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Post by Rad on Jul 3, 2008 17:25:03 GMT
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Post by The Moog on Jul 3, 2008 17:52:37 GMT
Haha, blimey. I wouldn't think that was possible - that's a hell of a lot of info some poor sod has to trawl through.
And in terms of copyright, hasn't *everyone* viewed something a bit dodgy?
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Post by Ugly Netty on Jul 3, 2008 18:41:37 GMT
Surely that would be breaking some kind of human rights privacy laws too? What makes the americans think they can nosey around not only their own citizens' business, but everybody else's in the world? Un-fucking-believable. Speaking of youtube, how long have we been able to do this on here? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEZOFYHGLo |
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Post by JoanSmith on Jul 3, 2008 19:45:59 GMT
A slight digression on a related topic: Virgin seem to spying on their broadband customers, of which I am one. They are sending out warning letters to 'educate' people about file sharing. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7486743.stmThey're focussing on music at the moment, writing to people whose IP addresses the BPI have identified. As far as TV downloads are concerned, If they hadn't had a juvenile spat with Sky I their cable customers wouldn't have to download Lost and BSG now, would I they? |
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jul 4, 2008 0:42:27 GMT
The guy in the video on the BBC article is a knob. Maybe he didn't download that Amy Winehouse track but surely he's downloaded music illegally at some point. Hasn't everyone?
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Post by Steven on Jul 4, 2008 8:36:10 GMT
Surely it would be more productive to track the people who are posting the copyrighted footage in the first place than the people who are viewing it?
Whatever; I'm getting cheese fries.
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Post by Chris on Jul 4, 2008 8:54:20 GMT
But it's just for a study! They just want to see how many people are viewing copyrighted material! And to see if it encourages them not to watch Viacom's exciting first-run programming! This totally isn't the start of a Big Brother Internet state! HONEST!
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Post by jetsetwilly on Jul 4, 2008 9:09:12 GMT
Ah well; I should be alright in prison. My mouth isn't that purty.
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Post by Steven on Jul 4, 2008 9:20:40 GMT
At least those of us who watched Criminal Justice this week know that if anyone steals our cigarettes, we should sit there and keep very quiet about it.
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Post by somethingbiblical on Jul 4, 2008 20:22:29 GMT
I haven't got sound just now so I can't watch the video - is the guy saying he got a letter detailing one specific track he's meant to have downloaded? They're actually sending out specified letters with specific tracks named on them?!
As if someone would ever only download one track.
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jul 6, 2008 14:57:14 GMT
I think they need to specify something. Also it was only people using peer-2-peer services I think. We got a letter from Virgin the same day and I thought it was going to be saying I'd been downloading a load of copyrighted pr0n. It was just the bill.
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