If my friend downloads 1,000 songs on his laptop and he gets tracked, what proof is there that HE downloaded the songs and not one of his friends? I don't understand how it works.
2007-12-10 15:30:52 · 6 answers · asked by Master A 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It doesn't matter who downloaded the songs, the authorized user of the laptop will be blamed for the illegal downloading of music. They do not care who downloaded the music the owner should not have let other people on their laptop.
2007-12-10 15:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
IP tracking will get the RIAA your ISP. From there, they must get a court order to make the ISP provide your name. If a person uses a P2P site to download files, and he immediately empties the download file, his chances of getting caught are slim to none. However, if that same person allows others to browse his files for shared data, he is, in the eyes of the law, providing copyrighted material for distribution, which is a Federal offense. Chances of getting caught, if he has thousands of files ready to share, are very good, if the RIAA wants to persue it, and they do. If you must leave a file in your shared folder for your P2P program to work, leave a text file with the name, address, and phone number of someone you don't like.
2007-12-11 03:38:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In every computer, there is a data base chip. It contains everything you ever did on your computer. Even if you deleted the files or songs, it's still in the chip. If police took the chip, they could find out if he did whatever or not.
2007-12-10 15:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by ♫♪♫◘►David◄◘♫♪♫ 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the music police ( the riaa) does most of the sueing. they have web bots that scan p2p networks. most people dont get caught, just too many people doing it.
2007-12-10 15:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
HELL yes!
The RIAA can and will track your IP address from your ISP whether your at home or college and they will sue your ***.
http://www.news.com/2100-1023_3-5072564.html
and here
http://www.news.com/2100-1023_3-5072564.html
and here
http://badgerherald.com/news/2005/04/15/riaa_sues_405_studen.php
Just google RIAA sues file sharers if you want a list.
2007-12-10 16:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"caught-in-sight" if it is police's work.
For civil proceeding, ip address tracking is good enough for him to pay all thousand songs, regardless on the true user.
2007-12-10 16:55:01 · answer #6 · answered by giginotgigi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋