First infringment E-mail in 6 year

[Comax]

Got this email through today.

I was pretty suprised because I run ProtoWall and the Emule IP filter which i keep updated (maybe not well enough).

RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the following copyrighted computer program(s):

<SOFTWARE COMPANY NAME>

Dear Sir/Madam:

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has determined that computer programs published by the BSA's member companies are being publicly offered for unauthorized copying at the site specified below. We seek your assistance as this location appears to make use of an Internet account under your control.

While no judicial determination of infringement has been made, we have a good faith belief that this activity violates copyright laws and probably your terms of service as well. In contacting you in this manner, we seek your prompt assistance in having the content removed or activity discontinued. Voluntary, appropriate action can both render legal measures unnecessary and serve a positive educational purpose.

Site Details:
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Date Found: 29 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
Network: eDonkey
IP Address: <My IP Address>
IP Port: <My Port Number>
Protocol: eDonkey
UserName:

Content being offered:
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Filename: <FILENAME>
Filesize: <FILESIZE>


Based upon BSA's representation of the copyright owners in anti-piracy matters, we have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by the rightholders, their agents, or the law. BSA represents that the information in this notification is accurate and states, under penalty of perjury, that it is authorized to act in this matter on behalf of the copyright owners listed above.

Making copyrighted software available for unathorized downloading online is highly damaging to copyright holders and wastes your network resources. Furthermore, such unauthorized acitivity exposes the offender and related third parties to potential legal liability.

We appreciate your cooperation in protecting legitimate interests and making the Internet a safe and legal environment. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.

Please include the following CaseID in any response you send: Case ID <8 DIGIT NUMBER>

Yours sincerely,


<NAME OF BSA TOOL>
Business Software Alliance
http://www.bsa.org
E-mail: [email protected]

Someone suggested here that someone might be "War-Driving" in my neighbour hood and thats where the infringing file may have come from (entirely possible as I leave it unencrypted).

Should I bother replying to the email with this information or just wait to see if any further action is taken?

Cheers

Comax

[Excrement_Cranium]

If you actually have the file, remove it from your shares. Nuff said.

[.:sp00ky:.]

I was pretty suprised because I run ProtoWall

lol

anywho..., email them back saying "whats a edonkey?"

Please advise us regarding what actions you take

you added them to your email spam filter then had a nap.

[Comax]

Sorry to sound naive.

I was pretty suprised because I run ProtoWall

lol

[.:sp00ky:.]

ProtoWall,pg2 ect do not work at all I think you have proven that well here, They give a false sence of been safe.

[Comax]

Having looked though my blocked ranges I've just discovered that NOT even the BSAs website was blocked.....

No longer that suprised was my own fault.

ProtoWall,pg2 ect do not work at all I think you have proven that well here, Their give a false sence of been safe.

How can they not work? They will always block IPs you specify
I don't imagin they are letting some packets through be mistake.

Its just difficult to make a full proof block list

Unless its 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255

[.:sp00ky:.]

Sorry i don't dout that they do indeed block the ips you give them to block but tryng to make a fulllist of "bad" ips is crazy, your 0.0.0.0- 255.255.255.255 sounds like a good idea.

[Comax]

tryng to make a fulllist of "bad" ips is crazy

Agreed.

I wish I'd left the IP logger turned on now as I can't check to see what IP they used at the time they gave.

Oh well

Live and Learn

[Stownplayer]

ProtoWall,pg2 ect do not work at all I think you have proven that well here, They give a false sence of been safe.

that is not true. Protowall and pg work great but the effectivness is highly dependent on the user updating the ip tables. I use all the blocklists available and i havent been popped ever. I've been shareing files since before audiogalaxy. I guess you would say i'm just lucky right? ip tables are not an all in one solution, i know, it also takes a little caution on where you get files from and upload them.

[notbob]

that is not true. Protowall and pg work great but the effectivness is highly dependent on the user updating the ip tables. I use all the blocklists available and i havent been popped ever. I've been shareing files since before audiogalaxy. I guess you would say i'm just lucky right? ip tables are not an all in one solution, i know, it also takes a little caution on where you get files from and upload them.

uh huh

it's the users' fault, not protowall. it's not prowall's fault that the idea of IP blocking is flawed to begin with, or that anyone can pick up and get a new IP at the drop of a hat, or that their IP ranges are supplied by unverified paranoid non-experts

yeah, the users' fault

pg/protowall fanboys are hilarious

[.:sp00ky:.]

that is not true. Protowall and pg work great

Sorry i don't dout that they do indeed block the ips you give them to block but tryng to make a fulllist of "bad" ips is crazy, your 0.0.0.0- 255.255.255.255 sounds like a good idea.

try reading all the posts before posting yourself.

I use all the blocklists available and i havent been popped ever.

I always have a glass of milk and some homemade cookies while filesharing and IV neve been "popped"

Guess my method works just aswell as pg2

[zarquon]

Someone suggested here that someone might be "War-Driving" in my neighbour hood and thats where the infringing file may have come from (entirely possible as I leave it unencrypted).

No offense, but only a very naive clown would leave their wan open, unless you have a very good reason for doing this. You should set up a wep key immediately.

[Excrement_Cranium]

Yes, a genius clown would be using a squirting flower to defend his WAN.

[Stownplayer]

uh huh

it's the users' fault, not protowall. it's not prowall's fault that the idea of IP blocking is flawed to begin with, or that anyone can pick up and get a new IP at the drop of a hat, or that their IP ranges are supplied by unverified paranoid non-experts

yeah, the users' fault

pg/protowall fanboys are hilarious

..and know it all asshats are hilarious to me. How about drop the crap and give a little proof. Hell, maybe i'll learn something. I'm open to suggestions.

[Stownplayer]

try reading all the posts before posting yourself.




I always have a glass of milk and some homemade cookies while filesharing and IV neve been "popped"

Guess my method works just aswell as pg2

WHat evidence supports that a glass of milk and cookies works as good as protowall or pg? I'm confused or were you just making a dumb comment to discredit me and support your weak opinion. Are you an expert? If so then enlighten me as to why ip tables are flawed. I understand that they are not perfect as i stated before but some protection is better than none so why try to discredit great programs?


..and by the way i did read all the posts. And as i have said, i know it's not possible to block every bad ip. But using the programs increases your security many many times.