Uh oh, what do I do now?
 

Just got this email from my ISP:

Dear Customer,
We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.

What do I need to do now?

delete all of your porn??????????????

It wasn't porn, it was a bit torrent file (episode) of My Name is Earl

How the hell did they know that you had it?? Did you download it, or send it to someone? :hittingthefan:

wow big brother is watching...that sucks...just do what they say and it should be cleared up....remove the episode from where you have it....i dont see how they know you have it anyway. what dicks.

Usenet is you friend. P2P, Bit Torrents, etc.. all bad news. Just uninstall any of those apps you may have and that should assure you aren't broadcasting across any of thier ports.

Wow, thats crazy! Talk about big brother watchin!

^ w0rd

Here is the remainder of the email if anyone is interested:


Re: Unauthorized Use of NBC Universal Properties
Notice ID: 14-7220741
28 Aug 2006 21:10:09 GMT

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please be advised that NBC Universal and/or its subsidiary and affiliated companies (collectively, NBC Universal) are the owners of exclusive rights protected under copyright law and other intellectual property rights in many motion pictures and television programs, including the title(s) listed below (the NBC Universal Properties). NBC Universal diligently enforces its rights in its motion pictures.

It has come to our attention that Cox Communications is the service provider for the IP address listed below, from which unauthorized copying and distribution (downloading, uploading, file serving, file "swapping" or other similar activities) of the NBC Universal Property or Properties listed below, or portion(s) thereof, is taking place. We believe that the Internet access of the user engaging in this infringement is provided by Cox Communications or a downstream service provider who purchases this connectivity from Cox Communications.

This unauthorized copying and distribution constitutes copyright infringement under Section 106 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Depending upon the type of service Cox Communications is providing to this IP address, it may have legal and/or equitable liability if it does not expeditiously remove or disable access to the motion picture(s) listed below, or if it fails to implement a policy that provides for termination of subscribers who are repeat infringers (see 17 U.S.C. 512).

Despite the above, NBC Universal believes that the entire Internet community benefits when these matters are resolved cooperatively. We urge you to take immediate action to stop this infringing activity and inform us of the results of your actions. We appreciate your efforts toward this common goal.

The undersigned has a good faith belief that use of the NBC Universal Property or Properties in the manner described herein is not authorized by NBC Universal, its agent or the law. The information contained in this notification is accurate. Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned is authorized to act on behalf of NBC Universal with respect to this matter.

Please be advised that this letter is not intended to be a complete statement of the facts or law as they may pertain to this matter or of NBC Universal's positions, rights or remedies, legal or equitable, all of which are specifically reserved.

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Aaron Markham
Director of Internet Anti-Piracy,
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Holy hell, how the HELL did they know? When I get home, Limewire is going byebye. I dont download movies, but its not worth the trouble/lawsuits that could come from it...

i bet you gotta ton of spyware n ****...

remove limewrie and those other programs just to be safe...

and install this firewall http://upit.be/download.php?id=2562

I use it... its a bazillion times better then windows and macafee firewalls

and install hitman pro http://www.techspot.com/downloads/1278-hitman-pro.html to get rid of spyware

sound like you have some open ports

hahaha.. you got owner sir. it's not hard for them to see what you do on the net. I'm surprised comcast hasn't turned into dicks about it yet

P0w3d!....sucks to be you right about now dude..

http://phoenixlabs.org/

Download PeerGuardian 2. The company created the app and updates its block lists on a daily basis. basically it just blocks IP ranges that are known P2P "Sniffers". I use Azureus which has built in encryption (not turned on by default) and has tons of options if your an advanced user but its simple enough to use if your not. I've downloaded a terabyte of stuff over the last year just using Azureus and PeerGuardian with no problems at all. My ISP is cox aswell.

IRC is the safest way to download illegal material but you really gotta know some people that have their **** together. Im talkin about guys that encrypt everything and run boxes in other countries. Its pretty amazing how big and complex some of the major release groups are. You guys should keep an eye on darknet the next few months as well.