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Is there any sort of listing of what ISPs care about this and how much? I have Comcast/Xfinity and have had well over a dozen. Others I know say the same. They pretty much send the notice and forget about it. My uncle has some rinky dink local ISP (the only one where he lives.) He got 2 or 3 and they cut his internet. They only let him get it back when he deleted not only the downloaded files but also bittorrent itself (not sure how they could know?) I saw people posting about notices that were trashed and searched but really couldn't find anything for this.
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Mar 11, 2019, 04:47 am
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Well obviously, don't contend with your ISP, but find ways to get your TV/movie fix.
Personally, for most of the shit I have, I use private torrents, Openload, and the library.
Don't just rely on The Pirate Bay.
If that doesn't help, find a VPN. For me, I can live without one, because of other sources.
EDIT: On that note, I would say the ISPs care about Hollywood movies more than anyone else. I do not speak from experience, only from instinct. See, if you found a way to pirate without torrents (or do private torrenting), you shouldn't be having a problem with letters.
On the previous notice, my mother was scared shitless. While I was not afraid, but cautious, I had to make some concessions on my download patterns.
But really, if you go at the right places, and strike at the right time, you're golden. What I mean by the "right time" was download early; cyberlockers don't wait for you to download. That is its weakness and the opposite is the strength of torrent sites.
I really this helps.
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I watch a downloaded movie from TPB almost every day. I also get them for TV shows, even though I actually have satellite that includes that channel - just easier to watch on my widescreen monitor on computer than via old analog CRT TV from further away. And also from The Great Courses courses (which if you bought are insanely priced.)
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The feds dont give a rats azz about DMCA so just use a shitty free VPN.
Be careful of US VPNs though, as they might want to look into who is searching terrist sites, and grabbing 'anarchist' stuff.
For that, recommend Hong Kong.
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For the non-trolls who stumble here, better information can be found on proper threads about VPNs in this forums.
There're some free proxies but real free VPNs are like free lunches: Tiny samplers.
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Mar 28, 2019, 17:26 pm
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(Mar 07, 2019, 22:51 pm)MattShizzle Wrote: Is there any sort of listing of what ISPs care about this and how much? I have Comcast/Xfinity and have had well over a dozen. Others I know say the same. They pretty much send the notice and forget about it. My uncle has some rinky dink local ISP (the only one where he lives.) He got 2 or 3 and they cut his internet. They only let him get it back when he deleted not only the downloaded files but also bittorrent itself (not sure how they could know?) I saw people posting about notices that were trashed and searched but really couldn't find anything for this.
Well, I don't think your ISP cares. You pay the bill, data is data. It is the owner that detects you, sends the ISP the notice and it gets forwarded to you.
Case in point. I had an iPhone app on my wife's phone and mine that gave us access to a huge library of streaming content, used it for several months when my wife decided to watch a 'Game of Thrones' episode she had missed - notice came in 3 hours from Cox. Used the VPN on it after that but found a better version that is encrypted and doesn't need a VPN. The notice did say GoT so wasn't something else that triggered the notice.
So as stated above, if no one complains to your ISP you're in the clear.
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Late update. Xfinity/Comcast (mine) doesn't care, but the one my uncle has (a crappy local one) blocked his service until he deleted all downloaded content illegal AND Bittorrent.
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It would help the discussion alot if we mentioned whereabouts. Most places in the world these days you ISPs dont even bother with copyright trolls as they have been defeated in court again and again or there is simply no local law to uphold. Exceptions to this rule include US and A, UK, Germany, France, others?
I pirate from denmark and don't give a shit
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But you're pirating, and pirating is wrong, and and and...
Well, Canada does care, but if you go through the right channels, you should be all right. I only torrent as last resort. If I can't find anything on Primewire, the library, or a friend, then I torrent.
You'd be pretty surprised how the public library can actually help. I have found Star Trek Discovery, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek Picard. Of course, they're not up to date, so that may be a downer.
As for pirated software, the gloves are off!
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(Jan 03, 2021, 23:44 pm)MattShizzle Wrote: Late update. Xfinity/Comcast (mine) doesn't care, but the one my uncle has (a crappy local one) blocked his service until he deleted all downloaded content illegal AND Bittorrent.
I presume they didn't actually send someone over to verify anything was deleted, so it was simply a statement on your uncle's behalf.
The crappy local ISP just doesn't want to have to deal with notices, so that is how they cover their ass.
A VPN or seedbox will prevent that from happening in the future.
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