Comments on: STUDY: BitTorrent Users Prone to False Copyright Infringement Claims

By: School Teacher Could Take HADOPI to Court Over False Disconnection

School Teacher Could Take HADOPI to Court Over False Disconnection — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:19:39 +0000

[...] strikes law being developed over the world, we’ve noted repeatedly that false accusations will happen. It is very likely that people who don’t download copyrighted works will find themselves [...]

By: 300 Irish Internet Users Wrongfully Receive First Strike Notices | Sovereign Independent

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:05:20 +0000

[...] There’s plenty of ways to be critical of a three strikes law or policy. One way is to be critical of the technical nature of such a policy. It’s all well and good to be able to find an IP address on a file-sharing network, but it’s quite a different matter of actually tying that to an actual person. For instance, one person could by hijacking someone’s IP address via an insecure Wifi network. Even marginally secure Wifi networks won’t guard against any possible threat. Back in 2010, a USB device circulated the Chinese marketplace that would crack in to Wifi networks. Ultimately speaking, one person could be using someone else’s IP address to share copyrighted material unbeknownst to the actual subscriber. Of course, there;s also the study even further back in 2008 which showed that even a printer could be framed for copyright infringement. [...]

By: US Copyright Group Targets 20,000+ BitTorrent Users

US Copyright Group Targets 20,000+ BitTorrent Users — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:09:56 +0000

[...] is that University of Washington researchers have already concluded that BitTorrent users are prone to false copyright infringement claims. As part of an earlier study they received more than 200 DMCA takedown notices without having [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:05:04 +0000

I don’t think you should worry bc I’m at a lvl 4 & growing

By: bobby

bobby — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:10:13 +0000

i got two Copyright infringement level: 2 from email on verizon can i really get bitched at 4 it or thrown off

By: Infringement of Copyright Notice - 'Two Worlds' - Page 24 - P2Pfreak.com

Infringement of Copyright Notice - 'Two Worlds' - Page 24 - P2Pfreak.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:01:28 +0000

[...] this info may help some people STUDY: BitTorrent Users Prone to False Copyright Infringement Claims Have included a link with regards to Bit Torrent as a file sharing programme, it maybe of some use [...]

By: Three Strikes, but Safe | Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association Blog

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:22:11 +0000

[...] seems to me that the parameters set up with the law are misguided. For one thing, capturing the actual downloader is elusive. For another, persons who want to download materials from others and/or who believe they have the [...]

By: DrewWilson

DrewWilson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This might explain why the RIAA sued the dead a while back. Must have been the persons kitchen sink that committed the act of copyright infringement.

By: manakazero

manakazero — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

lol I’d like to see the printer’s defense!

By: DrewWilson

DrewWilson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t know printers tend to leave paper trails. It could set the wrong toner in court.