Comcast XFINITY → Re: Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement

Password protected trackers, if I stick to these. Will it be harder for them to locate me? Or they can still see me downloading, but they would have to sign up to that tracker and have access?

Why not just stop the problem at the source and stop downloading/uploading copyrighted material

With bittorrent, anyone that can connect to the tracker eventually is able to know everyone else that is downloading the file. In addition, clients that make use of a distributed database and/or peer exchange (such as Azureus) make it so that even people not able to connect to a particular tracker may be able to see everyone who is downloading a particular file regardless of what client they are using.

Bottom line is if you are really concerned about it don't download copyrighted material unless you know the owner of said copyright is ok with it, especially if you choose to use bittorrent, even with password protected trackers. Bittorrent is, by design, not anonymous.

With that attitude there would be no technological advancement. Stealing copyrighted material has led to all sorts of new improvements in software etc. RIAA's actions have driven software developers to new heights. Kinda like turning a country into a school for terrorists.