another 33 caught for downloading music?
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This news has been around for some 2wks liao....Originally posted by hisoka:it wasn't reported? how sad, i'm sure it would have been pretty big news and warranted much attention. -
They n00b dunno how to cover their tracks.
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when did we have that? if u mean mac address, it can be changed easily..Originally posted by dranoel maxwell:although they can't track your ip address they still can track your physical address in your computer cause every computer got it's own uique physical address and is the one and only in the world....
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GPCT:
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when u download from kazza or emuleOriginally posted by SingaporeMacross:so how the hell does RIAS know what songs i am downloading?
all files have a 'hash' its like an identity of the file -
It's something to do with the hex numerical coding I think..Originally posted by Forever84:when u download from kazza or emule
all files have a 'hash' its like an identity of the file
Who's the law firm eh..
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Aiya... next time zip the file lah.
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Well, when ur IP is assigned to u by ISP's DHCP, ur mac address of the cable modem is registered or logged. From there, they can even obtain the mac address of the NIC of the computer u are using to download.
As for how they find out u are downloading music, I think it has to do with a list that RIAS provides to investigators. Im not sure, but I am guessing now. In this list, perhaps there wuld be a list of tracks that may carry a certain tracking code in its mp3 code.
From there, maybe all they have to do is follow that "extra" pattern in the mp3 to the ISP, and ISP to the mac address.
Of course, it will take a while to proliferate "specially" coded mp3s. The possibility is that those special mp3s have already proliferated enough for RIAS to issue out 1400 over warning letters. -
Lee and Lee right?Originally posted by LazerLordz:It's something to do with the hex numerical coding I think..
Who's the law firm eh.. -
I'M REPORTING YOUOriginally posted by ditzy:Currently d/ling the movies Stay and The Cave.
Will only watch them after tomorrow. -
Which means if I download copyrighted materials I will be caught but if I download some super old music I won't get caught.Originally posted by Mr Soh:U are being sold out by your ISP -
this is propaganda la. like in world war 1 . hitler uses media as propaganda to make people worship him as a god or saviour watever shit la.they catch afew then jus want scare scare nia. i tell u if they want CB long ago they already banned this kind of stuff becoz downloading CANNOT BE BANNED so singaporeans dont worry so much ba
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baidu is a good place to download mp3
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old or new also has copyrights.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Which means if I download copyrighted materials I will be caught but if I download some super old music I won't get caught. -
agree.
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i go to chit chat.why no replyOriginally posted by eric shang:baidu is a good place to download mp3 -
are you ok?Originally posted by eric shang:i go to chit chat.why no reply
dont talk to yourself, its a sign of schizoprenia. -
Nope.There are works that have gone past the normal copyright duration..check out Project Gutenberg..though thats for books.Originally posted by dragg:old or new also has copyrights. -
sure it can't be banned, so they are making people pay...Originally posted by Technomage:this is propaganda la. like in world war 1 . hitler uses media as propaganda to make people worship him as a god or saviour watever shit la.they catch afew then jus want scare scare nia. i tell u if they want CB long ago they already banned this kind of stuff becoz downloading CANNOT BE BANNED so singaporeans dont worry so much ba -
no la.. they search using keywords and popular filesharing networks manually. keywords as in song title or artist. than they observe you and gather the evidence they need with the isp. see how much u download, etc etc. den when they sue you, all those will be there.Originally posted by Shotgun:Well, when ur IP is assigned to u by ISP's DHCP, ur mac address of the cable modem is registered or logged. From there, they can even obtain the mac address of the NIC of the computer u are using to download.
As for how they find out u are downloading music, I think it has to do with a list that RIAS provides to investigators. Im not sure, but I am guessing now. In this list, perhaps there wuld be a list of tracks that may carry a certain tracking code in its mp3 code.
From there, maybe all they have to do is follow that "extra" pattern in the mp3 to the ISP, and ISP to the mac address.
Of course, it will take a while to proliferate "specially" coded mp3s. The possibility is that those special mp3s have already proliferated enough for RIAS to issue out 1400 over warning letters. -
I think the original context was song.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Nope.There are works that have gone past the normal copyright duration..check out Project Gutenberg..though thats for books.
Don't think even cassette tapes are old enuff for copyright duration to expire, according to States law. -
Copyright applies for 50 years from the creation of the work.
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beatles already more than 50 yrs. does that mean we can download for free?
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the DMCA practically extended it to 80 years if I'm not wrong.The copyright for Mickey Mouse was supposed to expire next year if I'm not wrong and many well known tracks tooOriginally posted by dragg:beatles already more than 50 yrs. does that mean we can download for free?
i seriously doubt so.
That is why they have been pushing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act so aggressively and through the FTA path to ensure a backward enforcement in the States. -
Is DMCA meh? Dunno DMCA has a extended copyright clause?Originally posted by LazerLordz:the DMCA practically extended it to 80 years if I'm not wrong.The copyright for Mickey Mouse was supposed to expire next year if I'm not wrong and many well known tracks too
I think shd be Sonny Bonno (sp?) Term Extension bah? Copyright is now 70 years after death of author. Walt Disney died in the 1950s. So Micky Mouse is due for expiry after 2020.