5 major ISPs roll out the "six strikes" policy regarding illegal downloads.
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If I get one more email from Netflix asking me to forgive them and try again, I'll, I'll... delete it too.
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I have no use for BitCoins, and with no logs being kept I don't know that it matters if someone tracks my credit card to a VPN, but I went with Private Internet Access, which also accepts BitCoins if that matters to you. They have been fantastically stable, easy yet flexible, basically everything I wanted.Torrentfreak asked a series of questions to a number of VPNs and broke down a list of the most secure VPNs right now, take a look if you're suddenly in the market for such a thing.
http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services...dition-130302/
I suggest AirVPN using BitCoin.
Or you could get a subscription to Usenet, been using it for many years and it's great.
I also have had Usenet for many years now, but I wouldn't trust just that alone to keep me from getting those warning letters nowadays, particularly with the number of files taken down from newsgroups. Obviously someone is aware of them, so I wouldn't assume you are safe. I would still probably get a VPN if you torrent/newsgroup heavily. The $3 a month for VPN is totally worth it, in my opinion.
This is a little off topic, but Netflix now does this awesome thing where if I'm watching a show in succession it automatically skips past intros like "previously on" etc..
No clue how it does it.
moonarchia
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The MAFIAA would be the right place, but since any credible news outlet is in bed with them... good luck, sir. The ISPs are stuck between a rock and a bigger rock right now. If they don't try to appease the MAFIAA, the MAFIAA will just buy harsher laws that cost the ISPs more money to comply with. Shitty system is shitty.So assuming we want too something about this who do I have to yell at? Stuck with comcast so yeah
The thing that is great about Usenet is that you don't upload anything to it (unless you want to), it's strictly a one way downstream. So the MPAA/RIAA can't really take you to court from downloading from Usenet, since you're not sharing. They mostly target Bittorent users right now because they are easy targets and are uploading and downloading, due to the way the torrent protocol works. If you're on one of the five major ISPs that are participating in this six strike policy, and use Bittorrent, the easiest way to avoid them is using a VPN and a private tracker. Usenet can serve 90% of your needs, but you're right, the DMCA take downs on Usenet content is starting to get heavier, you can fill the gaps with Cyberlockers and such, if you need.
EDIT: I should also mention most Usenet providers also allow you to use SSL, so your downstream stays encrypted. All the ISP sees (if they were snooping) would be gibberish.
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Seems to me this is nothing more than a scare tactic.
I have comcast business and have noticed no slow down at all, no warnings, and I have done almost 1tb of downloading since this supposedly started.
Unless it hasn't been implemented yet.
I have comcast business and have noticed no slow down at all, no warnings, and I have done almost 1tb of downloading since this supposedly started.
Unless it hasn't been implemented yet.
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I have regular comcast and didn't notice any difference either. Then again, newsgroups with SSL are probably fairly secure.
Targeting newsgroup providers makes a lot more sense than targeting downloaders anyway. Unlike torrents, there is actually a central server where everything is hosted.
Targeting newsgroup providers makes a lot more sense than targeting downloaders anyway. Unlike torrents, there is actually a central server where everything is hosted.
moonarchia
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The MAFIAA cannot go after usenet users en masse because a) downloading isn't illegal (just uploading), and b) they have no legal way to find out who is downloading in the first place. They can, however, go after the uploaders if they can track them down, and of course they can kill the feed itself with takedowns. Most usenet providers will cheerfully nuke anything anyone asks them to because they do not want the legal problems they would incur by not complying.
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