Infringement notice on illegal torrent movie download in matter of days!

Lancerx on 11/08/2015 - 20:37
Last edited 12/08/2015 - 13:15

Hi all, got an infringement notice from my ISP netcube for the first time. Haven't downloaded movie for a while (mainly streaming from Kodi), one illegal download, then bang they got me lol. Content as below:

Dear XXXXX

Netcube has received a claimed infringement from the copyright owners of content you have allegedly downloaded as attached. The IP address provided by the complainant indicates that the conduct occurred over your Netcube Service.

As this type of infringement is taken seriously, it is our responsibility to advise you that Netcube does not condone the use of our internet services for activities which are offensive, illegal, or infringe on the legal rights of other persons. Such activities are expressly mentioned in our Terms and Conditions and these Terms and Conditions are a basis of which Netcube may suspend or terminate the services to you.

Within this claimed infringement notice it is alleged that you, or someone authorised by you, via your IP address has engaged in such activity. If you agree that you did engage in this activity, please cease it immediately. We also ask for you to stop future use and sharing of the exclusive copyright that is alleged to be infringed herein.

If you have any questions about this email or our Terms and Conditions, please contact Customer Service on [email protected] or 1300 58 68 78.

Please find attached the copy of the claimed Infringement.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,
NetCube Infringements Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1300 58 68 78

FORWARDED EMAIL:

Dear Sir or Madam:

We are contacting you on behalf of Paramount Pictures Corporation (Paramount). Under penalty of perjury, I assert that IP-Echelon Pty. Ltd., (IP-Echelon) is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive copyrights that are alleged to be infringed herein.

IP-Echelon has become aware that the below IP addresses have been using your service for distributing video files, which contain infringing video content that is exclusively owned by Paramount.

IP-Echelon has a good faith belief that the Paramount video content that is described in the below report has not been authorized for sharing or distribution by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I also assert that the information contained in this notice is accurate to the best of our knowledge.

We are requesting your immediate assistance in removing and disabling access to the infringing material from your network. We also ask that you ensure the user and/or IP address owner refrains from future use and sharing of Paramount materials and property.

In complying with this notice, should not destroy any evidence, which may be relevant in a lawsuit, relating to the infringement alleged, including all associated electronic documents and data relating to the presence of infringing items on your network, which shall be preserved while disabling public access, irrespective of any document retention or corporate policy to the contrary.

Please note that this letter is not intended as a full statement of the facts; and does not constitute a waiver of any rights to recover damages, incurred by virtue of any unauthorized or infringing activities, occurring on your network. All such rights, as well as claims for other relief, are expressly reserved.

Should you need to contact me, I may be reached at the following address:

Adrian Leatherland
On behalf of IP-Echelon as an agent for Paramount
Address: 6715 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, 90028, United States
Email: [email protected]

Evidentiary Information:
Protocol: BITTORRENT
Infringed Work: XXXXXX
Infringing FileName: XXXXX
Infringing FileSize: XXXX
Infringer's IP Address: XXXXXXX
Infringer's Port: XXXXXXX
Initial Infringement Timestamp: 2015-08-10T09:19:23Z

I knew the government has authorized companies to pursue copyright infringement, just didn't know it's that full on. I meant I downloaded plenty of stuff before this, never got caught. Did change to netcue as of this month. Could it be Netcube actively reporting users? Apparently this is just a warning, so guess I better be more careful in the future. Better VPN more then ;)

Has anyone else got it too recently? Do we get 3 strikes or something before court action or fine?

P/S THE MOVIE WAS NOT DALLAS BUYER CLUB (SHIT MOVIE ANYWAY)….AND I JUST DOWNLOADED IT 3 DAYS AGO..SHIT'S GETTING REAL GUYS!

Internet

Comments

  • Noblejoker on 14/08/2015 - 11:33

    Just gunna leave this here
    Install and block the trackers
    Works perfectly and integrates automatically with uTorrent & Qbittorrent
    http://www.davidmoore.info/blog/projects/ipfilter-updater/

  • freemoneyhunter on 14/08/2015 - 13:29

    Been getting those emails all the time from TPG, I just ignore them, I just live there.

  • John Dough on 14/08/2015 - 15:27

    3 Words. Private Internet Access.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2015 - 15:47

    why do people still use utorrent, didnt they infect there customers with a silent btc miner just recently?

    • yacman on 14/08/2015 - 17:06

      I have no idea about this but noticed my UAC kept blocking a program from installing called setup.mango.com (or something similar), did some google searches couldn't find any info on it, was fairly sure uTorrent was triggering it so I just canceled the install (would prompt every few days) is this what your talking about?

    • Lancerx on 14/08/2015 - 17:25

      What do people use these days anyway?

  • Village troggs on 14/08/2015 - 20:39

    In The news today Dallas Buyers Club dealt major blow in Federal Court iiNet piracy case .

    A $600,000 bond has to be put in place before they can proceed to seek information on downloaders and they can forfit the money if they try to make eroneous claims financial claims .
    It' not over till the fat lady sings

  • kamten on 14/08/2015 - 22:01

    May be u should try using peer block or peer guardian along side with your torrent client.. its not complete solution when compared with VPN solutions. However it has stopped getting me any further infringement notice.

  • 2Poor4Ozb on 14/08/2015 - 22:24

    Yeh I had about 5 of those emails about 4 months ago, all from paramount. Had to do the right thing so moved it to trash folder and deleted. Stopped all seeding of those files.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2015 - 22:48
    +1

    Would love it if someone with analytical skills could see if there is a correlation between $$$ earned at the box office and amount of so-called copyright infringement notices sent.

    I would bet that for movies where they rake in billions $$$ they would not bother chasing some teenager in oz. Whereas for flops / shit movies like dallas buyers club they will try to claw back every cent. They could just try to make a better movie…

    I am yet to be convinced that online streaming (or piracy if you like) is hurting the hollywood industry. Not when you see reports that x movie has just grossed e.g. $300 million in first day release…

    OTOH there are still tv "stars" being paid up to $1m PER EPISODE (thinking charlie sheen), and around $100,000 for mediocre tv series like nashville, 24, etc. If studios were losing so much money from piracy they could not afford to pay such exorbitant fees. Just my 2c worth.

    "Video killed the radio star…" um, no it didn't.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2015 - 00:10

    Now that this topic got me started…

    I loved netflix when I first got it it, but now noticed they are scammers when it comes to tv series. This happened to me a few times:

    I would start to watch a show, get to love it, then notice netflix only gave us season one. Looked it up on imdb and saw that there are another 3 sesons available. What could I do? Download the remaining seasons from internet? No, because I am a law abiding citizen :) Instead I ask my daughter to ask her hubby to get me the required missing shows while he is downloading pretty little liars for her…

    Is it illegal to watch shows someone else downloaded???

  • immortalbjr on 15/08/2015 - 00:11
    +1

    If you've ever had any experience with the law and being charged, you'll know that the following means absolutely nothing.

    it is alleged that you, or someone authorised by you

    you have allegedly downloaded

    Simply say alleged? prove without doubt I personally did the download and we'll talk about it. Unless you actually admit to it, or they had someone recording you through the window while you downloaded it - they cant.

    • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2015 - 00:24

      I think most of this topic assumes civil charges for damages, rather than criminal prosecution. Anyone at anytime can bring civil charges against you. Your neighbour can take you to court and say the loud music you play has caused his cat to have nightmares and claim $10,000 damages for a cat psychologist xexexexe. But seriously, nothing stopping anyone. But you are right. They need to identify you as the person playing the music and not your flatmate.

      • ninetyNineCents on 15/08/2015 - 22:28
        -1

        I would tell them to show how they know their claim. It's a simple case that you will charge them with illegal wiretapping your communications without a warrant and will notify the police.

  • drwau on 15/08/2015 - 11:31

    Guys look at this

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197545/Illegal-down…

    Its not all going the way of the film companies just yet

  • shaybisc on 15/08/2015 - 11:38
    +1

    I've been using a VPN for years but I do pay with Paypal so the VPN knows who I am. I might descend completely into paranoia next time and use a fake name and pay by Bitcoin, tumbled or purchased anonymously of course. Or maybe go with a VPN that accepts Darkcoin.

    Bugger, that's not going to work- the VPN will still know my IP address. Oh, man, paranoia is hard work.

  • ninetyNineCents on 15/08/2015 - 20:01

    Sure they know someone from your account downloaded that movie, but they can't prove it was you or anyone else in your house. I'm guessing you have wifi, just say someone must have hacked your wifi and used it to download that movie and you never noticed.

    The police just can't guess it's someone in your house on any criminal matter they have to pin point exactly who it was.

    They cant prove who it was, and without an actual admission from yourself they have no case. Basically tell them to fuuck off. they have to pinpoint it was you, just like the police do with forensics, eyewitnesses, photos and all that.

    • [Deactivated] on 18/08/2015 - 09:46
      +1

      All good advice and I would add making a counter privacy/stalking complaint. A department store can't taser shoppers or put cameras in toilets and change rooms to combat shoplifting. These IP-Echelon assholes are crossing the same line.

      • ninetyNineCents on 18/08/2015 - 11:12

        If you read the letter, they use a lot of words that lack detail, and never specifically accuse any body by name. If they started to use names, im sure the OP could file some sort of harrassment of false accusations. Its pretty obvious its a template and they are just hoping enough people will get scared and pay up. AFter all they are hardly going to fly someone from America or send someone from Melb or Sydney to his house. Even if they did send someone, they cant break into his house.

  • NewUser on 19/08/2015 - 21:41

    Hey guys, just read this article and comments. It might cleared your minds about this small VPN companies :)
    http://www.wipeyourdata.com/other-data-erasing/no-logs-earth…

  • sd4f on 20/08/2015 - 09:56

    I know this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but ever since there has been somewhat more significant measures taken at the political level (i.e. it's no accident that Hillary Clinton visited NZ some years ago, and then in the days after, NZ government announces anti-piracy legislation), I think the best solution to this is not to just stop pirating, but stop watching the crap altogether, pirated or not!

    I mean find other things to do. Don't waste your lives watching garbage 'entertainment' which will probably promote Alzheimer's or dementia in later life, consider picking up hobbies outside of watching movies or listening to crap music, or reading complete drivel. Join a sporting club, or a community club, music organisations, do whatever. Take on a long term project, try to make or accomplish something which is productive.

    • Lancerx on 20/08/2015 - 11:22

      Ok this is a bit out of topic ..To be honest, like most people in AU, I wouldn't wanna pirate if there's cheap content to buy at ease

      Even going to cinema these days cost arm & leg, when you're buying for two. Had to always find 2 for $24 voucher in entertainment book or buy from telstra site lol

      • sd4f on 20/08/2015 - 19:58

        All the more reason to just do something completely different!

    • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2015 - 20:05
      -1

      Don't waste your lives watching garbage 'entertainment' which will probably promote Alzheimer's or dementia in later life, consider picking up hobbies outside of watching movies or listening to crap music, or reading complete drivel. Join a sporting club, or a community club, music organisations, do whatever. Take on a long term project, try to make or accomplish something which is productive.

      That's a false dichotomy. It's possible to do all those things and watch movies as well. Are you saying that people who download movies only spend all their time watching movies and have no other interests or hobbies? That's a little silly.

      • sd4f on 23/10/2015 - 12:00
        -1

        False dichotomy??? What planet are you on? Have you just learnt a new phrase that you have to try to use somewhere?

        You're reading way too much into it, to the point that what you think is plainly not in what I wrote. I just have a simple message, which is; try to make productive and thought-provoking things take your entertainment and leisure time, rather than the targeted stuff made for the lowest common denominator, all in the goal of parting you with your money. Use your time to better yourself, rather than atrophy away achieving nothing!

        • [Deactivated] on 23/10/2015 - 13:15
          -1

          So someone who downloads movies is automatically some one dimensional cliche person that has all those negative lazy qualities? And someone who pays for movie tickets is a creative artistic determined high class individual? Do you see everything else in pure black and white?

        • sd4f on 23/10/2015 - 23:30
          -1

          @Orpheus: No, I don't see things in black or white, I'm not as blind as you! Seeing that you are incapable of comprehending what I've written, it's no mystery that you need to dumb things to a binary dimension.

          I have no clue what you are talking about here, because it's clearly got nothing to do with what I've written previously. I suggest you re-read what I've written, because nowhere have I said anything about the merits of paying for stuff or pirating. I honestly do not know where you are coming from.

  • enzioFirenze on 26/10/2015 - 12:51

    this might be a bit out of topic, but do ISPs track direct downloads as well?

    • PAEz on 23/12/2015 - 00:22

      yes

  • kingzservingJesus on 05/01/2018 - 22:36

    Don't get conned from these fakers. Surely by now you're suppose to delete junk mail from junk folder…do you get it? If it ain't from your ISP, then DELETE button. Like me that's why I am stress free. Only rookies will get caught believing anything "HEY LOOK ALIENS IN MY TOILET!" :P

    • Baysew on 05/01/2018 - 22:39

      Why have you taken two years+ to respond?

      • kingzservingJesus on 05/01/2018 - 22:42

        Not 2yrs, 3yrs mate lol. I'm searching for my own answers for infringement notice. I found it on another thread.

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