Comments on: 140 U.S. Internet Providers Disconnect Persistent File-Sharers http://torrentfreak.com/140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/ Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 By: Milen Videnov /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1240610 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:46:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1240610 Very nice article, thank you! However, if you don’t want
your internet connection to be slow and expensive you should compare all
opportunities that all the internet service companies offer you. As you can
guess it’s not easy at all – it will cost you much time. But there is easier
way – to use a specialized website that provides such services. I suggest you
to look at http://www.bestcheapinternet.com/ where you can compare all offers
and choose the cheapest(best) one for you!

]]> By: Meet RightsCorp, the anti-piracy company that can kick you off the Internet | buzzcarl /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1227563 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:20:11 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1227563 […] disconnected, but indicated the number is at least in the hundreds, and perhaps the thousands. As noted by TorrentFreak, RightsCorp has deals with 140 different American ISPs—most of them small, but […]

]]> By: US ISPs Disconnecting File Sharers /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222902 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 01:53:28 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222902 […] The settlement approach is a bigger stick than the standard warnings and according to Rightscorp it’s superior to the six-strikes scheme. And there’s more. The company also wants Internet providers to disconnect subscribers whose accounts are repeatedly found sharing copyrighted works. Source: TorrentFreak […]

]]> By: LegalDude /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222813 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:18:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222813 I sent that article to my kid at IBM Global Services and he replied:

Hi,
This is very old news. It only works with WPS enabled. And
that is because the home router folks are idiots and can’t do basic security.
I didn’t like the fact the router you bought has WPS enabled and you are using
it. [We use a Belkin with WPA2 enabled] But you are also in the middle of nowhere. And it is extremely unlikely
someone will come by you and try to break into your router. The other bad thing
is not all companies even allow you to disable WPS.

]]> By: Emily Taylor /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222731 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:34:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222731 lol all and every american “rights” copyright anti piracy groups ara just a joke. It only exists because americans are too stupid to know anything. “oh but if i download an mp3 ill be arrested like that 1 person out of the billions that have been doing it for years” morons. Maybe I should get in on that scam. get a bunch of torrents and just pretend to be doing it to find downloaders and get free white trash tax money

]]> By: Emily Taylor /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222730 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:30:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222730 YEah that’ll sure make a difference. Americans and those anglo british sounding accent countries are so fucking stupid. UK and america the most.

]]> By: John Doe /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222729 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:54:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222729 I STILL don’t get how the fuck this is the problem of the ISPs? If someone uses, say, a toyota in a bank robbery, no one goes after toyota, do they? They’d be laughed out of court. So WTF is it the ISP’s problems?

]]> By: rshewmaker /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222713 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:58:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222713 This scenario is like buying a new car. You think it has/ does everything you want, but then you realize from the dealership placed some chip that keeps the speed down, to the state ( and every other authority) telling you when and where to drive. There are all these freaking rules, violations and regulations one can incur. But, does that stop the dealerships (ergo providers) from making them shinier and more expensive every year. If they want us to bus it everywhere, just put us in the damn bus.

]]> By: Kelly Michaels /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222693 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:05:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222693 I’m with Horry Telephone Co-Op here in Myrtle Beach, SC, and I got my first phone call over copy right infringement back on July 2, and was told over my infraction that occured on June 27. They said the next time, I would be DC’d from service and would have to pay a reconnect fee. So, I went with VPN service through IPVanish. I don’t D/L much, but I seriously hope my VPN does its job and HTC, or anyone else can’t monitor my downloads.

]]> By: 140 U.S. ISPs are actively disconnecting repeat copyright infringers | NYC Startup News /140-u-s-internet-providers-disconnect-persistent-pirates-140705/#comment-1222646 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:51:20 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=90594#comment-1222646 […] by stevenmi89 [link] […]

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