r1v3th3ad Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 From: "Patrick J McDevitt" <**********@iup.edu>(suppressed for need to know basis) Sender: "univ-student-all@iup.edu" <univ-student-all@listserv.iup.edu>,<owner-univ-student-all@listserv.iup.edu> Subject: Illegal File Sharing Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:15:22 -0500 To: "univ-student-all@iup.edu" <univ-student-all@listserv.iup.edu> If you share copyrighted media illegally using file sharing programs such as Limewire and Bit Torrent you are in danger of legal action being taken against you. IUP has received subpoenas from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for student information regarding copyright infringement. IUP is obligated by law to fulfill the subpoenas and provide the information requested. The only way to be sure you are safe from litigation is to uninstall any file sharing programs you may have. If you need assistance with this, you can contact the IT Support Center at 724-357-4000. There are legal alternatives. IUP has an agreement with RUCKUS to provide free music downloads to IUP students. To sign up for RUCKUS go to http://www.ruckus.com. For more information regarding file sharing go to http://www.iup.edu/housing, click on the FAQ tab on the menu on the right hand side of the screen and choose "RESNET File Sharing FAQ." Patrick McDevitt Systems Analyst Student Affairs Division Indiana University of Pennsylvania 7**-3**-7***(censored by me because it is unneccesary here)I just thought its ridiculous they are going as far as to subpoena universities to catch people "stealing" music.Happening to anyone else at other universities?Share your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Goodypants Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 DDoS!!! DDoS!!! DDoS!!!I'M JOKING! If there is a DDoS attack against the fucking self righteous RIAA and their self important pansy ass lawyers, they'll hit the entire internet as soon as they get back from anally raping the nearest four year old.Goodbye network neutrality! Hello pedophiles and animal fuckers! Sorry about the language, I just feel very goddamn strongly about this issue. Those bastards can't keep up with a changing business model and end up fucking everyone else over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yeah, I thought it was common knowledge that in colleges teh internets is less free. Damn RIAA... greedy bastiges are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 I was thinking about using a faulty email to email the university whole(students) with information and links for IP Blockers and such, just to say a big fuck you to RIAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Goodypants Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do it, but make sure you do it smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 make a yahoo email on campus from the library public computer and send...untraceable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tati Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Theyve done this to tons of people here. My friend has this program that he runs while downloading torrents that blocks the university from seeing what hes doing on his comp...or something like that. I know nothing when it comes to stuff like that.I can figure out what the program is if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Goodypants Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 It's probably a program using an onion router. Look up "Tor" and "onion router" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 the riaa has been doing that since the days of napster. they normally only go after people are download shit tons a week. typically if they see your ip getting gigs of files downloaded and uploaded the school will look into it because it will flag on their system. ive only seen 2 people get prosecuted at my school and they settled out of court because they couldnt prove what it was the people were downloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Me Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 If you really want to fuck with the system, download gigs of porn. And of course some songs in between these gigs of porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfaltous Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 QUOTE (thecoalition @ Feb 13 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the riaa has been doing that since the days of napster. they normally only go after people are download shit tons a week. typically if they see your ip getting gigs of files downloaded and uploaded the school will look into it because it will flag on their system. ive only seen 2 people get prosecuted at my school and they settled out of court because they couldnt prove what it was the people were downloading.That's not true anymore... the way they do it now is suing en masse. If they can get the information from universities, anyone who they can find even remote proof of piracy against will receive letters from lawyers informing them that they are being sued. It is generally a civil action suit, and can easily target people who have never even downloaded anything before, or used p2p software... Under US law, civil action suits can be called by anyone against anyone at any time for any reason, and this is what the RIAA takes advantage of. Last I heard they basically scare people with a fancily worded letter and big numbers shown on it, then come back and offer a settlement of a few thousand dollars which majority of the people take out of fear.This article describes the process, however it is a bit dated and I'm sure with a little googling someone could find something more up to date:http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/08...sharing-lawsui/An interesting link that some people might find worthwhile... this place offers P2P Insurance against the RIAA. For $19 a year you get coverage, and if the RIAA sues you they foot the bill (Swedish site/company): http://www.tankafritt.nu/index.php?menu=medlem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Goodypants Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 They're all bastards who get their kicks from anally screwing the people that they can intimidate.That's what I think of them.Once again, if you want to go through with your idea, the onion can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Why not start a DC hub for your university? I'm sure you can set it up to filter every ip coming outside of your university... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 usually not very easily done without the support of the university. they can tell when something like gets started even if its remotely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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