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Originally Posted by Matt D

Media Protector:

http://cyberlaw.org.uk/2009/01/04/hu...-porn-pirates/

http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-...ploads-080714/




How would they know that?

They don't know if you are the infringer (is that a word?), or if it's someone else in your house (child, flatmate, whatever), or if it's someone next door or outside with a laptop.

Surely all they have (like all ACS/DL have) is an IP - nothing that actually proves that a specific named individual committed an act of copyright infringement.

---------- Post added at 21:55 ---------- Previous post was at 21:53 ----------

I'd go with ceedee's advice of reading this:

http://ceedee.co.uk/everything-you-n...a-file-sharing


Plus also have a look at the usual info given to people dealing with ACS/DL, as it sounds like the same sort of thing.

http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room...le-sharing.htm

These are the most pertinent elements where they claim its impossible to be hacked/ have IP address stolen. Ant techie explnation for a non techie appreciated

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Evidentiary Value Of IP Adresses

- Is It Possible That Someone Stole or Forged My IP Address?

With file sharing in the eDonkey2000 network, the use of forged IP addresses and/or the abuse of IP addresses is virtually impossible as a thorough and effective manipulation would require the Internet Service Provider’s participation in those illegal activities and would also imply further complex measures.


- Is It Possible That Another P2P Participant Was Somehow Using My IP Address?

FileWatch will not log any IP data before a direct (peer-to-peer) connection to the P2P participant was established. Extensive authentication mechanism together with the network`s bidirectional communications eliminate the possibility, that a “Hacker” could somehow use the IP address of another P2P participant.

---------- Post added at 22:39 ---------- Previous post was at 22:00 ----------

OK- thinking about my LOD- two questions:

1) do I say something about not expecting to receive another letter from them;
2) Do I respond to any further communication from them having sent the LOD by registered post and keeping the documentation/ proo-of-posting (and a copy of the letter)

Again advice much appreciated on this.