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This was recently received by a client of mine from IS.


Suspected Activity: Illegal software
Client IP Address: x.x.x.x
Client IP Netblock:
Service Identifier: [email protected]
Company Name: XXX
Parent VCP:


The following update has been done for your complaint as outlined below:

Subject: Case ID XXXXX - Notice of Claimed Infringement
Sender: XXX

Update:

We have received a complaint as outlined below, from an IP allocated to your company. Please investigate this issue and deal with your client/user/employee as necessary. Please inform us of the actions taken and the outcome of your investigations.

On Wed Feb 06 08:50:46 2008, [email protected] wrote:
> Wednesday, February 06, 2008
>
>
> Internet Solutions
> The Campus, 57 Sloane Street
> Bryanston
> Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2021 ZA
>
>
> RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Motion Picture
> Entitled
> The Golden Compass
>
>
> Dear Abuse Department:
>
> We are writing this letter on behalf of New Line Cinema Corporation,
a
> division of AOL Time Warner ("New Line").
>
> As you may know, New Line is the holder of rights under copyright,
> including exclusive distribution rights, in and to the motion
> picture(s) listed above.
>
> No one is authorized to perform, exhibit, reproduce, transmit, or
> otherwise distribute the above-mentioned work(s) without the express
> written permission of New Line, which permission New Line has not
> granted to x.x.x.x.
>
> We have received information that an individual has utilized the
> above-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer
> downloads of copyrighted motion picture(s) through a "peer-to-peer"
> service, including such
> title(s) as:
>
> The Golden Compass
>
> The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted motion
pictures
> constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17
> United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the
> laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.
>
> Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the
> following:
>
> 1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct
> described above; and
> 2) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your
Abuse
> Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.
>
> On behalf of New Line, owner of the exclusive rights to the
> copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that
we
> have a good faith belief
> that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
authorized
> by New Line, its respective agents, or the law.
>
> Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of
the
> State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the
> information in this notification is accurate and that we are
> authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being
> infringed as set forth in this notification.
>
> Please contact us at the above-listed address or by replying to this
> email should you have any questions. Kindly include the Case ID
> XXX, also noted above, in the subject line of all future
> correspondence regarding
this
> matter.
>
> We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in
> this matter. Your prompt response is requested.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> A Kempe
> Enforcement Coordinator
> SafeNet, Inc.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> INFRINGEMENT DETAIL
> --------------------
>
> Infringing Work: The Golden Compass
> First Found: 29 Jan 2008 01:22:16 EST (GMT -0500) Last Found: 29 Jan
> 2008 01:22:16 EST (GMT -0500) IP Address: x.x.x.x IP Port:
> 65262
> Protocol: BitTorrent
> InfoHash: 0D2CFAA81B4BB98B347ACAE37944FB0BBD300D5E
>
>
 
Interesting.

Will have to let my work know so that we can take the neccessary precautions.

Thanks for the heads up.
 
If South African companies get a notice like that, are they legally obliged to comply?

It sounds as if the complaint comes from the States. So, what's the coarse of action that an SA company must take when receiving such a notice?
 
EtienneK said:
If South African companies get a notice like that, are they legally obliged to comply?

It sounds as if the complaint comes from the States. So, what's the coarse of action that an SA company must take when receiving such a notice?
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While we don't have the DMCA and don't fall under US law, we do enforce copyright laws, so I suspect IS will use those grounds. I am however interest to see what New Line Cinema will be doing to IS if their customers don't comply.
 
So . . . how was the movie? :)
 
EtienneK said:
If South African companies get a notice like that, are they legally obliged to comply?

It sounds as if the complaint comes from the States. So, what's the coarse of action that an SA company must take when receiving such a notice?
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They (New Line) are advising that action be taken based on their US law. Under our law you may only be prosecuted if you distribute any material. If he downloaded without uploading anything, he's safe. But if it can be proven that the guy uploaded any part of the movie while downloading it, he might be in a bit of poo. One of the negatives of using torrents.
 
Highflyer_GP said:
They (New Line) are advising that action be taken based on their US law. Under our law you may only be prosecuted if you distribute any material. If he downloaded without uploading anything, he's safe. But if it can be proven that the guy uploaded any part of the movie while downloading it, he might be in a bit of poo. One of the negatives of using torrents.
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Yip, this is all true. Torrents becoming less and less popular I reckon.
 
> Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of
the
> State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the
> information in this notification is accurate and that we are
> authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being
> infringed as set forth in this notification.
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LOL!!!
Reply to sender - Go fusk yourself.
 
News sites are better. I've been using torrent sites for about 4 years now and switch to a news server in Jan and I think it really better. Is there any possible way they could trace it back to my IP? I doubt it but out of interest
 
hj2k_x said:
Yip, this is all true. Torrents becoming less and less popular I reckon.
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They are? :confused::confused: ones I see continue to grow... what could possibly be a better technology? I get full speed outta my 4mb line with torrents..and something else :P
 
Senast said:
Is there any possible way they could trace it back to my IP? I doubt it but out of interest
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Doesn't matter even if they could trace your IP. All you're doing is downloading .txt files containing a bunch of gibberish. The actual decoding is done on the receiving end.
 
There are two local news servers I know of. IS and SAIX. There is then a site, similar to a torrent site where you could search for files you would like to download. Open the small file in the program provided by the website and it'll download the item you want for you. Thats put in very simple terms
 
w1z4rd said:
Seriously, just ignore them... nothing gets done about them.
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That is the best advice. They cannot do anything to you unless they issue notice in terms of our own law, clearly identifying who holds the rights in SA, which might or might not be New Line Cinema Corporation. One does wonder how jumpy and wet our ISPs are though.
 
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