BitTorrent - most file-sharers are monitored

[davieG]

BBC Full Report - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19887765

A landmark case in the US will test whether internet piracy claims made by copyright firms will stand up in court.

Such cases rely on identifying the IP address of machines from which content was illegally downloaded as evidence of wrongdoing.

Experts have questioned whether the IP address is sufficient evidence because it identifies an internet connection rather than an individual.

An adult film studio must take cases to court, a judge has ruled.

Malibu Media has instigated 349 mass lawsuits, 43 in Pennsylvania this year.

Most of the cases are settled out of court.

[MC Prussian]

You should all move to Switzerland - downloading files from torrent and other sites is not (yet) illegal.

[Kilworthfox]

If you use Peerblock or equivalent IP adress blocker, surely there is no way of knowing where the downloaded files are going too?

[hairy]

If you use Peerblock or equivalent IP adress blocker, surely there is no way of knowing where the downloaded files are going too?

I can see other people's IPs in utorrent by highlighting the torrent then clicking the peer tab at the bottom. Obviously having a static IP would not help in this case whereas a variable would help.

[Daggers]

If you use Peerblock or equivalent IP adress blocker, surely there is no way of knowing where the downloaded files are going too?

I've stuck a sign up outside your house, everyone from Harborough to Husbands Bosworth knows you're downloading animal porn flicks on torrent.