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purenuman 15-02-2005 16:13
File Sharers Can No Longer Hide
 
http://www.ectnews.com/story/40247.html
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Uploaders to eDonkey.com, Bit Torrent and other file-sharing networks beware: The commercial equivalent to Big Brother is watching you.

BayTSP, a leading provider of online intellectual property monitoring and compliance systems, last month began offering a service aimed at software, movie and music pirates. FirstSource is an automated system that identifies the first users to upload copyright- or trademark-protected content to major peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.

The service gives owners of intellectual property a way to identify the first individuals who upload illegal content. It also allows companies to track all subsequent users who download and share a particular file.

Stephen 15-02-2005 16:33
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:Yikes: ohhhh.... I am so scared....:Yikes:

ntl customer 15-02-2005 16:51
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purenuman 15-02-2005 16:58
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Originally Posted by DarthYoda
:Yikes: ohhhh.... I am so scared....:Yikes:
Well stop it then :D

andyl 15-02-2005 16:59
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Originally Posted by ntl customer

Waaargh! I want my mummy!

AndrewJ 15-02-2005 17:00
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:upyours: To that is what I have to say. Its more scare mongering to panic people into not using p2p.


But this could I think, backfire because rumors on another site is to name each movie company, and record label who us using the MPAA, and other anti piracy agencies to boycott them, as free downloads could be made more legal as in after 24hours the file goes into a format which makes it useless, hacking of this file to make it work would then be illegal.

But going off the above point of 24hours of trial on movies and mp3's etc and perhaps discounted rates for purchasing online, with extras such as more features perhaps higher res videos/movies.. instead of just shutting things down and this you will buy as we are big brother and you are nothing attitude.

:) Will be interesting to see where this leads us to. :dunce:

TheBlueRaja 15-02-2005 17:06
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OOOOhhhh!

And heres a little something i made earlier... ;)

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Mr_love_monkey 15-02-2005 17:09
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Originally Posted by andyl
Waaargh! I want my mummy!
Isn't that illegal too?

MovedGoalPosts 15-02-2005 17:19
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Isn't that illegal too?
:notopic: Your brain works in mysterious ways :LOL: :rofl:

Nugget 15-02-2005 17:23
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Originally Posted by andyl
Waaargh! I want my mummy!
Why? Do you need a bandage?

AndrewJ 15-02-2005 17:29
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the joke has just flown RIIIGHHHT over your head there lmao. :rofl:

Mr_love_monkey 15-02-2005 17:37
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Originally Posted by Nugget
Why? Do you need a bandage?
Must.. Fight...Urge... To.... Red.... Rep..... For.... Bad..... Joke...... :)

Nugget 15-02-2005 18:22
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Must.. Fight...Urge... To.... Red.... Rep..... For.... Bad..... Joke...... :)
Bad joke? Moi :disturbd:

At least you got it (unlike some other members of this thread ;) )

Mr_love_monkey 15-02-2005 18:23
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Originally Posted by Nugget
At least you got it (unlike some other members of this thread ;) )
Yeah, but is that a good thing or a bad thing?

andyl 15-02-2005 18:25
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Originally Posted by Nugget
Bad joke? Moi :disturbd:

At least you got it (unlike some other members of this thread ;) )
Bad joke? From the Nugget? Shurely some mistake? He's never risen above 'appalling' before! ;)

Paul 15-02-2005 18:27
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Okay - back on topic please. :)

AndrewJ 15-02-2005 20:00
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what if fileshared hid in the local pub? we could have hidden rooms of mass servers underground..and spy people with laser eyes checking all those who enter......

:|

ntl customer 15-02-2005 22:37
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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja
OOOOhhhh!

And heres a little something i made earlier... ;)

http://www.scottyb.co.uk/Forum/clickhide.jpg
Also here's another spoof I found then I saw on someone's blog ...

http://nthw.ath.cx:8080/nthw/spoofposter.png

:D

:rofl: @ TheBlueRaja's poster.

jtwn 15-02-2005 23:02
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Haha theyre great :rofl:

More closures

Torrentz.com and UK-Torrents.com

Torrentz.com closed as the owner called it a day, UK-Torrentz, well follow the link :/

TheBlueRaja 15-02-2005 23:07
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It dosent matter - something else will come along to replace it.

punky 15-02-2005 23:19
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There is on prominent torrent website I am hoping won't go down. If it does, it won't be the end of the world.

BitTorrent was designed to prevent its own death from the MPAA et al. The shared file can't be stopped while the .torrent file can be moved around and everyone can be trackers. Some of the major torrent groups have their own IRC channels for distributing files, and the more websites get shut down, the more it will be pushed towards IRC. The MPAA won't be able to shut that down.

It winds me up though, I don't even download bloody movies. I rely heavily on US TV episodes though, which should be out of the MPAA's juristiction. I wonder if a site deals with only TV episodes would get shut down?

ian@huth 15-02-2005 23:28
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Nothing is impossible, it may just get harder or have to be done a different way. ;) (applies to both sides)

Strzelecki 15-02-2005 23:43
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FirstSource monitors for the first uploads of a client's intellectual property to the eDonkey and Bit Torrent networks. When the system spots a file name matching the client's content, it initiates a download to confirm that the file is what it appears to be.
Ok so people could upload huge amount of fake stuff and waste the systems resources whilst it downloads and checks everything! I'm going to upload my own 3Gb linux distro called WinXPPro.torrent :D

Maggy 16-02-2005 00:02
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Sigh!

Do any of you realise that when you do this illegal activity you are not just cutting out the fat cats you are affecting the people who are the reason the products are made.The artists need to be paid as well.If they aren't how do they keep going?They need to eat and pay their way in the world.

I'm all for cutting out fat cats who have been very guilty of over pricing the products but I still wanna reward the guys who make the films/music and who's blood,sweat and tears go into the creation of the products.

Just my outlook on the situation. ;)

Stephen 16-02-2005 08:54
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How am I stealing from them or losing them money if I d/l a film I would not actually go see at the cinema, and wait till it comes on TV or DVD. In the instance I have d/l movies then I usually have been to see it at the cinema and will more than likely purchase on DVD if I enjoyed it( I have over 220 DVDs).

poolking 16-02-2005 09:04
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Instead of the RIAA, MPAA etc hounding file sharing sites and shutting them down, why don't they help them offer legal material? I'm sure it would cost them far less to take them to court?

etccarmageddon 16-02-2005 09:18
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the poster is stupid anyway - it says 'if you are downloading copyrighted movies without authorisation you are breaking the law' - this is dumb as what it should say is 'if you are uploading/sharing copyrighted movies...'.

SOSAGES 16-02-2005 09:40
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think this has been posted a 2-3 times here already :)

anyway http://www.shutdownthis.com/

Maggy 16-02-2005 10:46
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Originally Posted by DarthYoda
How am I stealing from them or losing them money if I d/l a film I would not actually go see at the cinema, and wait till it comes on TV or DVD. In the instance I have d/l movies then I usually have been to see it at the cinema and will more than likely purchase on DVD if I enjoyed it( I have over 220 DVDs).
For every film/song you download and listened to or watched without buying the original record,DVD means that the artist,directors,singers,actors,stuntmen,writers etc DON'T get their cut of the royalties.That's what I mean. :mad:

In doing the fat cats out of their money you also do the people who make and work in the movies/music industry lose out on what they should rightfully get.I don't give a toss about fat cats of industry but I do care that the originators get enough money to be able to WANT to continue to produce the music/films that I enjoy.Why would anyone work for diminishing returns.Would you?

Stuart 16-02-2005 11:03
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Originally Posted by DarthYoda
How am I stealing from them or losing them money if I d/l a film I would not actually go see at the cinema, and wait till it comes on TV or DVD. In the instance I have d/l movies then I usually have been to see it at the cinema and will more than likely purchase on DVD if I enjoyed it( I have over 220 DVDs).

I have to admit, I don't like the action the MPAA (and RIAA) are taking, but look at it this way. You purchase the movies you like (as do I, and, I suspect, most people). However, a lot of people (and I do know a LOT of people like this) download movies because they can, and have no intention of ever paying for them. If one person downloads a movie without paying for it, then there is no problem. If 1,000 (or 100,000) people download a movie without paying for it, then that *will* be a problem.

andyl 16-02-2005 11:19
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Originally Posted by Incognitas
For every film/song you download and listened to or watched without buying the original record,DVD means that the artist,directors,singers,actors,stuntmen,writers etc DON'T get their cut of the royalties.That's what I mean. :mad:

In doing the fat cats out of their money you also do the people who make and work in the movies/music industry lose out on what they should rightfully get.I don't give a toss about fat cats of industry but I do care that the originators get enough money to be able to WANT to continue to produce the music/films that I enjoy.Why would anyone work for diminishing returns.Would you?
Is it OK to download a song which I already own on vinyl and, therefore, have paid copyright and royalty fees for?

With the music industry one point that never seems to get raised is why we now need record companies. The internet now allows bands to sell music directly (and simply) and significantly increase their artistic control and slice of the cake. The overall cake might be smaller but in a world where Robbie Williams can apparently command an £80m advance. Of course there are issues of marketing, but massive marketing budgets have given us the crassest elements of the music scene (eg Maroon 5, Busted etc) whilst the most exciting and interesting groups (eg Franz Ferdinand) have emerged on independent labels.

DVDs are just stupidly expensive so I have no sympathy.

But no-one's mentioned software. Software piracy is surely a massive issue for the computer industry which the 'artists' - the programmers - suffer. Anyone guilty of having hooky software out there? Mind you I've just paid £3.49 for Nero OEM when the retail version is about £40. That manual's blinkin' expensive!!

Stuart 16-02-2005 11:49
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Originally Posted by andyl
Is it OK to download a song which I already own on vinyl and, therefore, have paid copyright and royalty fees for?
I think the problem comes because the Record industry cannot prove you do or don't have the vinyl copy (after all, all they see from the companies that monitor the file sharing networks is a list of IPs and what files they were sharing).

I personally have no problem with people downloading music if they have already bought it (there have been a few times when I have bought an Album or Single, and over the years, it has been damaged so I just downloaded the songs to my PC).
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With the music industry one point that never seems to get raised is why we now need record companies. The internet now allows bands to sell music directly (and simply) and significantly increase their artistic control and slice of the cake. The overall cake might be smaller but in a world where Robbie Williams can apparently command an £80m advance. Of course there are issues of marketing, but massive marketing budgets have given us the crassest elements of the music scene (eg Maroon 5, Busted etc) whilst the most exciting and interesting groups (eg Franz Ferdinand) have emerged on independent labels.
The problem is that the record companies (and media companies in general) directly or indirectly employ a lot of people. OK, the money goes to the studio staff, the band and band's management (not to mention the bosses of the record company). However, the record company also employes possibly thousands (or even tens of thousands) of support staff, ranging from cleaners & office staff through to the managrment. Not to mention the companys they use (video production, CD pressing, printing, marketing). These company all employ people (again, sometimes a few, sometimes thousands). People need to be paid.

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DVDs are just stupidly expensive so I have no sympathy.
Not expensive if you look around.

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But no-one's mentioned software. Software piracy is surely a massive issue for the computer industry which the 'artists' - the programmers - suffer. Anyone guilty of having hooky software out there? Mind you I've just paid £3.49 for Nero OEM when the retail version is about £40. That manual's blinkin' expensive!!
True, although the retail version of Nero has a lot of features that may not be bundled in the OEM version (for instance, the OEM version of Nero we have at work lacks the Video Editing stuff and Nero Recode, which my full version has).

andyl 16-02-2005 12:01
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Originally Posted by scastle
I think the problem comes because the Record industry cannot prove you do or don't have the vinyl copy (after all, all they see from the companies that monitor the file sharing networks is a list of IPs and what files they were sharing).

I personally have no problem with people downloading music if they have already bought it (there have been a few times when I have bought an Album or Single, and over the years, it has been damaged so I just downloaded the songs to my PC).


The problem is that the record companies (and media companies in general) directly or indirectly employ a lot of people. OK, the money goes to the studio staff, the band and band's management (not to mention the bosses of the record company). However, the record company also employes possibly thousands (or even tens of thousands) of support staff, ranging from cleaners & office staff through to the managrment. Not to mention the companys they use (video production, CD pressing, printing, marketing). These company all employ people (again, sometimes a few, sometimes thousands). People need to be paid.


Not expensive if you look around.


True, although the retail version of Nero has a lot of features that may not be bundled in the OEM version (for instance, the OEM version of Nero we have at work lacks the Video Editing stuff and Nero Recode, which my full version has).

But if a record company is re-releasing product on which it has already recouped its investment then that shoulkd be reflected in pricing. So cost should be manufacturing, royalties, marketing, distribution plus a sensible margin. That is certainly not the case. As for the jobs argument, well, in a capitalist economy, companies/people will gravitate towards the lowest cost option. Downloading, legal or illegal, will result in job losses as the distribution chain is significantly shortened. If you look at the travel industry you'll see many, many high street retail closures and job losses because so many people now research and book online. Industries need to adapt to new technologies and the music biz has been remarkably slow to react.

I buy DVDs from Play etc but still think £11 (as opposed to £15-16 on the high street) is expensive.

There are two OEM versions of Nero. I've gone for the cheaper one with less functionality. The more expensive one, which I think includes the functionality your talking of, costs a wallet-emptying £8.49 ;)

ian@huth 16-02-2005 12:22
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One thing that is being overlooked in those arguments about music and video pricing is that not everyone has or wants a PC and internet connection. They have to be catered for and pricing has to reflect their needs. You have to have most of the existing structure in place in order to cater for them and whilst very cheap online versions will benefit the internet user it will increase the costs and retail prices for high street buyers. Someone ends up paying for material which is downloaded for free or very cheaply and that is the people who are forced to buy on the high street. If you download illegally you are not just hitting the fat cats at the top of the industry.

andyl 16-02-2005 12:32
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Originally Posted by ianathuth
One thing that is being overlooked in those arguments about music and video pricing is that not everyone has or wants a PC and internet connection. They have to be catered for and pricing has to reflect their needs. You have to have most of the existing structure in place in order to cater for them and whilst very cheap online versions will benefit the internet user it will increase the costs and retail prices for high street buyers. Someone ends up paying for material which is downloaded for free or very cheaply and that is the people who are forced to buy on the high street. If you download illegally you are not just hitting the fat cats at the top of the industry.

That argument may hold water if the market is static, but it isn't. Legal downloading is expanding revenues.

From the BBC in 2004(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/4044303.stm): "UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with a record 237 million sold in the 12 months to September." And if you really want to depress yourself, have a look at the list of the top ten selling LPs (three of which, incidentally, are best ofs where the record company has alreeady recouped its recording costs...... :) )

AndrewJ 16-02-2005 12:43
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ian@huth 16-02-2005 13:03
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Originally Posted by andyl
That argument may hold water if the market is static, but it isn't. Legal downloading is expanding revenues.

From the BBC in 2004(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/4044303.stm): "UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with a record 237 million sold in the 12 months to September." And if you really want to depress yourself, have a look at the list of the top ten selling LPs (three of which, incidentally, are best ofs where the record company has alreeady recouped its recording costs...... :) )
I think that the article implies that copies sold, both physical and downloaded, has increased, not revenues. Look at the quote
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Some 60% of CD albums now sell for less than £10, which meant that although more albums were sold, their sales value fell slightly during the three months to September.
There are a couple of points to take into consideration though. Would the record companies have sold more than 237 million if there was no internet downloading whatsoever. We will never know and can only theorise.
Secondly, how true is the 237 million figure? Is it based on copies sold by the record companies to wholesalers of which many may have never been sold on to customers. Is it extrapolated from sales of a sample of retailers which may be nothing like the truth. How is the figure arrived at as I know of no means whereby an accurate figure can be determined.

andyl 16-02-2005 14:39
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Originally Posted by ianathuth
I think that the article implies that copies sold, both physical and downloaded, has increased, not revenues. Look at the quote

There are a couple of points to take into consideration though. Would the record companies have sold more than 237 million if there was no internet downloading whatsoever. We will never know and can only theorise.
Secondly, how true is the 237 million figure? Is it based on copies sold by the record companies to wholesalers of which many may have never been sold on to customers. Is it extrapolated from sales of a sample of retailers which may be nothing like the truth. How is the figure arrived at as I know of no means whereby an accurate figure can be determined.
Either way you read it, punters buying hard copies are not paying more then :) I used to work in record shops and the record companies offer generous returns policies (5% of orders in my day I think) plus they will offer sale or return deals (particularly to the volume retailers). So I would guess the figures are a fair picture - besides as long at they're comparing like with like historically then it matters not. Conversely the one thing that is damaging creativity is the low prices at which supermarkets offer CDs because they only focus on high volume safe bets (and even then protected by generous supply agreements) as opposed to the wider yet necessarily more expensive offerings of the specialist retailers. Record companies are less willing to take risks because of the way retailing is going.

SOSAGES 16-02-2005 15:37
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Originally Posted by AndrewJames
i like em they just do what they are paid to do if i worked for me a load more sites would be sent nasty letters :)

purenuman 17-02-2005 01:22
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Originally Posted by Strzelecki
Ok so people could upload huge amount of fake stuff and waste the systems resources whilst it downloads and checks everything! I'm going to upload my own 3Gb linux distro called WinXPPro.torrent :D
And if many people did that it would end file sharing quicker than the RIAA, MPAA etc could ever hope to......... :D :D


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