UK court to unmask 150 'file-sharers'

[Russ]

Originally Posted by STOP

Why can't NTL do anything then perhaps you should work for them you know so much about the subject

Dezzo used to work for ntl until recently.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by STOP

So if the police knocked we'd just have to hope they believe us and dont suggest we have another computer connected which they never found. If I was a policeman I wouldn't go for the excuse that it must be cloned or something after all. Ltes hope you and Chris haven't been clone

Why are you arguing this point? It's a pointless hypothetical situation and in the highly unlikely event that it does happen the Police STILL need to prove (as Chris T pointed out) that you actually have the materials they're accusing you of downloading. They search your PC, they don't find it .. the problems gone away.

(and no-one is going to clone my modem as I'm not an NTL customer)

Originally Posted by STOP

So if the police knocked we'd just have to hope they believe us and dont suggest we have another computer connected which they never found. If I was a policeman I wouldn't go for the excuse that it must be cloned or something after all. Ltes hope you and Chris haven't been clone

Well, I'm not on NTL cable so it's less of a problem for me. And my wireless network is secure. However, don't forget, at the end of the day you don't have to convince the police, you have to convince a jury.

Originally Posted by Bifta

Why are you arguing this point? It's a pointless hypothetical situation and in the highly unlikely event that it does happen the Police STILL need to prove (as Chris T pointed out) that you actually have the materials they're accusing you of downloading. They search your PC, they don't find it .. the problems gone away.

(and no-one is going to clone my modem as I'm not an NTL customer)

I'm not arguing more worried I know how the police can be from personal experience. Luckily the next door neighbour was a high ranking officer who reprimanded the constable involved (enough info)

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by STOP

I'm not arguing more worried I know how the police can be from personal experience. Luckily the next door neighbour was a high ranking officer who reprimanded the constable involved (enough info)

If you haven't broken the law, you've nothing to fear. I'd suggest that you probably start another thread regarding your beef with the cops because it's not really anything to do with this thread.

Originally Posted by Bifta

If you haven't broken the law, you've nothing to fear. I'd suggest that you probably start another thread regarding your beef with the cops because it's not really anything to do with this thread.

If is when you can have three warrants for your arrest issued by a currupt copper

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Dezzo used to work for ntl until recently.

Oh right sorry still like I said if they knew everything these clones would be under control. Was he made redundant ? had that myself a few years back shame we can't all be funded by some licence fee

[Derek]

Originally Posted by STOP

Oh right sorry still like I said if they knew everything these clones would be under control.

Funnily enough quite a few modem cloners were shut out recently as Ntl are trying to control the problem. Whether spending huge amounts of money on a relatively small problem is good value or not is probably why more hasn't been done.

Originally Posted by STOP

Was he made redundant ? had that myself a few years back shame we can't all be funded by some licence fee

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ne..._the_city.html

Originally Posted by Manchester News

But Mr Thompson is also poised to announce job cuts. Latest estimates are that some 6,000 of the BBC's 28,000 staff may be axed. He will open up the BBC to more independent producers and possibly cut programme budgets.

Just like the several thousand BBC workers eh? So much for a bottomless pot of money.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by Stop

Oh right sorry still like I said if they knew everything these clones would be under control. Was he made redundant ? had that myself a few years back shame we can't all be funded by some licence fee

I fail to understand what relevance the above posting regarding the licence fee has to this thread. Do not drag it off topic. Such further posts in this or any other thread will be deleted and accounts suspended.

Nb do not be tempted to debate this moderator posting .

Originally Posted by dezzo

Just like the several thousand BBC workers eh? So much for a bottomless pot of money.

dont forget the £500 million its costing to move

Originally Posted by Rob C

I fail to understand what relevance the above posting regarding the licence fee has to this thread. Do not drag it off topic. Such further posts in this or any other thread will be deleted and accounts suspended.

Nb do not be tempted to debate this moderator posting .

No course not but I would like to point out I wasn't the one that first went off topic. I think the security worries are relevant to this problem

[andygrif]

Originally Posted by STOP

I'm not arguing more worried I know how the police can be from personal experience. Luckily the next door neighbour was a high ranking officer who reprimanded the constable involved (enough info)

This has nothing to do with the police at all. It is a private body that is making applications to the courts to override the privacy that people who don't break the rules are entitled to.

If and when the police get involved, it will only be to ensure that the warrants issued by the court are carried out with no breach of the peace.

[driver_problems]

so who, "If I may have the temerity to ask over an ntl cable modem connection am I sharing my music with when I select the 'share music' option in ipod options in Itunes?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by driver_problems

so who, "If I may have the temerity to ask over an ntl cable modem connection am I sharing my music with when I select the 'share music' option in ipod options in Itunes?

You're not actually GIVING them the files, you're only allowing Itunes on a maximum of 5 authorised machines to listen to the files in your copy of Itunes, if you turn your machine off, they can't listen to them.

[Smilie]

well now that FAST have won this court action
im wondering when other industrys will look for a court order to get name and addresses
dont think they will be hard to get now they have this court case as a example

if they do start getting good results from these court cases
i think the internet will become alot quieter place

[andygrif]

Originally Posted by Smilie

well now that FAST have won this court action
im wondering when other industrys will look for a court order to get name and addresses
dont think they will be hard to get now they have this court case as a example

Of course they will, and if you'd had your copyright broken, the chances are so would you.

Movie companies, TV companies, artists, designers, radio stations - anywhere you find someones conceptual products being infringed in fact.

[hjf288]

Well the data protection act is pretty useless, anyone with enough corporate muscle can shuftie the information they need to bring actions.

I mean dont get me started on all the BS that happened in America with the RIAA and its subpoenas for downloading. The amount of innocents that were affected wasnt something to be proud of.

Cant an appeal be launched to the European Courts? Its quite clear that the BPI and other corporate henchmen will be looking to use this now to bully people.