30,000 Internet Users to Receive File-Sharing Cash Demands

[Robbie]

As many as 25,000 BT and 5,000 customers of other ISPs will be receiving shock letters demanding big payments during the coming weeks. Lawyers in the UK have been granted more court orders which force ISPs to hand over the details of individuals who they say have been monitored sharing hardcore pornography.

http://torrentfreak.com/30000-intern...emands-091125/

Thoughts? BBC reports it as 30,000 and music sharing. ACS Law and Davenport Lyons make me lol.

[Tomm]

If I'd have used BitTorrent, which I don't, and got one of these letters I would of just laughed at it and binned it. They are just relying on a percentage of people giving in and paying up - would mean a healthy return on sending out a few letters. Highly doubt they plan even attempting to follow up any letters and if they did they would have a extremely hard time proving anything.

[Robbie]

Same. SSL Usenet ftw

[Hitman]

LOL hardcore porno? Red you tube ftw... ;P Are they using this as an excuse to get details?

As for downloading, I've not downloaded from torrents for a long time.

[Tomm]

Likewise. Assuming your using SSL with your Usenet connection there would be no reason for anyone to even attempt to request your details from a Usenet provider as they can't show that you've been downloading anything that you should be (Because we all use Usenet for those Linux ISO images!)

Also as long as your with a good Usenet provider (e.g Astraweb) that does not log anything you access there will be no proof at all, from your ISP or Usenet provider. The only evidence will be on your computer, which there would be no reason anyone would want to gain access to as there is no proof that you've done anything wrong.

Same. SSL Usenet ftw

[Swinkid]

Whats the problem with downloading hardcore p0rn? anyway - havnt torrented in awile, only for odd programs. I use spotify to listen to music now-a-days, im all clean.

[The Professor]

Lol yeah hardcore porn is what the internet was made for, sounds like a badly informed article or just scare tactics like tom was saying

[Swinkid]

Lol yeah hardcore porn is what the internet was made for, sounds like a badly informed article or just scare tactics like tom was saying

What i was thinking, seeing as BBC would have it on there by now. - Luckily, 4chan dosent have 'Hardcore' Porn.

[Smits]

I barely use torrents, and have never downloaded any porn so i wont be expecting a letter. Stupid idea though, if they do follow up the letters, they can expect to pay alot in court fees.

[The Professor]

I barely use torrents, and have never downloaded any porn so i wont be expecting a letter. Stupid idea though, if they do follow up the letters, they can expect to pay alot in court fees.

That has to be the only sentence on the internet that is impossible to believe You could tell me aliens abducted my mother and exchanged for a cake and I'd believe you more than if you said that!