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Showing Original Post only (View all)BitTorrent study finds most file-sharers are monitored [View all]
Source: BBC News
Anyone using file-sharing service BitTorrent to download the latest film or music release without paying is likely to be monitored, UK-based researchers suggest.
A Birmingham University study indicates that an illegal file-sharer downloading popular content would be logged by a monitoring firm within three hours.
The team said it was "surprised" by the scale of the monitoring.
Copyright holders could use the data to crack down on illegal downloads.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19474829
As commercial entities monitor the downloads of music and movies, I've no doubt other sorts of material are monitored too, especially political material...
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Why would they go after people using the service? a user didn't create the program.
Heather MC
Sep 2012
#1
Guarantee anyone who matters is watching the inbound connections to that VPN service.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2012
#14
If it's a show that's been put over the public airways it should be considered public domain...
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#11
LOL!!! I just used it as an example but can you imagine putting that on at a party?
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#19
The only something for nothing mob I know of is the RIAA, and they never pay any fees. (nt)
harmonicon
Sep 2012
#21