My younger brother and sister have been using a internet downloading system called Ares. They told me today that they received a warning message telling them that they will be fined if they continue downloading.
I didn't personally see it so I don't know exactly what it said. Has anyone else received such a message?
2007-08-25 13:32:45 · 7 answers · asked by christiansareawesome 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Reporting music downloading is like trying to stop the wind with your hand. Not Gonna Happen . I don't Pirate film or music, but i also don't do any thing about it. I say live and let live. what ever floats your boat.
2007-08-25 13:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by Drake Deth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people have - the message is either a warning from your ISP, or informing them that they are being sued for piracy. Using Ares to download music, movies or software is illegal. It's copyright infringement and carries a fine of between $750.00 and $150,000.00 per file downloaded illegally. You should find out who sent the letter. If it's from the ISP then it's a warning that they've been abusing the connection and if they continue then their account will be terminated. If it's a letter from the MPAA, RIAA or another entertainment company then you need to find a lawyer.
2007-08-25 14:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case your careful of virus's then stay remote from persons which you listed, as you will get contaminated. I;ve seen it happen with limewire, took me 2 days to do away with a an infection. Which brought about the computing device to run sluggish, screwed up the history and nonstop popup. no longer exciting, believe me... And don;t think of by employing employing yet another software like Ares potential your secure, as they're one in the comparable, merely different names, you prefer to be secure and virus unfastened, pass with Itunes or Amazon. they're the two secure and wont reason problems. Yeah you ought to pay for them, yet in the long-term it is going to keep you time and funds. to no longer point out the actuality that Japan is on the fringe of make it unlawful and could ban every person from the internet that downloads copyrighted cloth for unfastened. It wont be long till different international locations follows their lead.
2017-01-05 09:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes people do get such messeges. ur isp contact the riaa and they are the ones that send the notices.
2007-08-25 13:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hehe no some people like to try and scare ya with those kinds of messages but na it doesn't
2007-08-25 13:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
never seen one and i have used aresgalaxy from http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/ for almost 4 years.
2007-08-25 13:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never happened to me....
I think they're just lying to try to get you in trouble. =P
2007-08-25 13:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Pelonpelacas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋