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ninersfan
join:2001-02-09
Hayward, CA
|  reply to vknight775
Re: No F-ing way!
I have received an email from the Abuse Department of DIRECTV Broadband, Inc. about a file I had downloaded off
KaZaA. As I recall, the file I downloaded didn't even "play" and was only retained in "my shared folder" on
KaZaA until I deleted it the next day, but now I have this email:
Mr. _____,
On the 1 of July we received a formal complaint of unauthorized
distribution of copyrighted materials originating from an IP address of
64.XXX.XXX.XX. Our records show that this IP address belongs to your DSL
connection.
We are obligated to contact you and warn you that the type of alleged
activity is strictly against the terms of service that you agreed to when
signing up for service.
Under our Corporate Terms and Conditions of Use, Responsibility of
Actions: "Indirect or attempted violations of these policies by the Customer
or the Customer's User, or actual or attempted violations initiated or
undertaken by a third party on behalf of a DIRECTV Broadband Inc. customer
or that Customer's User, shall be treated by DIRECTV Broadband Inc. as if
they were direct violations of this policy document undertaken by the
Customer."
You have ten business days to respond to this warning. Should you fail to
respond, DIRECTV Broadband, Inc. may Suspend or Terminate service.
The complaining party, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, specifically
requests that
you immediately cease and desist in the distribution of copyrighted
motion pictures. In addition, please inform the Abuse Department of DIRECTV
Broadband, Inc. in writing, that the alleged activity has ceased.
Please, respond to us with the following letter:
"I have removed the offending material.
I would like to assure you that I am aware that as a DIRECTV Broadband Inc.
user I Am fully accountable for my actions and I will be held responsible
and liable for any activities originating from my machine. I am aware that
as a> DIRECTV Broadband Inc. DSL user I am bound by the referenced AUP
and, yes, I will prevent
any further copyrighted material from being served from my machine."
Sample Logs:
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First Found: 1 Jul 2002 03:33:0 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 1 Jul 2002 03:33:0 EDT (GMT -0400)
Network: KaZaA
IP Address: 64.XXX.XXX.XX
IP Port: 0
Protocol: FastTrack
Username: XXXXX@KaZaA
What was located as infringing content:
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Filename: [tmd]minority.report.(asz).subbed.ts(2of2).avi (199,170kb)
Abuse Department
DIRECTV Broadband, Inc.
abuse@directvdsl.com
____________________________________________________
Any suggestions how or if I should respond to this would
be greatly appreciated... | |
bodysurf
join:2002-01-23
Placentia, CA
| said by dpierc03:
I have received an email from the Abuse Department of DIRECTV Broadband, Inc. about a file I had downloaded off KaZaA. As I recall, the file I downloaded didn't even "play" and was only retained in "my shared folder" on KaZaA until I deleted it the next day, but now I have this email:
They have to prove that file contained illegal content, and the only way to prove that is to download it and view it. If it didn't play correctly and no one downloaded it from you, then you are safe.
You can have files called "Road_to_Perdition.DivX.AVI" or "Photoshop.RAR" that could contain AVIs of you reviewing that movie/software that you took with your camcorder.
That being said, if you do dabble in "quasi-legal" digital stuff, you may want to stick to various Usenet groups where you will be a lot safer. | |
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