Downloading games - Enforcement?

[youngminii]

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Dear TPG Customer,

TPG Internet has received a complaint from a rights holder regarding the
unauthorised distribution of material protected by intellectual property
law. A copy of the complaint is attached.

If you do not believe you are infringing copyright, contact the issuers
of the infringement notice and let them know you are not infringing
their copyright.

Using TPG Internet in this way may also contravene our terms and
conditions of use and could result in suspension or termination of your
access to our service.

If you have any questions about this email or our Terms and Conditions,
please contact Customer Service on 13 14 23 or
customer_service@tpg.com.au.


Kind Regards,

Internet Abuse Team
TPG Internet

E-mail: abuse@tpg.com.au
Fax: 02 9850 0813 (for all support)
Phone: 13 14 23 Australia wide

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Mark Ishikawa
BayTSP.com Inc.
PO Box 1314 - Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone:: 408-341-2305 fax:: 408-341-2399
activision@copyright-compliance.com

E-mail: mailto:activision@copyright-compliance.com?subject=RE%3A%20Notice%20ID%3A%2029 0%2D3645742%20Activision%20Foreign%20Notice

Notice ID: 290-3645742

ISP: TPG Internet Pty Ltd.
BayTSP Reference Number: 290-3645742
IP Address: (wouldn't you like to know )
Date of Infringement: 5 Nov 2009 20:03:42 GMT

Dear TPG Internet Pty Ltd.:

BayTSP represents the intellectual property interests of Activision that publish interactive games for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld devices and the Internet in the United States and in other countries. BayTSP is authorized to act on behalf of Activision whose copyright and other intellectual property rights it believes to be infringed as described herein.

BayTSP is providing this letter of notification to make TPG Internet Pty Ltd. aware that the IP Address identified below is using the services and systems of TPG Internet Pty Ltd. to infringe the exclusive copyright and other rights of one or more Activison works. This notice is addressed to you as the agent designated by TPG Internet Pty Ltd. to receive notifications of claimed infringement.

Through the Berne Convention and other international treaties covering intellectual property rights, BayTSP believes that its members' rights in such entertainment software products are entitled to the full protection of the intellectual property law as well as other relevant laws of your country.

Based on the information at its disposal on 5 Nov 2009 20:03:42 GMT, BayTSP has a good faith belief that the subscriber using the IP address (lol) is infringing the copyright rights of one or more Activision works by copying and distributing unauthorized copies of game products (through peer-to-peer or similar software/services), in violation of applicable copyright laws, through internet access that TPG Internet Pty Ltd. provides directly to the (lol) or through a downstream provider that purchases this access for (lol). The copyrighted works that have been infringed include but are not limited to:

Title: Prototype
Notice ID: 290-3645742
Infringement Source: BitTorrent
Infringement Timestamp: 5 Nov 2009 20:03:42 GMT
Infringement Last Documented: 5 Nov 2009 20:03:42 GMT
Infringer Username:
Infringing Filename: Prototype-Razor1911 FULL PC ISO MAXSPEED
Infringing Filesize: 7972037817
Infringer IP Address: (lol)
Infringer DNS Name: (lolol)
Infringer Port ID: 57474
Infringer Bay ID: b2ef89e2973bede735d67631dfb864f3b61a7259|797203781 7



The unauthorized copies of game product are listed and/or identified thereon by their titles or variations thereof, game-related listings/references/descriptions, or depictions of game-related artwork. Such copies, titles, game-related listings/references/descriptions, depictions, and material that is the subject of infringing activities are hereinafter referred to as "Infringing Material."

Given this infringing activity by (lol), BayTSP urges TPG Internet Pty Ltd. to cooperate with its efforts to protect the intellectual property rights of its members companies and immediately do the following:

1. Notify the account holder of the Infringing Material.
2. Remove, or disable access to, the Infringing Material detailed above.
3. Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement, including termination of a repeat offender.

Please inform us whether you will remove or disable access to the Infringing Material as requested. TPG Internet Pty Ltd. or the account holder may contact BayTSP at the above-listed contact details, with email preferred. Please include the above-noted Reference Number in the subject line of all email correspondence.

Thank you for your cooperation and prompt response in this matter.

Sincerely,

Mark Ishikawa
BayTSP.com Inc.
PO Box 1314 - Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone:: 408-341-2305 fax:: 408-341-2399
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So that popped up in my email yesterday. Was torrenting Prototype, only got to 28%. I'll probably use a proxy or something to finish it but what the fuck
Didn't know you could get caught out for downloading games, thought it was all bluff

[skut8]

So what, is this officially a warning?

[Uncle]

There has been numerous online articles in the past warning that some ISPs will crack down on this kind of activity, emailing the ISP and/or the customer as a warning then restricting or blocking access all together. Apparently.

[Dombrovski]

That is... really scary

[youngminii]

Originally Posted by Uncle

There has been numerous online articles in the past warning that some ISPs will crack down on this kind of activity, emailing the ISP and/or the customer as a warning then restricting or blocking access all together. Apparently.

I'm too pussy to call their bluff

[jumb]

Probably something to do with public trackers.

[shinji]

it's pretty popular that happening ... the company uploads the trackers or adds themselves to the trackers, and determine who download it and stuff ( i believe ... well that's what happens with some movie companies).

Btw, prototype = shit game. be thankful they saved ur bandwidth. lol

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

Originally Posted by shinji

it's pretty popular that happening ... The company uploads the trackers or adds themselves to the trackers, and determine who download it and stuff ( i believe ... Well that's what happens with some movie companies).

Btw, prototype = shit game. Be thankful they saved ur bandwidth. Lol

+1

[Omie Jay]

aww shiit, that puts me off torrents even more.

i download games from PSPISO - Play Station Portable Games, they have pc games, psp games, movies, tv shows, anime, pc applications/software. All uploaded thru megaupload/rapidshare/something like that, so there's no p2p problems =]

[youngminii]

Originally Posted by Omie Jay

aww shiit, that puts me off torrents even more.

i download games from PSPISO - Play Station Portable Games, they have pc games, psp games, movies, tv shows, anime, pc applications/software. All uploaded thru megaupload/rapidshare/something like that, so there's no p2p problems =]

*bookmark*

[Mudkip94]

It's called Usenet... use it... or at lease use a private tracker... noob...

[khorne]

tor clients? proxies? An isp who doesn't give a shit if you download material?

[mystiques4]

I have a multitude of private trackers
TAKE THAT TPG.

[untouchablecuz]

how do I obtain these "private trackers"

sorry, i'm a noob

[youngminii]

usually by $$$
but the internet has everything