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DaMaGeINC
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HALF??

"The company claims that about half of the people contacted during their trial of the system have decided to pay. "

I call bullshit. I would never pay if caught. But only idiots get caught, so I guess the idiots are the ones paying. hahahaa. losers.
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Jason Levine
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Re: HALF??

I've got to agree. If I got an e-mail that claimed that they caught me pirating music/movies (putting aside the fact that I don't pirate music/movies for a second) and I had to go to this website to pay up, I'd toss it into the ol' Spam bucket. We're always telling users not to click on links "randomly mailed" to them much less not to pay for anything from those links. What's to distinguish GetAmnesty from the inevitable spammer imitators that will arise? If they want me to pay (assuming that I actually did pirate something), then they'll have to do better than sending me an e-mail.
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Re: HALF??

The MediaDefender impersonator emails that are really a
virus are a good example of this. Anyone who treats those
as spam will likely also treat any infringement notices
that come from this company the same way.
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insomniac84

join:2002-01-03
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Better yet, don't use your ISP email and you wouldn't have to worry about ever seeing one.

Boricua65

join:2002-01-26
Puerto Rico

Re: HALF??

said by insomniac84 See Profile :

Better yet, don't use your ISP email and you wouldn't have to worry about ever seeing one.
I was about to say something to that effect. My e-mails come from another outfit and not from my ISP. It just came to mind how much e-mails are burgeoning their server(s) since I started with them in November 2007. It never occurred to me to even check. Now I am wondering .
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patcat88

join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
DMCA notices get mailed to you on paper. The email would just be a courtesy by your ISP.

cho0b

join:2006-09-26
united state

Re: HALF??

Heh, they don't need to be sent on paper. A digital copy of a DMCA is all that is required. Trust me, I know.

The DMCA is abused by so many people everyday. I have to stop talking about it right now before I go off on a rant and get pissed off.

GlobalMind
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said by Jason Levine See Profile :

... If they want me to pay (assuming that I actually did pirate something), then they'll have to do better than sending me an e-mail.
Exactly. Any REAL legal challenge would come via an actual certified letter.

Outside of that, they can send email if they like but I wouldn't take action on it.
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Thaler
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What I don't get, is if they're putting this much innovation and effort to track-&-fine offenders on the fly...then...

WHY DON'T THEY GO AFTER THE %&@#ING UPLOADERS?

Seriously, I thought the RIAA was selling all this ramped-up piracy BS case in hopes to eradicate the offenders offering up the unauthorized copies? Making a "fast-pass" express lane to prosecute future downloaders is almost screaming cartel-like money grab at this point.
envision

join:2007-10-30

Re: HALF??

they wont go after the uploaders, because they have to upload the files themselves. and i can almost say that all the files they have, they don't have written permission from the artists, writers, directors to upload to begin with.

cdru
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said by Thaler See Profile :

What I don't get, is if they're putting this much innovation and effort to track-&-fine offenders on the fly...then...

WHY DON'T THEY GO AFTER THE %&@#ING UPLOADERS?
Why go after your bread and butter? They are essentially making money off of the pirates. Without them, there is no business model.
quatrix
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Criminals who are lucky enough not to get caught are still idiots.

DaMaGeINC
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Re: HALF??

By your accusation, more than half of America are criminals.

SLD
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Re: HALF??

criminals == idiots?
Well, Bush did get elected to a second term...
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