what do you think??

today when i get home, i get bitched out by my mom. she's saying that the cable company is trying to sue us because i was downloading torrents... also, they said if i was to terminate(delete) all the files immediately, tt all charges would be dropped.
the moment she told me that, i almost SH**T my pance. i read one article saying that a lady got sued for 3 mill just for downloading 3 songs
whats your opinion on what to do??

Sounds fake to me. You got a copy of the message your mother received?

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it came from the charter internet company, and yes i looking at the paper right now, im sure its not fake, because the named some of the stuff i had downloaded. you think that their just trying to scare me out of pirating?? i wasnt really pirating though, i always delete stuff aftter watching or plaing. i dowloaded the torrent from isohunt also.

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So you downloaded illegal files, but you weren't really pirating? Ok then.....They send that out, it's real, usually companies send out a few and disconnect your internet, well mine used to, some companies will terminate your internet for good if they get too many notices about your illegal downloading.

Well if that's the case, it might be in your best interest to delete the content in question so you can avoid getting sued then.

Definitely delete everything then. And while on the topic, could this happen form downloading stuff from Romulation? Everything here is direct download, not torrents. Sorry if this is a dumb question.

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Most likely not, they usually catch you with torrents because one of the companies like the MPAA has put their own seeds on it so they can find people.

Ah. I got a little worried there lol.

Get the files off your hard drive to an external or burn them off then delete them off the hard drive.I got busted by my ISP 3 days after downloading from a torrent, and was shut down until I deleted said file and I understand the term delete as removing from the hard drive which I did after putting them onto a DVD first. ;) Anyway like I said they asked me over the phone to remove the files and if I would they would turn my internet back on. After that I stayed clear of torrents for awhile but I still find what I want without depending on torrents just takes longer but harder to get busted...at least so far anyway.

Could Peer Guardian prevent ISPs noticing that you're downloading these files?

It will help stop other people from noticing you what you are downloading and reporting you to your ISP.But uTorrent supports IPFilter, so you don't need to use Peer Guardian.

In Canada, it is not illegal to download mp3 or roms. There is no law in place like the US. I believe it also applies to torrents. I haven't done torrents because I don't know what to do. I belong to a forum and they talk about torrents but they never said anything about being caught.

I doubt many would admit getting caught in the first place, but it took years before I was caught, and it was a mistake on my part so in a way I was asking for it. LOL

sylar1000 · #4So you downloaded illegal files, but you weren't really pirating? Ok then.....They send that out, it's real, usually companies send out a few and disconnect your internet, well mine used to, some companies will terminate your internet for good if they get too many notices about your illegal downloading.

i was following that," delete files within 24 hours" rule. i usually just download file and use it for a day and delete them. the only raeason i got a notice is because, that stupid tyler perry movie my girl friend just had to see, as its still in theaters.
is it true that if you delete the file with 24 hours that it isnt pirating??

No, that law never existed. Its illegal regardless of you deleting it 24 hours after the download or not.

rell · #14i was following that," delete files within 24 hours" rule. i usually just download file and use it for a day and delete them. the only raeason i got a notice is because, that stupid tyler perry movie my girl friend just had to see, as its still in theaters.
is it true that if you delete the file with 24 hours that it isnt pirating??

You have to make sure that the file is 100% deleted [no traces of it left from your drive]. And that so-called 24-hours law does not exist.

interesting...i've never heard of this before. i usually don't torrent and when i do it is for a linux distro...but there actually isn't a 24 hour rule.....someone just made that up (or so i've heard from many a sources!) and yes......even if you do the 24 hour rule it is still pirating!! also....i usually let my friends do torrents for movies!! i hate using the mass torrents where there is no download speed......too slow for me!

sylar1000 · #7Most likely not, they usually catch you with torrents because one of the companies like the MPAA has put their own seeds on it so they can find people.

Oh yeah-that is why I avoid torrents despite being safer than limewire :(

rell · #1today when i get home, i get bitched out by my mom. she's saying that the cable company is trying to sue us because i was downloading torrents... also, they said if i was to terminate(delete) all the files immediately, tt all charges would be dropped.
the moment she told me that, i almost SH**T my pance. i read one article saying that a lady got sued for 3 mill just for downloading 3 songs
whats your opinion on what to do??

I got a tip...but for your protection it's in a pm.
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BTW I would not advise anything about piracy once tracked, stay away for a bit and after a few months...prehaps try romU only for your downloads...they might be watching you for a bit now :(

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everything is safer than limewire... robbing a bank... is safer than limewire, attacking Barack Obama... is safer than limewire, happy slapping the queen... is yes! you guessed it, safer than limewire.

I recall someone getting threats about 3 files,but that was because she uploaded them to a file-sharing site-not because she downloaded them.
Maybe whoever has had their copywright infringed calculates the amount of money theyve lost out on by the amount of downloads and seeks to get it back-LOL.