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scottobearoh! here's the kazaa pirate letter Riker got! Yikes! from here on, it's a big quote.
From: Abuse@attbi.com
To: user@attbi.com
Subject: SAMPLE, JOHN Q. - Policy Violation [kd]
[TICKET_ID: 123456] {RPTR}:W:
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:49:54 -0600 (MDT)
* * * IMMEDIATE ACTION and REPLY REQUIRED * * *
Please read this entire message, review the required action(s) below, and send a prompt reply message to acknowledge receipt of this email.
From: AT&T Broadband Abuse Department [abuse@attbi.com]
AT&T Broadband has been made aware that you have violated the AT&T Broadband Service Agreement and/or Acceptable Usage Policy. These policies can be found at http://www.attbroadband.com/security. Failure to comply with these policies may result in a permanent termination of your service. The account holder is solely responsible for any and all activities performed from the AT&T Broadband service. Please read the following information carefully to ensure that you understand the violation, our policies, and what you need to do to respond to this warning.
Type of violation: Distribution of Copyrighted Material
Related Policy: Acceptable Usage Policy: Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, using the AT&T Broadband Equipment (as defined in the Subscriber Agreement) or the Service to:
i. undertake or accomplish any unlawful purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, posting, storing, transmitting or disseminating information, data or material which is libelous, obscene, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or which infringes the intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or which in any way constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law, order or regulation;
v. upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, create derivative works of, or distribute in any way information, software or other material obtained through the Service or otherwise which is protected by copyright or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner;
Explanation: AT&T Broadband has received notice that you are distributing copyrighted material via your AT&T Broadband Service.
Action Required: Discontinue posting copyrighted material in newsgroups immediately. Reply to this message, keeping the subject line intact, to acknowledge that you have received this warning and will ensure that there will be no further violations of the Service Agreement.
Information regarding the security of your AT&T Broadband connection can be found on our web page: http://www.attbroadband.com/security. This web page also provides links to our Subscriber Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), please review these policies should you have any questions or concerns.
Related Logs/Evidence:
Thursday, August 22, 2002
AT&T Broadband SouthEast
27 Industrial Ave.
Chelmsford, MA 01824 US
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Motion Picture Entitled Austin Powers Goldmember
Dear ATT Broadband:
We are writing this letter on behalf of Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. ("Warner Bros.").
As you may know, Warner Bros. is the owner of copyright and 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
Warner Bros., which permission Warner Bros. has not granted to 66.179.149.122.
We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of the above-mentioned work through a "peer-to-peer" service.
The attached documentation specifies the location on your network where the infringement occurred, the number of repeat violations recorded at this specific location, as well as any available identifying information.
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) Terminate any and all accounts that this individual has through you.
On behalf of Warner Bros., owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, pursuant to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 512, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by Warner Bros., its respective agents, or the law.
Also pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we hereby state that we believe the information in this notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that MediaForce is 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.
We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this matter. In your future correspondence with us, please refer to Case ID 123456.
Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Mark Weaver,
Director of Enforcement
MediaForce, Inc.
(212) 925-9997
------------------------------
Infringement Detail:
Infringing Work: Austin Powers Goldmember
Filename: [TMD] Austin Powers Goldmember (TEG) (2of2).avi
First Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 114,804k
IP Address: 66.179.149.122
IP Port: 1214
Network: KaZaA
Protocol: FastTrack
Username: USER@KaZaA
___
Kate
AT&T Broadband
Legal Demands Center
1-800-871-6298 x72028
for those that don't care... a magical tunnel I drew on the palm on the way home.
From: Abuse@attbi.com
To: user@attbi.com
Subject: SAMPLE, JOHN Q. - Policy Violation [kd]
[TICKET_ID: 123456] {RPTR}:W:
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:49:54 -0600 (MDT)
* * * IMMEDIATE ACTION and REPLY REQUIRED * * *
Please read this entire message, review the required action(s) below, and send a prompt reply message to acknowledge receipt of this email.
From: AT&T Broadband Abuse Department [abuse@attbi.com]
AT&T Broadband has been made aware that you have violated the AT&T Broadband Service Agreement and/or Acceptable Usage Policy. These policies can be found at http://www.attbroadband.com/security. Failure to comply with these policies may result in a permanent termination of your service. The account holder is solely responsible for any and all activities performed from the AT&T Broadband service. Please read the following information carefully to ensure that you understand the violation, our policies, and what you need to do to respond to this warning.
Type of violation: Distribution of Copyrighted Material
Related Policy: Acceptable Usage Policy: Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, using the AT&T Broadband Equipment (as defined in the Subscriber Agreement) or the Service to:
i. undertake or accomplish any unlawful purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, posting, storing, transmitting or disseminating information, data or material which is libelous, obscene, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or which infringes the intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or which in any way constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law, order or regulation;
v. upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, create derivative works of, or distribute in any way information, software or other material obtained through the Service or otherwise which is protected by copyright or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner;
Explanation: AT&T Broadband has received notice that you are distributing copyrighted material via your AT&T Broadband Service.
Action Required: Discontinue posting copyrighted material in newsgroups immediately. Reply to this message, keeping the subject line intact, to acknowledge that you have received this warning and will ensure that there will be no further violations of the Service Agreement.
Information regarding the security of your AT&T Broadband connection can be found on our web page: http://www.attbroadband.com/security. This web page also provides links to our Subscriber Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), please review these policies should you have any questions or concerns.
Related Logs/Evidence:
Thursday, August 22, 2002
AT&T Broadband SouthEast
27 Industrial Ave.
Chelmsford, MA 01824 US
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Motion Picture Entitled Austin Powers Goldmember
Dear ATT Broadband:
We are writing this letter on behalf of Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. ("Warner Bros.").
As you may know, Warner Bros. is the owner of copyright and 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
Warner Bros., which permission Warner Bros. has not granted to 66.179.149.122.
We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of the above-mentioned work through a "peer-to-peer" service.
The attached documentation specifies the location on your network where the infringement occurred, the number of repeat violations recorded at this specific location, as well as any available identifying information.
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) Terminate any and all accounts that this individual has through you.
On behalf of Warner Bros., owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, pursuant to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 512, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by Warner Bros., its respective agents, or the law.
Also pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we hereby state that we believe the information in this notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that MediaForce is 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.
We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this matter. In your future correspondence with us, please refer to Case ID 123456.
Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Mark Weaver,
Director of Enforcement
MediaForce, Inc.
(212) 925-9997
------------------------------
Infringement Detail:
Infringing Work: Austin Powers Goldmember
Filename: [TMD] Austin Powers Goldmember (TEG) (2of2).avi
First Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 114,804k
IP Address: 66.179.149.122
IP Port: 1214
Network: KaZaA
Protocol: FastTrack
Username: USER@KaZaA
___
Kate
AT&T Broadband
Legal Demands Center
1-800-871-6298 x72028
for those that don't care... a magical tunnel I drew on the palm on the way home.
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Date: 2002-09-20 08:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-09-20 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-09-20 09:38 pm (UTC)Funny though, if ATT Broadband actually terminates his service - I'd be suprised. I've sent emails to their security department with my logs of hacker attempts - and they did nothing but send me a canned reply. I didn't even get the satisfaction of knowing if they terminated the hacker's service, which IMVHO is more important ;)
I'm tempted to believe that letter is just an idle threat...
Sandi*
(Who has over 2,000+ .mp3's - all via [RIP]Napster and KaZaA Lite)
Re:
Date: 2002-09-20 10:50 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2002-09-21 10:24 am (UTC)since there's no proxy, it's easy to see who's giving up the goods.
Now, if you brought a CD full to your local library... :)
How big brother of AT and T....
Date: 2002-09-21 08:35 am (UTC)Infringement Detail:
Infringing Work: Austin Powers Goldmember
Filename: [TMD] Austin Powers Goldmember (TEG) (2of2).avi
First Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 21 Aug 2002 11:11:48 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 114,804k
IP Address: 66.179.149.122
IP Port: 1214
Network: KaZaA
Protocol: FastTrack
Username: USER@KaZaA
They have his ip address, his user protocol and all that... NOT COOL. And they know that he downloaded a medicre movie. But what really annoys the crap out of me is that Warner Brothers has spyware that is loading peoples IPs. They aren't loosing anything more than what 5 bucks because your friend downloaded thier movie??? Gebus. I downloaded Spiderman because I wanted to know if I should pay the 8 bucks to go. I watched about 20 minutes and decided nah...not my kinda movie...the same with Star Wars Episode whatever.... spent my money on a different movie that I knew would be worth while.
What a serious joke. I guess once IPs were given assignable numbers thats all it took for spy ware to be developed. Sometimes technology? Very very cool. Other times? Very very bad. And that is why I don't like kazaza, the spy ware. Even on the lite version its there. Its bullshit and I stopped using it.
If your friend looses his AtandT? There are pleanty of other IPs that would be more than willing to take his money and probably would be cheaper to boot.
It almost looks like spam to me, but then again I (AND HERE COMES A HUGE RUNONSENTANCE): If AT and T was seriously going to do anything to him, they would have someone call the phone number associated with the dsl or t-1 or isdn line that your friend has and Warner Bros. isn't going to go after your friend for the one movie that he has on his computer(that they are aware of), watched by himself and stores there...I doubt he has a dvd burning facility in his office and is burning 100s of copies of the movie and selling it for 10 bucks on the street, now is he? Those are the people that should be gone after not your buddy.
You would think they would have better things to do than have someone send that email out. Poor Kate if that is her job all day long!
Re: How big brother of AT and T....
Date: 2002-09-21 10:19 am (UTC)The IP and stuff is standard info you can get from anyone using kazaa... no super powers used.
The spyware can be as simple as someone logging on to kazaa, doing a search for stuff they own, downloading it, to prove that it is what it is, and then reporiting it. I don't think that there's a spoofable peer-to-peer system out there. (if there is, I'm all over it!)
I think that warner would rather sue AT&T, for the big bucks.
I am just sayin'
Date: 2002-09-21 02:56 pm (UTC)I just jumped ship on Kazaza when the spy ware started to jack up my system at the office. it would log jam up my system. So kicked it to the curb.
I am just annoyed that AT and T spends their money hiring an attorney or a team of them to write that babble and then pay someone to actually email it out. There has got to be something better that they can do with thier time and money.
I don't have any P2P loaded at home but man... the second I hear about one that isn't logging EVERYTHING I will reconsider. I used audiogalaxy until they went under. I suppose its a matter of time before they all do. I know someone that uses an IRC channel, but I don't know squat about IRC at all so I am staying away. I don't want to look like a complete dofus!
Re: I am just sayin'
Date: 2002-09-21 03:18 pm (UTC)