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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.
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is possible that someone else was using your connection at the time - however, this isn't always a defense depending on your ISPs Terms and Conditions (some state that you are responsible for everything that happens on your connection).
They cannot distinguish WHICH computer it was on your connection doing the alleged infringing (especially if you have a NAT Router with Firewall [most are these days]). But again that brings me back to your ISPs terms and conditions
