RIAA p2p usernames

[stevedave]

I have noticed that when the RIAA creates an account to share fake files they almost always put a number at the end of their user name. Now on kazaalite most people don't put a number at the end of their name because more than one person can have the same user id so it is unecessarry (spelling ?). So if you see a file and all of the people that have it have a number at the end of their username the file is probably a fake.

i hope that you wil find this information useful

p.s. i have only really noticed this with unreleased mp3's. If this RIAA practice is not as common as i suspect then i appologize for creating this thread and wasting your time.

[NDGAARONDI]

I hadn't noticed it.

Some people could use 247 at the end of their name though as three of my friends do for their email accounts.

The splling is unnecessary I believe.

I wander if other people had noticed this too?

[ThePillarOfAutumn]

i use a number at the end :mellow

[NDGAARONDI]

Could always use 69 dude!

*in the words of Bill & Ted*

[stevedave]

yeah i know that a lot of ppl do use numbers at the end but if everyone in the entire list of people with the file has a number you should probably be suspicious

[phalkon30]

Want my opinion? User name doesn't matter. Who cares if everybody thats hosting the file has a number. If everybody had the letter E somewhere in their username, would you not download that also?

[NDGAARONDI]

The most common letter used in the English language!

[Undermind]

Originally posted by phalkon30
Want my opinion? User name doesn't matter. Who cares if everybody thats hosting the file has a number. If everybody had the letter E somewhere in their username, would you not download that also?


Yeah, I don't see how a number at the end really matters, they can be anyone, anywhere, but thanx for the attempt at warning everyone

[stevedave]

i scanned them and i got this service provider: Performance Systems International inc or PSI. They offer High speed connections like T1 and T3. Apparently MCA is using their service to flood Kazaa with fake mp3s.

they must be using a program to create usernames that combines word from a word bank and sticks a number on the end.

38.118.150.137

OrgName: Performance Systems International Inc.
OrgID: PSI
Address: 1015 31st Street, NW
City: Washington
StateProv: DC
PostalCode: 20007
Country: US

NetRange: 38.0.0.0 - 38.255.255.255
CIDR: 38.0.0.0/8
NetName: PSINETA
NetHandle: NET-38-0-0-0-1
Parent:
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS.PSI.NET
NameServer: NS2.PSI.NET
Comment:
RegDate: 1991-04-16
Updated: 2003-03-14

TechHandle: PSI-NISC-ARIN
TechName: PSINet, Inc.
TechPhone: +1-518-283-8860
TechEmail: [email protected]

OrgAbuseHandle: COGEN-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Cogent Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-877-875-4311
OrgAbuseEmail: [email protected]

OrgNOCHandle: ZC108-ARIN
OrgNOCName: Cogent Communications
OrgNOCPhone: +1-877-875-4311
OrgNOCEmail: [email protected]

OrgTechHandle: IPALL-ARIN
OrgTechName: IP Allocation
OrgTechPhone: +1-877-875-4311
OrgTechEmail: [email protected]

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2003-07-06 21:05

[NDGAARONDI]

haha caught red handed!

[Digital Bliss]

I never take notice of users names in kazaa and dont bother with a user name theirs no real point.

[PowerMan57two]

I think this is bogus. I have always had numbers after my s/n. The only time I can remember when I didn't was when I was on Napster. This is a bogus statistic I believe.

[Dman212]

Actually I have been running across alot of bogus mp3s on kazaa lately. The song would play and then about 10 seconds in it starts to make a loud, screeching noise. I don't know if it's just misfortune or the fact that the RIAA could be planting bogus mp3s on the fasttrack network.

[phalkon30]

Dman, you stole my sig!

Prepare to DIE :)

[Ken17625]

Well, seeing as how I use Ken17625, I work for the RIAA......................................ok you see my point.

At the very least, next time, remember to tell everyone that this is your own personal theory and make it sound less like a fact.

Nobody likes false information.

[isus]

hmm, a lot of people use numbers at the end of their name... my aol sn has numbers at the end... i dont share fake files tho.

but then again, i dont really use kazaa either.

[PowerMan57two]

Originally posted by isus
hmm, a lot of people use numbers at the end of their name... my aol sn has numbers at the end... i dont share fake files tho.

but then again, i dont really use kazaa either.

Yeah same here, I don't use kazaa anymore for this exact reason. fake files everywhere. I use Blubster now. I know there are fake files because i downloaded one like a really long time ago, and since then i haven't got one. so until then, i will continue to use blubster.

[Dman212]

Originally posted by phalkon30
Dman, you stole my sig!

Prepare to DIE :)

Just made a few...modifications and made it better, heh heh :)

[Sephiroth]

Most of the RIAA companies hire other companies to do they scanning. So if your looking for the "RIAA" or "MPAA" then youll just be on a wild goose chase.

Since they also look just like any other user the chances of your correctly identifing them is very slim.

[Kevin06906]

Well if the RIAA is sharing bogus files on kazaa, then there sharing bogus files. I have my bogus file filter on, and i hope i don't sued, because i don't have good luck often.

[Induna]

Originally posted by Ken17625
Well, seeing as how I use Ken17625, I work for the RIAA......................................ok you see my point.

At the very least, next time, remember to tell everyone that this is your own personal theory and make it sound less like a fact.

Nobody likes false information.


Judging from the responses Ken I don't think anybody took his theory seriously. Relax son.

You'd think with 3-4 million users, the chances of legitimate usernames with a number at the end would be substantially high.

[FutureIverson]

It sucks i know that's what they do, The most common fake is RNS NAMED FILES. 13 seconds of the song, 20-30 of scratching then the rest of the song. The best way to combat it is to delete a fake, i notice some people keep dl until they get a non fake but they don't delte the fakes. Delete the Fakes, and we can root out. In the mean time i noticed wma files are typically authentic, they have so far only attacked .mp3 files.

[FrozenShadow23]

23 is just my lucky number man, I use this s/n everywhere: IRC, Hotmail... everything, i'll kill ya if you cut me off! meh.

/me has killed for less.

[Kyle06]

yea I don't think it matters hell sometimes I put numbers at the end of my name :-) lol

[nyvocals]

That doesn't hold water, my buddy shares 160 gigs of music and he's got a number at the end of his user name. :goodjob