [deleted]
Recent Infringment Timestamp: [deleted]
Infringer Username:  
Infringing Filename:  [deleted]
Infringing Filesize:  [deleted]
Infringers IP Address:  [deleted]
Infringers DNS Name:  [deleted]
Infringing URL: [deleted]

In case it matters, the subject content was an episode of a TV show.

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