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Richard M · 26-05-2004, 21:29

You've got the story slightly wrong there.
What happens is:

The record companies or associations (RIAA, MPAA for movies etc) hire people to scan the P2P networks looking for copyrighted files being shared.
If they find someone sharing these files then they make a note of the name of the track, format, size, date/time and the IP address.
They contact the ISP the IP belongs to and request that the user cease sharing the files immediately*
The ISP will then send a letter to the user requesting that they stop sharing copyrighted content.
If the user continues then they get disconnected.

* Although some just take them to court or threaten the ISP to release the identity of the user with court action.

26-05-2004, 21:29	#7
Richard M Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 47 Posts: 6,343	Re: monitoring what you do... You've got the story slightly wrong there. What happens is: The record companies or associations (RIAA, MPAA for movies etc) hire people to scan the P2P networks looking for copyrighted files being shared. If they find someone sharing these files then they make a note of the name of the track, format, size, date/time and the IP address. They contact the ISP the IP belongs to and request that the user cease sharing the files immediately* The ISP will then send a letter to the user requesting that they stop sharing copyrighted content. If the user continues then they get disconnected. * Although some just take them to court or threaten the ISP to release the identity of the user with court action.