Anyone else get a warning from Shaw/Warner?

I did this morning. From Warner forwarded from Shaw about some apparent torrenting about some Hobbit movie.

Is this a shot across the bow or something to be more concerned about?

Here's the email I received:

Dear Subscriber,

Content owners that hold property rights for material such as movies, music and other content, actively monitor Internet activity to protect their rights. We have been notified by a content owner that your Internet Protocol (IP) address has been associated with copyright infringement. As part of new Canadian copyright legislation*, we are obliged to forward to you the attached copy of the content owner's notice. We are unaware of the full details and merit of this infringement claim. If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact the content owner directly. Contact information is listed in the attached notice.

Infringement of copyright laws may result in the content owner pursuing remedies available under applicable laws to protect their interests. We encourage enabling secured passwords on your home Wi-Fi network if you have one to avoid unauthorized use of your Internet connection.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Shaw Cablesystems G.P.

• http://balancedcopyright.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/home

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Dear [email protected]

We are writing this message on behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc..

We have received information that an individual has utilized the
below-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer
downloads of copyrighted material.

The title in question is: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television
programs 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 (XXXXXXXXX),
we request that you immediately do the following:

1) Contact the subscriber who has engaged in the conduct described
above and take steps to prevent the subscriber from further downloading
or uploading Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. content without authorization; and

2) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse
Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.

On behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., owner of the exclusive rights
in 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 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,
its respective agents, or the law.

Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that we are authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed
as set forth in this notification.

We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this
matter. Your prompt response is requested.

Any further enquiries can be directed to [email protected]
Please include this message with your enquiry to ensure a swift response.

Respectfully,

Michael Lambert
Enforcement Officer
IP-Echelon
Email: [email protected]
Address: 6715 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, 90028, United States

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/court-tells-teksavvy-to-reveal-customers-who-illegally-download-movies/article17025513/

doesn't answer your question directly, but might be related to why you got the notice.

Your fine. Continue as usual

ugg.. they want 'some recourse for the rightful owners'
how about a refund for some of the absolutely awful movies i have paid for. if it was a meal i was paying for, i would send it back to the kitchen and not pay for it.

Granted .. Hurt Locker was a good movie

One thing I don't understand, is how this can be worth more than the cost of renting a movie, or at the most, purchasing a movie outright for like $25?

One thing I don't understand, is how this can be worth more than the cost of renting a movie, or at the most, purchasing a movie outright for like $25?

Having observed some of the students in Starbucks near the Uni. Seems they are taking advantage of the free WiFi and using torrent while there. Then basically moving it to prevent others from accessing.

My question is how exactly do Time Warner monitor internet usage? I agree that downloading a movie is probably wrong but how do they have the right to monitor what you are doing?

Surely the burden is on them to stop people from being able to rip movies in the first place. I suspect they secretly want piracy to happen so they can take people to court and get more money from them.

Surely the burden is on them to stop people from being able to rip movies in the first place.

If a car dealer leaves his lot open, you still can't just take a car.

If a car dealer leaves his lot open, you still can't just take a car.

Your fine.

oh the irony of grammar errors

My question is how exactly do Time Warner monitor internet usage?

By including themselves in a torrent swarm, they can see all of the addresses of the people in there.

Blocks of addresses are registered to ISP's. They send a note to them asking who is attached to a particular address at a certain time.

You can get around this using a VPN.

Your fine.

So VPN and I'm good to go?

So VPN and I'm good to go?

Don't use a free VPN service. Use something like btGuard or PrivateInternetAccess or something along those lines.