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    Ok so basically i was wondering this atm, its quite dangerous to download with cable companies watching us, recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p...i was wondering without a vpn (cant afford one atm) is it really safe to download modern games such as pokemon black? i have a program called Peer Block but dont think it would help...and i really want to play pokemon black but broke atm as recently stated...at the same time it isn't worth it getting caught if the cable company is truly watching us now...maybe i'm just being paranoid, but i'm looking for some light on this matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odinthedark1 View Post
    Ok so basically i was wondering this atm, its quite dangerous to download with cable companies watching us, recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p...i was wondering without a vpn (cant afford one atm) is it really safe to download modern games such as pokemon black? i have a program called Peer Block but dont think it would help...and i really want to play pokemon black but broke atm as recently stated...at the same time it isn't worth it getting caught if the cable company is truly watching us now...maybe i'm just being paranoid, but i'm looking for some light on this matter.
    I have been downloading stuff like that for ages and never seen any cops knocking my door and arrest me and brought me to jail. You don't have to scare really. It is your privacy and they have no right to catch you.
    No worry.

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    Hide behind 9,001 proxies.

    Forreal though if you are really worried there are some anonymous browsers. You should be able to troll your isp with them. Idk. You could always go to a library or something.

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    Well this is just a what if scenario but, lets say they did decide to come knocking, and i said i had no idea what they were talking about and that someone else might have snuck onto my wifi, do they have any right to do anything? with the Ip evidence is that enough to get a waarant to search my computer's?...im not really that scared, im more so just trying to get info, cause the more you know, usually the better off you'll be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odinthedark1 View Post
    Ok so basically i was wondering this atm, its quite dangerous to download with cable companies watching us, recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p...
    Internet Service Providers get these notices all the time, but only a small percentage actually get passed on to their customers. I'm guessing its to super repeat offenders who don't... 'turn on or force encryption', 'disable legacy connections', 'randomize ports', 'enable dynamic ip addresses through your modem or router', etc...

    While proxies could be helpful, they really aren't necessary in most cases, and will often slow down your speeds.

    Remember while these warnings were simply passed on to you by your ISP, law enforcement agencies can't obtain their customer's info WITHOUT a court order. Be a little more careful in the future, and you'll be fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virii View Post
    Internet Service Providers get these notices all the time, but only a small percentage actually get passed on to their customers. I'm guessing its to super repeat offenders who don't... 'turn on or force encryption', 'disable legacy connections', 'randomize ports', 'enable dynamic ip addresses through your modem or router', etc...

    While proxies could be helpful, they really aren't necessary in most cases, and will often slow down your speeds.

    Remember while these warnings were simply passed on to you by your ISP, law enforcement agencies can't obtain their customer's info WITHOUT a court order. Be a little more careful in the future, and you'll be fine.
    That's exactly what i'm wondering, you see i got the notice like 3 months after downloading a game, but that was just 1 out of many...and so im a bit nervous, and wondering what is required for them to actually get a court order? is it simply just like "Hey bob, i'm bored you wanna go get a court order and bust this scrub for fun" or does it actually have a set of requirements that have to be met first...if i could understand the process i could be way more careful...i've already downloaded Peer Block but its not fool proof, if worst comes to worst i want to be able to fight it, although i'm not as crazy as some of the people you see on the news getting tried for downloading like 9000 songs...and many people say it is very unlikely...my luck sucks, so if you can explain the legal requirements id be a bit more at ease.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muscab View Post
    I have been downloading stuff like that for ages and never seen any cops knocking my door and arrest me and brought me to jail. You don't have to scare really. It is your privacy and they have no right to catch you.
    No worry.
    The same goes for me...
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    I got caught once for downloading porn. It was such a strange letter I got. It said, "you should not continue to download things like *insert porn title*, because the women in it are not nearly attractive enough". The joke is on them though because those weren't women.
    "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." -Frank Sinatra

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kosmo Yagkoto View Post
    I got caught once for downloading porn. It was such a strange letter I got. It said, "you should not continue to download things like *insert porn title*, because the women in it are not nearly attractive enough". The joke is on them though because those weren't women.



    Don't know why everyone gets so paranoid. The chance is so minimal it's ridiculous. Doesn't mean it can't happen though, just very rare. Been downloading since the days of dial-up bbs boards back in 90-91. Nothings ever happened to me.
    Although this black van that's been following me lately....

    Didn't Polo get nailed for something way back when

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    I been downloading since 2002, mainly old PC games, some newer, emulators/roms, and music (metal/rock mainly) Never got a letter, never had a phone call.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odinthedark1 View Post
    Ok so basically i was wondering this atm, its quite dangerous to download with cable companies watching us, recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p...
    Quote Originally Posted by Odinthedark1 View Post
    recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p...
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    downloading through p2p...
    That explains why you got caught, downloading via P2P increases your likelihood of being caught because you are connected to others during download through torrents, other people (as well as companies) are able to see your IP address and if you are extremely unlucky, the copyright holders might get a hold of your IP address and email a warning to you via your ISP.

    Just stick to download from file hosts for the time being.

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    In the USA, your likelihood of getting caught downloading is directly proportional to the amount of child porn you are downloading.
    Quote Originally Posted by Odinthedark1 View Post
    recently got a warning mail for downloading through p2p..
    These letters are fraudulent. While the claims they make about the laws and penalties are true, there is no authority attached. The same company keeps opening, spamming people, and being shut down. Apparently media companies pay them enough to keep re-opening, then the authorities find out and shut them down again. It's been in the news several times.


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    Hi Ho
    A few years ago, when I had been suspected of announcing an amok warning, the cops even had my external HDD confiscated for some days, but I got them back and nothing else happened.

    See ya
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    http://www.peerblock.com/

    That is what I use.

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    7. Does this mean my P2P downloading is completely safe now?

    Not necessarily. While many people do use IP Filtering software like PeerBlock to help "protect" themselves from being sued for copyright infringement, it is not 100% protection. In fact some people believe that using blocklists like this are completely useless. Others disagree, and believe that even if it's not 100% safe, it still lets them download files more safely. Sometimes they invoke the "Bear Principle": when running away from an angry bear you don't need to be faster than that bear . . . you only need to be faster than the guy next to you. However, as I seem to remember seeing on the old Peer Guardian site at one point:

    The only way to be "safe" with P2P downloading is to not share copyrighted content!

    PeerBlock is good at what it does - keeping your computer from "talking" with ip addresses on your configured blocklists. Everything else is up to those blocklists themselves. And heck, even if the blocklists provided 100% coverage of "bad" ip-addresses, and if blocklists were 100% proven to work, there could still be some bugs in the PeerBlock software that may prevent it from working correctly on your machine; we offer no guarantees that it works, and disclaim any and all responsibility for the consequences of your own actions online. If you're sharing copyrighted music/video files and get sued by the relevant organizations, it's not our fault. If you're stuck in a country with an oppressive government and are trying to get out your plans regarding the upcoming revolution, and those in power break down your door and haul you away, it's not our fault. If you're sharing some secret footage of Area 51 and the "Men in Black" come knocking on your door, it's not our fault!

    If you choose to download copyrighted material from the Internet, be aware that you may be breaking the law.

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