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Im being accused of illegally downloading porno (i didnt) help!
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I suppose. I just assumed that they were working independently from the ISP since he's back online while this other firm still thinks there is a problem.
The Anti-Monitor
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Wait, man! Who gets to be a copyright violator?
Your ISP logs every assigned dynamic IP attached to an account along with timestamps. You can't get around it with dynamic IP.
MilesWebber
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ITT people probably wouldn't be joking around about 'Hard Candy' if they knew the meaning.
If it's anything like it is in the UK then it's just a scare tactic to get money from you. A handful of law firms did it here, sending out thousands of letters threatening to take them to court unless they paid up. No one ever got taken to court though since they couldn't prove which person did it. The advised course of action was to send them a template letter denying everything.
One of the main firms behind this went bankrupt with the help of a handful of forums and blogs, along with 4chan who caused all the company's emails to leak. There's a lot more to it here detailed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACS:Law
One of the main firms behind this went bankrupt with the help of a handful of forums and blogs, along with 4chan who caused all the company's emails to leak. There's a lot more to it here detailed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACS:Law
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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English law is different from American law. There are people with valid and appealed judgements against them for downloading music.
Right, which is why the OP should call the number for the law office that I found that's registered to that address that that company supposedly resides at. And I doubt that company is legit, because the law firm handles divorce/family law as well as immigration law.
The Anti-Monitor
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But it's normal porn.
The Anti-Monitor
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What a fantastic scene.
Not that it matters but I wonder what percentage of these types of cases are actually "legitimate", meaning the person they are harassing has actually downloaded something illegally.Still the jokes on the first page are a bit annoying. The OP shouldn't be scared, there are a lot of websites that can give you information on how to protect yourself from this bullshit. I think Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also helps people who are the vitcims of copyright trolls.
Interesting. Well, good luck, OP.
TheDiabolical
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your just trying to spam a porn you helped make....you don't need to lie to us
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Law firms can sometimes handle the most diverse and random crap. I'd be a little leery contacting them until I knew more. Also OP should have has facts laid out before hand and not deviate from them *
*This isn't meant to to constitute legal advice, it's just my own thoughts.\\
If the person downloaded it and gets sued (not saying the OP) they're hardly victims, they just got caught. Regarding validity, it depends on who is doing the data collection and it can easily be correct.
Sometimes these large buisness complexes house multiple law firms. It could just be one dude in a small office.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Yeah, but also a lot of lawyers do a weird mix of stuff.
These lawyers file these cases in mass OP. Meaning 1 court fee to file against 400 people. This company is hired by, in this case, most likely the porn studio behind the film. They file against a ton of infringers, and reap the settlements. No one fights this because they are scared they will lose. Judges are getting very tired of this because the lawyers are only paying 1 court fee usually instead of a fee per person.
One guy fought this recently and won. Highly suggest you switch isp and forget about this. They want to drag you to court? Let them, they never will. If you have some balls and want to fight, contact EFF.
I would link you a ton of shit but I am on mobile.
One guy fought this recently and won. Highly suggest you switch isp and forget about this. They want to drag you to court? Let them, they never will. If you have some balls and want to fight, contact EFF.
I would link you a ton of shit but I am on mobile.
I should also mention that it's always a pornographic film in these sorts of copyright troll cases. The company is scamming and attempting to embarrass you, knowing that many men will gladly pony up $300 to avoid the humiliation of a letter coming to their door (not knowing that the company is extremely unlikely to have their home address) claiming they've been stealing porn.
It's the same reason nobody returns penis enlargement pills that don't work. The check will always come from some obscenely embarrassing company name.
tl;dr it's a scam, ignore it and it'll go away.
(Yes, I've gotten bullshit like this, and it goes straight to my spam folder. I'm pretty sure my -actual- porn collection would be enough to prove in court that I'd never download professionally produced straight porn. I mean, ew.)
It's the same reason nobody returns penis enlargement pills that don't work. The check will always come from some obscenely embarrassing company name.
tl;dr it's a scam, ignore it and it'll go away.
(Yes, I've gotten bullshit like this, and it goes straight to my spam folder. I'm pretty sure my -actual- porn collection would be enough to prove in court that I'd never download professionally produced straight porn. I mean, ew.)
This is true, it could.. My suggestion in calling would be to leave out any personal details he's told us and just see if they do any of that activity in that office.
Yep. Ars technica has been doing a lot of coverage about these cases. Pretty informative OP you should go there and search their archives.
I think this would make a good movie.
Copyright Violator
Starring Shia Labeouf
A young male internet addict is on the run after being wrongly accused of copyright violation. Desperately seeking to clear his name, he uncovers a complicated plot to take control of the internet. He inadvertently becomes embroiled in it by posting conspiracy theories on NeoGAF forums.
Copyright Violator
Starring Shia Labeouf
A young male internet addict is on the run after being wrongly accused of copyright violation. Desperately seeking to clear his name, he uncovers a complicated plot to take control of the internet. He inadvertently becomes embroiled in it by posting conspiracy theories on NeoGAF forums.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Or have someone else contact with generic details from a different number (or skype or some VoIP).*
*Same disclaimer.
Houston3000
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So, I'm confused.
Like others have said, Hard Candy is a movie released like six or seven years ago with Ellen Page (Juno/Inception) and Patrick Wilson (Watchmen/Insidious) about a young girl tricking and torturing a pedophile who tries to hook up with her. Is it also a porn series or was there a bunch of straight to DVD sequels to that movie?
If it was a porn series than all you guys talking about seeing it are sick fucks just like the OP... or simply unaware that "Hard Candy" is pedo slang for 'sexy young children'.
Like others have said, Hard Candy is a movie released like six or seven years ago with Ellen Page (Juno/Inception) and Patrick Wilson (Watchmen/Insidious) about a young girl tricking and torturing a pedophile who tries to hook up with her. Is it also a porn series or was there a bunch of straight to DVD sequels to that movie?
If it was a porn series than all you guys talking about seeing it are sick fucks just like the OP... or simply unaware that "Hard Candy" is pedo slang for 'sexy young children'.
Hard Candy 4 seems to have a 9.7/10 rating on imdb, must've been good
A higher rating than The Shawshank Redemption.
Where is your god now, Frank Darabont?
Right, if GAF detective feels like doing this, I'm sure someone could find out if this is legit. I would but I have a couple conference calls in a row to be on.
Barbacoatl
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I think he means the pedo stuff linked on the hidden wiki.
It is irrelevant. Gaf gets stuck on the weirdest things.
This may be helpful, I am reading it right now.
http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/faq/
http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/faq/faq-from-tac/
http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/faq/
http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/faq/faq-from-tac/
From what I'm reading it is probably best not to contact these people. A mistake the OP already made.
Was not aware of that. I guess that even more humiliating for the accused, Jesus Christ.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Well if he has no other choice for Internet service, he may be stuck. Why do you think I had Time Warner when I lived in Brooklyn or Cablevision when I lived in Newark.
Zomba13
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Well yeah, it's a porno. Some guy posted the cover in one of the first replies. Definitely not a young child on it.
superpickleman
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Is it true that Backdoor Sluts 9 makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2?
Barbacoatl
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Well yeah, if Naughty Nurses 2 was something like DP Doctors 3 mixed with Teeny Boppers 5.
Is it worth it, let me work it. I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it.
holy shit :lol
Houston3000
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Ah, I'm at work so I didn't click it.
But yeah, "Hard Candy" is like a code word for that shit... hence the title of the actual theatrical film... or Madonna album
Zomba13
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I never knew about the code word thing. It does make it kinda weird.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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There is legal precedent. Please, don't tell him to ignore it based on you thinking that there isn't.
What's funny, is that some of these "lawsuits" are going on works that the porn company has copyrighted the work, months after its release, even months after the alleged infringement occured.
Some have even attempt to claim copyrights on a derivative product. Meaning "Old Porn movie, scenes mixed up, released by another company with another title, still the same scenes"
See:
http://dietrolldie.com/2012/04/12/call-to-action-send-a-message-to-the-us-copyright-office-gang-bang-virginsgrand-slam-12-apr-12/
http://dietrolldie.com/ is another website to research.
Some have even attempt to claim copyrights on a derivative product. Meaning "Old Porn movie, scenes mixed up, released by another company with another title, still the same scenes"
See:
http://dietrolldie.com/2012/04/12/call-to-action-send-a-message-to-the-us-copyright-office-gang-bang-virginsgrand-slam-12-apr-12/
http://dietrolldie.com/ is another website to research.
Is it worth it, let me work it. I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it.
LOL!
I am fighting it. Already told them I am innocent and that if they want anything they will need to take it to court. My company has an attorney on retainer I will just sick them on the company if they send me anything else.
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