Tramps_mate

Tell them to shove it...

Just say your network wasn't secure.

lonndongeek

Wot he said.

Cheers

LG

DeadVim

I'd be ****ing scared

Here is my recommended process:

1) Ignore email
2) Move to another ISP

DadAgain

I've been known to receive these emails.

Its a good opportunity to consider what sources you are using for your content. If torrents are importnat to you then avoid public trackers and use private tracker sites, run 'PeerGuardian' type software to hide your IP from known 'copyright police' addreses.

Normal procedure when receiving these notes is to ignore completely.
No Australian ISP user has ever [to my knowledge] been prosecuted for Copyright violations on the basis of bit torrent activity tracked through their ISP.... <as yet> - Its all a bluff from the content owners to try and make you stop.

As far as I'm concerned if the owners provided a valid legal channel for me to consume and pay for their product in a usable, transportable, timely and advert free format, then I'd willingly pay for it. But they dont...


In the OPs case however, since it wasnt even your torrenting activity causing the problem - just disregard the email completely.

renth

I use Hide My Ass pro for a secure VPN to do most of my bittorrenting.

http://hidemyass.com/

It's good for accessing Hulu, BBC iPlayer and Netflix too.

I'd ignore the letter but think about covering your tracks in future.

scrubbedexpat020

Relax. It's three strikes and you are out. Revel in your uniqueness.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/...127-1o1hc.html

In Exile

its not even that. the new 'legistaltion' is only being implemented initially by Telstra, Optus, iiNet, iPrimus and Internode. TPG are seemingly just keeping the peace by forwarding notices on, and would presumably just keep doing this ad nauseum, unless the complaint came directly from an Australian organisation of authority - like the police.

To the original poster: the action I would take is to simply tell your mate that he has piss poor taste in films.

coldbeer

As do I, newsgroups are the way to go, they also work *so* much better than torrents, BTW check out sickbeard, its OMFG so good for TV, couchpotato is more basic but equivalent for movies, I assume you use SABnzbd?


Agree with Steen, sounds like he uploaded some of the movie while connected to your wifi.

Amazulu

gimme a V - V!
gimme a P - P!
gimme a N - N!

What have you got? VPN!

Problem solved.

DeadVim

$5 a month well spent, I really am sick of Expat Shield so I've signed onto the 21st Century.

Amazulu

ES is crap, apart from the ability to watch iplayer. What VPN are you using at the moment?

DeadVim

My Private Network ... $5 a month, you can just have a one month period too. Works well.