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Re: new agreement with ISP holders - I don't download Western media but I am now freaking out it's going to affect my drama watching. ARGH! Now what? Though I suppose RIAA/MPAA do not care if I watch a 2003 Taiwanese drama or something.
Hmmm, but there are legit uses for mediafire. I think they can match any large downloads from anywhere (like torrents - that is what I use exclusively) and see if it pings? Weird. No idea.
ETA: Also, I guess can use proxies, which I used to do for other, non-downloading reasons, or encryption, to get around it. But honestly, if they leave my kdrama stuff alone, I don't even care, other than in principle.
There are legit reasons to use any file sharing site. And there are many ways to rename and 'hide' files; like naming an episode of Mars 'M' and making it a .ppt file instead of a .avi file. There are even legit reasons to use torrents.
This whole thing sounds like it's from a place of greed. I keep thinking back to a woman who downloaded 40 sounds, was sued by the record company, and then told she had to pay them several thousand dollars in damages and lost earnings. The price of 40 sounds via I-tunes is roughly 40 dollars.
ETA: Also, I guess can use proxies, which I used to do for other, non-downloading reasons, or encryption, to get around it. But honestly, if they leave my kdrama stuff alone, I don't even care, other than in principle.
You can use proxies and there are other ways to block your internet company from seeing what sites you go to. They might not leave Asian dramas alone, I'm not sure. It just seems like a lot of people will be getting in hot water for very little reason. It will all depend on what happens in July.
dangermousie: I just read that it will effect Kdramas, cdramas, and jdramas. :( This is, more or less, a trade agreement. So, if your internet provider finds you downloading from any country that signed the agreement, they will act. You could lose your internet access and be blocked from any internet company - expect dial-up - after so many strikes. Or you'll have to pay $150,000 or face jail time. (According to some, this could lead to 30% of the U.S. population facing fines and/or jail time) Because it isn't just tv and music and films - it's also pictures. Free speech will be dying.
Glad to hear I will still be able to get the great cultural products of North Korea and South Sudan! :P I do wonder how they will be able to isolate billions and billions of products. Eh, between IP proxies, encryption and things like BTGuard, you will still get stuff (had a flistie who used to do that to get around Mainland restrictions). It will just be more fuss.
Everything else aside, I am pretty annoyed because I never download anything I can download/get DVDs of legally. I have yet to find a site which offers legit purchases of drama eps (I refuse to stream because ugh). Nobody is losing a cent on me.
My problem with this 'initiative' is not even that you get in trouble if you download stuff. I disagree with a lot of copyright law, but whatever. My problem is that amount of spying/logging/monitoring to do this is sick. This is making the Great Firewall of China look nice.
I'm assuming that the internet companies have machines to track what people do and where they go. Like those viruses that track what sites you use most often and then send you ads. Like a machine that randomly looks for sites and downloading files of certain types and sizes. I've seen a few different softwares that are supposed to block IPs from seeing what you do, and something tells me they'll either get a lot more business come July or be shut down by the government
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ETA: Also, I guess can use proxies, which I used to do for other, non-downloading reasons, or encryption, to get around it. But honestly, if they leave my kdrama stuff alone, I don't even care, other than in principle.
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This whole thing sounds like it's from a place of greed. I keep thinking back to a woman who downloaded 40 sounds, was sued by the record company, and then told she had to pay them several thousand dollars in damages and lost earnings. The price of 40 sounds via I-tunes is roughly 40 dollars.
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You can use proxies and there are other ways to block your internet company from seeing what sites you go to. They might not leave Asian dramas alone, I'm not sure. It just seems like a lot of people will be getting in hot water for very little reason. It will all depend on what happens in July.
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Everything else aside, I am pretty annoyed because I never download anything I can download/get DVDs of legally. I have yet to find a site which offers legit purchases of drama eps (I refuse to stream because ugh). Nobody is losing a cent on me.
My problem with this 'initiative' is not even that you get in trouble if you download stuff. I disagree with a lot of copyright law, but whatever. My problem is that amount of spying/logging/monitoring to do this is sick. This is making the Great Firewall of China look nice.
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