12-18-2015, 09:13 PM
(12-17-2015, 11:28 PM)Flarezerker Wrote: Yeah, it was Dark Souls II. Worst part is, the torrent was just junk data.
Sounds to me like you got caught by a honeypot. Effectively a bogus torrent that is supposed to be a popular title, but is actually seeded by ISP or law enforcement nodes in order to log your access and use it as evidence that you were trying to pirate the title in question, giving them grounds to search you.
(12-17-2015, 11:58 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: On the subject of the pirating thing and such, could someone get fined today for having pirated something like 10 years ago even if it's been deleted for years and years as well? Is that a thing that happens? Frequently?
Yes, if they find evidence of it. If they think you're hiding something from them, they'll confiscate and search every single device you have access to, even devices you haven't used in years. And for everything they find this way, if you can't show proof that you legitimately purchased it, they assume you pirated it and add another $50,000 in fines, plus legal fees.
Its insane. Under the current law its possible for a little old lady who was given a bootleg copy of a song by her grandson to be charged for over $500 million dollars in piracy charges because she got caught red handed with one thing and the resulting search showed tons of legitimately purchased software and media that she could not prove that she had proper licensing to have and use.
Typically they only go after people that they can make a complete mockery of- turning them into martyrs to try and scare everyone else into obeying. But don't be fooled, they can and will go after anyone that has offended them, no matter how unlikely it is that the accused would actually be able to pay the insane fines and legal fees attached to such a case.
The unfortunate reality is that Justice is Blind, but can smell money.
Also formal disclaimer: SeraphimLabs LLC does not allow content that infringes on copyrights or promotion of such content to be hosted on its services. And you would be hard pressed to find a hosting provider that actually does allow such things, because under current copyright law if I find such content and do not remove it immeadiately, I can be held liable as well for allowing piracy to take place on my network.
The same applies to your ISPs though. When they suspect piracy they have no choice but to act on it, because if a copyright holder sues them and evidence is presented that they knew it was happening but didn't try to stop it, they get fined too.
Feel free to PM me if anything is broken