Comments on: US Military BitTorrent Users Targeted By MPAA/RIAA

By: Constantine

Constantine — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:50:11 +0000

I agree with @86 here.
Yes, now you know how it feels if you don’t live in the bloody US where everything is available!

Fuck Riaa!

Keep pirating everything – they deserve it. Then, lets go throw a few bombs into their office building, and finish the job.

Then everything can be free, artists can actually get paid fairly, and huge corporations don’t grab money and run with it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:10:18 +0000

@113

I live in germany too. So i feel your pain

When the latest downloadable content comes available on XBox Live or PSNetwork, I can’t download it, unless I VPN stateside or access the content by illegal means. I have to live on base where there is only one ISP that the base will allow to provide service. With the exchange rate and the price of internet for crappy connection, I feel that I am to be sent here for 3 years, why not have the same access as we had in the states? I didn’t ask to be sent over here. It’s a byproduct of my enlistment. Am I asking for special priviledges. I don’t think so. I’m here to do a job and take care of my family, however i do feel that i’m entitled to enjoy some form of familiar entertainment as relaxation instead of watching the snow fall outside for hours on end.

By: SFC T

SFC T — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:19:32 +0000

@ 106 Jan 20, 2010 at 06:07 by General Snus

It’s not special treatment…

I live on a US base in Germany…
Considered American Soil…
I pay US Taxes (that probably pay your unemployment :)…

I sat down yesterday after working 12 hours and I couldn’t direct download Mass Effect from xbox live…

I just want the same options that the guy flipping burgers in oklahoma has….

too much to ask?

By: Romasanta

Romasanta — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:26:16 +0000

@AAAAAAAAA
People assume your american because you know english better than 70% of america. Why your posting on a torrent forum of your troubles is beyond my simplistic mind.

@123
We all know the raping of japanese women rests in the hands of the japanese buisness men and tentacles.
Apparently you’ve never seen a hentai.

Troops should get certain perks cause their pay aint that great.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:14:03 +0000

Here we go. American soldiers are dirty criminals. Not only do they invade foreign countries and kill their people, they are also illegal downloaders!

By: Fr33-1-I'3d-W1lly

Fr33-1-I'3d-W1lly — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:21:48 +0000

they’ve been doing this for awhile though. i know people on duty. and they use p2p n torrents. kind of stupid if you don’t know what to look for for legit and non tracked stuff. but using any p2p leaves open ports and access. especially when it could be used to gain information on the enemy. while the it’s n server admins. take restrictions off a certain person’s computer (ip) so they use high bandwidth to download porn lots of porn. lol i’ve heard the stories. but there are ways of getting around those blocks, but you’d get in trouble if you were caught.

By: Army of pr0n

Army of pr0n — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:54:53 +0000

I was in Korea for over 3 years, and while the instigating factor might well have been that I couldn’t see the latest Lost or House for months, once I started, everything was fair game. I still have over 8TB of music/games/movies that were torrented. The other 10 TB are somewhere in Iraq right now with the rest of my unit. :)

By: Lazarus Long

Lazarus Long — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:37:46 +0000

Good, I’m glad the MPAA did this.

We are going to need these guys down the line and the more PO’d they are the more likely they are to join us.

Will you join us ?

By: AirforceOverseas

AirforceOverseas — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:24:17 +0000

Currently I am over seas, and it sucks so much that we can’t get access to things that everyone else can in the states.

Morale drives are AWESOME! I was tdy in Romania, living out of their base dorms with 200 other airmen. They had signs outside of their doors offering hundreds of movies, music, psp games, pc games and more. Most of the time for free but you would have acouple guys that would sell his content or would want some of your movies that he didn’t have. But even it was cheap cheap cheap. Like 3 Ron = 1 US Dollar. You could get 20 movies from a guy for 15 Ron.

I also had a friend who had a drive with almost a hundred movies. I would get mine and share back and forth, then other military members would get their drives and it turned into a torrent in real life. I think we had 8 drives sharing overall.

By: XavZz

XavZz — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:43:44 +0000

That’s even Fucking lower than Dog shit !!

Fuck RIAA !!

By: Australia

Australia — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:37:31 +0000

@123 – Such an intelligent and well founded argument. Commentators such as yourself do a grave disservice to the very few educated and informed anti US proponents.

By: Mr. Sadface

Mr. Sadface — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:56:40 +0000

They should call an airstrike on RIAA HQ.

By: You know its true...

You know its true... — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:08:58 +0000

I didn’t know Americans in the Army even know how to use the internets… lulz.

I guess raping Japanese girls while watching Henti isn’t enough anymore.

By: Brudda

Brudda — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:17:17 +0000

@114
Yeah, the “golf war” was pretty cool. I loved it when Tiger Woods blew up the 17th green with that bunker buster bomb…

@115
There’s this key on the left side of your keyboard called “shift”. If you hold it down while typing a letter, that letter gets capitalized. It’s awesome how it works. Maybe you could practice using it for a while before you comment again. When you don’t use it, people just skip your comment because they think you’re a moron.

By: add2thefray

add2thefray — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:15:02 +0000

They are jumping on the bandwagon of money grubbers who realize that military members have guaranteed paychecks and it is easy to take advantage of this if you can make a claim that one of them owes you money. This is a sad situation of which numerous groups prey on our U.S. servicemembers every day. They don’t get paid that well in the first place. I was never a victim of this sort of thing when I was in, but I saw it often enough. It usually the family if the soldier that is the victim, not the soldier themselves, because the soldiers always have a place to live.

By: shreyashi ganguly

shreyashi ganguly — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:47:41 +0000

RIAA/MPAA is a distribution model peddler trying to impose laws which were first created in the 16th century. What surprises me is that when the Government itself wants the help of an industry to help alleviate the absolute gruel which many (if not all) army men eventually face how it can refuse to comply and see only profits. It is unpatriotic and also medieval. I am not an American. However, when civilians can enjoy free content why can’t the army personnel do the same? Not being on American soil is rubbish, when it is so simple to allow exclusive content access to the army men no matter where they are stationed.

This is why a free business model is imperative. Imagine, an artist who is disheartened by the state of these fellow men and want to provide them with the little of solace they can by viewing/listening to his creation. Yet he is unable to do so since he is locked down to this monolithic system of RIAA/MPAA.

By: Heh

Heh — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:14:17 +0000

He said “penetrating”.

By: UnderCover Brother

UnderCover Brother — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:54:38 +0000

I believed there are people that works in these entities that have purchased movies and music and loan it to their friends and relatives to watch, listen, and ripped tracks, That is clearly an infringement. Yet they will have you to believed that they are righteous and walk on water and never tell lies. It won’t be long before a whistleblower comes forward from these organizations.

By: Australia

Australia — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:29:07 +0000

@114
I would think the fool to be he who spouts claims of conspiracy in a public forum with no evidence to support him, not one who mistakes a persons nationality because their hysteria echoes that of a nation.

This is a ridiculous discussion. The heads of government have control over the armies, not the individual soldiers. The heads should be held accountable but it is considerably easier to blame the individuals on the ground.

Lazy. Uninformed and misdirected. Welcome to your argument.

By: pyromaniac

pyromaniac — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:22:40 +0000

2009 was a bad year for torrents.
2010, bad year for the RIAA/MPAA lol

OiNK admin is set free

IFPI Spokesman Calls It Quits

ISP Stands Up For Torrent Site Owner’s Privacy

Music Sales Increase In Sweden For First Time Since 2000

Insider at a US base has revealed that a campaign is underway to download as much as possible, which is being operated by the Department of Defense.

2010 is officially “THE YEAR OF THE PIRATES”.

By: The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: January 20, 2010

The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: January 20, 2010 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:26:53 +0000

[...] After making every reasonable attempt to gain legal access to media, soldiers overseas have turned to bittorrent to get their fix. But now, US military bitTorrent users are being targeted by the MPAA/RIAA. [...]

By: Geek Media Round-Up: January 20, 2010 – Grasping for the Wind

Geek Media Round-Up: January 20, 2010 – Grasping for the Wind — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:20:02 +0000

By: The Daily Loper – Jan 20, 2010 | Medialoper

The Daily Loper – Jan 20, 2010 | Medialoper — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:53:54 +0000

[...] US Military BitTorrent Users Targeted By MPAA/RIAABecause territorial restrictions make it impossible for our service people to buy products when they are stationed overseas. C’mon content producers, get it together. By Lopy The Loper | posted in The Daily Loper [...]

By: The Daily Square – Hot Fun In The Summertime Edition | Booksquare

The Daily Square – Hot Fun In The Summertime Edition | Booksquare — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:24:34 +0000

By: Prior Service OIF

Prior Service OIF — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:24:36 +0000

@111. i have a good reference to support his claim. first hand experience. not CNN, not the internet. actually being there. he’s pretty much correct. domination kind of sums it up. Iraq literally had no means of invading US soil before we invaded. they wouldn’t have made it halfway across europe even if they tried. it took us 3 days to take their military down. and saying we’re there to fight terrorism is yet another cop out because terrorism exists everywhere in the world. only reason we chose Iraq to “defend freedom” was to dominate the oil supply they have.

By: AAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAA — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:02:11 +0000

You went in Afghanistan to take over the poppy fields because the groups who owned them refused to pay the CIA its cut. It’s a 3 trillion dollar a year business going straight to the CIA’s black budget.
You went to Iraq to take over the oil fields because Saddam decided all of a sudden to not sell you anymore oil at the prices that were agreed during the golf war.
You bombed Pakistan because the Pakistani people started to ask there government to stop cooperating with you against Iran.
You are bombing Yemen because Saudi Arabia asked for help guaranteeing that the oil prices wouldn’t go up.
Learn what you are sent to do before you go to war.
@ 108 I am not an American you fool and people are an embarrassment to their countries when they stop questioning reality and believe whatever their corrupt government tells them.

By: James Holdger

James Holdger — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:01:44 +0000

If you have a common enemy, join up the forces to beat them.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:48:04 +0000

Colonial army wants to eat mainstream american culture when far away from home?

Fuck! Bittorent is used for that :/

I feel sad.

By: Australia

Australia — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:43:39 +0000

@110

is there a particular study you would like to reference for your statement?

By: binladen

binladen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:08:28 +0000

Get the effing troops out of someone elses lands and send them home. They are NOT fighting for freedom – but domination

By: Plat

Plat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:22:30 +0000

The campaign is not targeting BT users for reasons of copyright, it is the IPS for reasons of bandwitdh usage. Here is the real deal: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=67223

By: Australia

Australia — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:48:12 +0000

The lack of compassion and understanding some Americans have for their soldiers is pretty sad.

Im not sure if it’s resentment or simply the absence of education, but irrational people like @100 are an embarrassment to your country.

Soldiers come home with blood on their hands that will never wash off. Thats not enough to some, they wipe the blood on their faces and shame them for following orders.

Grow some balls and join a civilian peace corps out in war zones.

If you aren’t contributing to a situation, you have no right to criticise parties who are.

@101 anonymous
I have a lot of trouble with postage, i have a VPN set up at home and access Hulu through that. Legal and awesome.

@89 – beautifully structured argument!

By: Sceptre

Sceptre — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:11:50 +0000

How sad here we go again about if you download your stealing. Our forces are risking their lives for us, our family, and our kids etc. Just because they want to “experience” life and maybe lift their mental spirits by “watching” something and not “stealing” it. The world we live in just gets crazier everyday… as we now live in a stealing is downloading when stealing means lifting something physically and it being forever gone…

All this after the movie companys reported 2009 was over projections according to them :/

Salute to our armed forces…

By: General Snus

General Snus — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:07:16 +0000

To 101/Anonymous:

That is special treatment by definition! You’re a foreigner in Japan. You’re asking for something different than other foreigners who get sent to Japan for work. You knew the job you chose might send you overseas. No reason you should get special treatment just cuz you chose to be in the military.

(I assume you’re talking about access to services legal within the US but not available overseas.)

By: d[iO]nysus

d[iO]nysus — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:38:55 +0000

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

By: Unauthorized Content Consumer

Unauthorized Content Consumer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:21:47 +0000

I have several terabytes of movies, tv shows and music. Where can I send?

By: Dan in Sydney

Dan in Sydney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:44:31 +0000

Additionally… I find it very hard to believe the US military doesn’t use VPN back to a US endpoint for serving personnel to access the internet. They would then appear to content providers as if they were inside the US. Surely this is the case — I can’t believe the military would allow personnel to use domestic internet connections when in the field overseas…?

By: Dan in Sydney

Dan in Sydney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:42:57 +0000

This would all be fair enough except for the fact that Apple iTunes Store DOES allow downloads from anywhere in the world — they use credit cards as the basis of their geoauthentication rather than IP blocking. I know, because I am in Australia and use the US iTunes store all the time, thanks to a great loophole that lets you set up an account without a credit card and then use iTunes gift cards to fund the account (bought off eBay, or purchased through a “shop USA” type service at a small premium).

iTunes US has a fantastic range of stuff, so I’d have to say that this story is a bit of a beat up as a result (no offence intended to the writer, who may not have been aware that iTunes US allows downloads worldwide.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:39:47 +0000

I am stationed in Japan, probably the exact location where this “Insider” is. I don’t expect special treatment for being military.
When I was stationed in the US, I had cable TV and subscribed to Netflix On Demand service. When I arrived on station here, I cancelled the Netflix… Its not that I don’t want to pay for the material, its that I don’t have access to it legally, without waiting for the Season DVD’s to be available and then trying to order from a company that ships to an APO address.
The same company that offers us internet access also offers “Stateside” phone numbers and limited “Stateside” TV (not AFN) and commercials. Why can’t they just offer us “Stateside” IP addresses? Or, why can’t the content providers, like Netflix, allow access to the IP’s assigned to US bases.
Like I said, I don’t expect special treatment, just equal treatment. I am grateful for the services that are available to me because there are many that don’t.

By: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAA — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:23:57 +0000

@ 96, Sergeant K
I am not some American hating idiot. I know the politicians and the big industries make the choices for war. Invading countries though is not and will never be synonymous with protecting your country or your family. Killing innocent people and calling them victims of war does not change the fact that women and children have fallen by your hands. It’s time for all to accept responsibilities, when you take a life you take a life. As for the NATO countries and their citizens, inaction is the same as agreeing. To answer your question about how I sleep at night, with a weeping soul for what humanity has become.

By: CF Comm. Reg't.

CF Comm. Reg't. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:20:36 +0000

American Forces aren’t the only ones that have no choice but to torrent for copyright zone restricted content.

Peace to my American comrades.

By: Attn: RIAA & MPAA

Attn: RIAA & MPAA — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:20:12 +0000

Everything must change
Nothing stays the same
Everyone must change
Nothing stays the same

The young become the old
And mysteries do unfold
‘Cause that’s the way of time
Nothing and no one goes unchanged

There are not many things in life
That you can be sure of
Except the rain comes from the clouds
The sun lights up the sky
And humming birds do fly

Winter turns to spring
A wounded heart will heal
But never much too soon
Yes, everything must change

The young become the old
And mysteries do unfold
‘Cause that’s the way of time
Nothing and no one goes unchanged

There are not many things in this life
That you can be sure of
Except the rain comes from the clouds
The sun lights up the sky
And humming birds do fly

Rain comes from the clouds
Sun lights up the sky
And humming birds do fly
Rain comes from the clouds
Sun lights up the sky
And music, sweet music, makes me cry

By: Recommended Reading (2010-01-19) « Automatic Ballpoint

Recommended Reading (2010-01-19) « Automatic Ballpoint — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:10:50 +0000

[...] This is the first I’ve even heard mention of ‘morale drives‘. Can anyone shed a little light on the situation? The crackdown is just one more instance of [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:55:51 +0000

It’s just like trying to watch BBC Content in Afgan. Impossible as the IP block is for UK only, but the brits here pay for their TV license but can only watch when in UK and not in Edinburgh FOB

By: Sergeant K

Sergeant K — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:52:36 +0000

@91 with a pillow, a blanket, and a woman. how do you sleep at night? Soldiers don’t choose to go to war, none I ever met ever said “god I hope we go to war”. God damn politicians choose the wars. Oil Rich business assholes choose the wars. Soon RIAA funded lobbyist will choose the wars. Soldiers, now Soldiers just want to protect their country and their family, and the powers that be use that desire to protect for their own purposes. direct your anger in the proper direction. I know we are the face of violence all across the world but I swear to you and everyone else, it is not the Soldiers who are out to get you.

By: Demonoid.com Invitation Codes

Demonoid.com Invitation Codes — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:52:04 +0000

Get Demonoid invitation codes from here:

http://www.youtube.com/demonoidinvitecode

By: Sergeant K

Sergeant K — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:42:13 +0000

The Media Moguls are missing an important point, I mastered file-sharing when I was overseas, and now that I’m back I continue to share, and help others to share. There are many others like me who would never even bother to learn how to torrent if they didn’t have too. They should give all the soldiers free access to everything while overseas not just for moral and ethical reasons but long term financial reasons as well.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:28:33 +0000

There’s a simple solution to this:

Just remove the damn location restrictions.

They complain that they lose money to piracy, then restrict the legal content to US.

It doesn’t make sense.

By: guy_nxt_door

guy_nxt_door — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:13:28 +0000

surely agree with what 15 say’s it’s time to feel the real thing.

By: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAA — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:05:46 +0000

You military f…s. You go into countries and bomb the shit out of them. You kill innocent people for the few idiots who did something wrong, which in the first place is none of your business. I lost half my country because of idiots like you with big guns and no humanity. Stay in your own countries. We don’t want uncle Sam to help any of us. Help the people of New Orleans or all the rest of your population who is being held captive to your huge corporations and your inhumane laws. How can you justify taking a human life? How do you sleep at night?