MWEB ABUSE EMAIL

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I got a nasty mail from MWEB today....

MWEB views this type of transgression in a serious light.

You are required to respond to this notification within 48 hours confirming that the copyrighted file has been removed from your system. The reported activity is in breach of MWEB's Subscriber Terms and Conditions of Use which can be viewed at


Infringing Work:xxxxxx
First Found: 29 Apr 2010 18:07:37 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 29 Apr 2010 18:07:37 EDT (GMT -0400)
IP Address: xxxxxxxx
IP Port: xxxxxxx
Protocol: BitTorrent
Torrent InfoHash:xxxxxxxx
Containing file(s): xxxxxxxxxx


O sh*t...what now?:confused::confused:

I was downloading a torrent I thought was legit...:cry:
 
Delete file. Send Apology email. Get Peerblock. Download file again. Sorted :D

*I do not support piracy, but I hear you get a cookie for joining :whistle:
 
Lol dude calm down. MWEB aren't going to do anything. I think this is the 3rd (?) thread now about MWEB sending these emails. I don't see anyone being banned or arrested yet :confused:

Just make sure you use peerblock next time ;)
 
Regarding that "Containing file(s): xxxxxxxxxx" ... they sniff and list your files being downloaded in your torrent? Does MWeb really have the right to do that?

I mean I understand port shaping, but sniffing out the packets you're actually downloading? :/


Forge said:
I got a nasty mail from MWEB today....

MWEB views this type of transgression in a serious light.

You are required to respond to this notification within 48 hours confirming that the copyrighted file has been removed from your system. The reported activity is in breach of MWEB's Subscriber Terms and Conditions of Use which can be viewed at


Infringing Work:xxxxxx
First Found: 29 Apr 2010 18:07:37 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 29 Apr 2010 18:07:37 EDT (GMT -0400)
IP Address: xxxxxxxx
IP Port: xxxxxxx
Protocol: BitTorrent
Torrent InfoHash:xxxxxxxx
Containing file(s): xxxxxxxxxx


O sh*t...what now?:confused::confused:

I was downloading a torrent I thought was legit...:cry:
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To be honest I was downloading a episode of xxx season 4 and it was already done when they sent me this added on the mail:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
- <Infringement xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
- <Case>
<ID>xxxxxxx</ID>
<Status>Open</Status>
<Severity>Normal</Severity>
</Case>
- <Complainant>
<Entity>CBS</Entity>
<Contact>MediaSentryCopyrightInfringement</Contact>
<Address />
<Phone />
<Email>[email protected]</Email>
</Complainant>
- <Service_Provider>
<Entity>MWEB Connect (Proprietary) Limited</Entity>
<Contact>M-WEB Abuse Deparatment</Contact>
<Address>Private Bag X001 N1 City 7463, ZA</Address>
<Phone>+27 21 596 8300</Phone>
<Email />
</Service_Provider>
- <Source>
<TimeStamp>2010-04-29T22:07:37Z</TimeStamp>
<IP_Address>xxxxxxxx</IP_Address>
<Type>BitTorrent</Type>
<UserName />
<Number_Files>1</Number_Files>
</Source>
- <Content>
- <Item>
<Title>xxxxxxx</Title>
<InfoHash>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</InfoHash>
</Item>
</Content>
<History />
<Notes />
</Infringement>
 
pastry said:
Regarding that "Containing file(s): xxxxxxxxxx" ... they sniff and list your files being downloaded in your torrent? Does MWeb really have the right to do that?

I mean I understand port shaping, but sniffing out the packets you're actually downloading? :/
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It's not mweb that does it.. Have a look in your uTorrent or what ever your using. You can see who (users IP) is downloading what from you. They just do an IP look up and see who the IP is registered to, which is mweb. They email mweb saying IP was downloading copyright content at this time. Mweb checks their logs of who was assigned the IP at that time and forward email to you..
 
do NOT send any response. If that response e-mail gets into the hands of the content owners they will be able to identify you and start proceedings against you. Just ignore the e-mail and take steps to cover your tracks from here on out.
 
Has MWEB actually ever cancelled anyone's account for not responding?
 
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