IP Watchlist For Piracy

Turntablist

Here is a tool to check if your IP address is being investigated for piracy, it might be useful for some of the Soulseek users on here:http://ipred.bitchware.se/

drums

How does this work? After the IPRED law here in Sweden there's a bunch of apps letting you continue filesharing without exposing your IP address. Reports say that after the law was put in effect last wednesday internet activity here in Sweden has declined with 30%.

People are ready to vote for the Piracy Party and are also boycotting music/movie/book companies.

Turntablist

This is what it says:

Since IPRED requires a public inquiry to a court before sensitive private information is forcibly disclosed to international corporations, this gives us the ability to monitor what IPs are requested through IPRED. It also gives us about a weeks notice as to when police will raid our homes.

Pretty useful if you need to remove your computer!

drums

Pretty cool although I'm not too worried. They say about 30-40% of Swedens population are filesharing more or less. This is pretty much what people use the internet for. I'm more afraid of the ACTA proposal.

Turntablist

ACTA proposal

ACTA proposal? could you refresh my memory?

T

ZEN2

Step your game up.

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Turntablist

Awesome work Zen, cheers for the link!

dukeofdelridge

that site's gotta be a sting operation
AKA
I ain't clicking that, homey.

nzshadow

Awesome work Zen, cheers for the link!

verb606

that site's gotta be a sting operation
AKA
I ain't clicking that, homey.

That was my first thought.

"Here, add your IP address to a list of those we ought to be keeping tabs on!"

Horseleech

that site's gotta be a sting operation
AKA
I ain't clicking that, homey.

That was my first thought.

"Here, add your IP address to a list of those we ought to be keeping tabs on!"

Yeah, that site will have some valuable info to sell to major labels.

drums

ACTA proposal

ACTA proposal? could you refresh my memory?

T

Potential border searches are covered by the "Border Measures" proposal of ACTA. As of February 2009, reports show significant disagreement between countries on this topic: "Some countries are seeking the minimum rules, the removal of certain clauses, and a specific provision to put to rest fears of iPod searching customs officials by excluding personal baggage that contains goods of a non-commercial nature. The U.S. is pushing for broad provisions that cover import, export, and in-transit shipments. "[25].
Newspaper reports indicate that the proposed agreement would empower security officials at airports and other international borders to conduct random ex officio searches of laptops, MP3 players, and cellular phones for illegally downloaded or "ripped" music and movies. Travellers with infringing content would be subject to a fine and may have their devices confiscated or destroyed.

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

Turntablist

How would they prove that it wasn't downloaded? If you clean the mp3 tags for example, then how can they say that hasn't been legitimately downloaded from a site other than iTunes, or even if you've converted it from vinyl?

T

georgeibrahim

if you said that you ripped it from vinyl- they'd probably ask you to prove you own a copy of the record- then what happens when you dont infact own that grail latin raer you just downloaded
same with the itunes suggestion- they'd contact itunes and itunes probably can give them a list of what you have/havent bought from them. but that's a lot of hassle.

Horseleech

How would they prove that it wasn't downloaded? If you clean the mp3 tags for example, then how can they say that hasn't been legitimately downloaded from a site other than iTunes, or even if you've converted it from vinyl?

T

I'm not an expert, and I've never downloaded music except for sound samples, but I'd imagine legitimate downloads have tags identifying them as such.

Grafwritah

Here is a tool to check if your IP address is being investigated for piracy, it might be useful for some of the Soulseek users on here:

http://ipred.bitchware.se/

That's only going to help you if you have a static (non-changing IP). Most major internet providers use dynamic (changing) IPs. So unless you know every IP address you've used you won't know, and even then you won't know if it's you they're checking into or someone else who used the same IP address.

DOR

"Biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell it for $18.98 and I make 80 cents? And I have to pay you back the money you lent me to make it and then you own it?" - Trent Reznor, NIN

georgeibrahim

you sell it for $18.98 and i make 80 cents

Turntablist

if you said that you ripped it from vinyl- they'd probably ask you to prove you own a copy of the record- then what happens when you dont infact own that grail latin raer you just downloaded
same with the itunes suggestion- they'd contact itunes and itunes probably can give them a list of what you have/havent bought from them. but that's a lot of hassle.

If I'm at the airport though they can't expect me to pull out a 7" to prove it

Turntablist

That's only going to help you if you have a static (non-changing IP). Most major internet providers use dynamic (changing) IPs. So unless you know every IP address you've used you won't know, and even then you won't know if it's you they're checking into or someone else who used the same IP address.

That is quite true, some providers such as O2 over in the UK are now offering static IP's for free.

T