Technology Torrenting and the RIAA

[Cyradis]

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So I'm moving into the US next year and keep reading about the RIAA is cracking down on torrenting music and ISPs are tracking the torrenting of music/movies/software etc. etc. However, I really don't have any clue whether this is media hype about 1 guy in the whole country who got screwed, or if this is actually a widespread phenomena (in Canada torrenting basically gets a free pass in practice).

So... if I torrent movies/tv shows/music and stuff in the US, how real is the likelihood of me getting chased down by the authorities for it?

Please, don't turn this into a discussion about the ethics of downloading movies/shows; if you want to discuss that make another topic.

 

[AMeanCupOfTea]

So I'm moving into the US next year and keep reading about the RIAA is cracking down on torrenting music and ISPs are tracking the torrenting of music/movies/software etc. etc. However, I really don't have any clue whether this is media hype about 1 guy in the whole country who got screwed, or if this is actually a widespread phenomena (in Canada torrenting basically gets a free pass in practice).

So... if I torrent movies/tv shows/music and stuff in the US, how real is the likelihood of me getting chased down by the authorities for it?

Please, don't turn this into a discussion about the ethics of downloading movies/shows; if you want to discuss that make another topic.

A wild assumption from what I've read in the media: they chase the big downloaders/uploaders, so as long as you are modest with your downloading habits, I guess you could be quite alright.

And yes, it gets a free pass in Canada, even more in Quebec, where our ISPs practically advertise how great their services are for downloading films and music over the Internet.

 

[tungsten87]

certain companies are going after people. the creators of hurt locker for example tracked the ip's of >500 people who downloaded the movie in a certain timespan and will be offering them a $2500 settlement or will take them to court. this does seem like bull**** since there is no way they can prove that any one person is responsible for downloading a movie from a certain ip but we will see what happens. to avoid getting ****ed by anyone just don't upload... "sharing" is the only thing that is illegal.

 

[southerndoc]

I'm closing the thread because discussing illegal downloading of music/software is against SDN TOS agreements.