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For the past several years, copyright holders in the US and Europe have been trying to reach out to file-sharers in an effort to change their habits.
Whether via high-profile publicity lawsuits or a simple email, it's hoped that by letting people know they aren't anonymous, they'll stop pirating and buy more content instead.
Traditionally, most ISPs haven't been that keen on passing infringement notices on. However, the BMG v Cox lawsuit seems to have made a big difference, with a growing number of ISPs now visibly warning their users that they operate a repeat infringer policy.
But perhaps the big question is how seriously users take these warnings because – let's face it – that's the entire point of their existence.
Sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-five but if they sent one more I'd start again.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/how-many-piracy-warnings-would-get-you-to-stop-180422/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @03:20AM (2 children)
I am not the AC who mentioned or offered support for starving artists. I'm the one who said artists are responsible for any contract they sign.
Just a reminder - just because someone disagrees with you does not make them a shill.
(Score: 2, Touché) by nitehawk214 on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:31PM
So says the person shilling for the music industry.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @08:23PM
Look fucko the music industry is full of predators. You people are the natural enemies of everyone in tech, the RIAA and MPAA are dwarfed both financially and in terms of social impact by the tech industry. Yet you assholes are constantly a fucking thorn in our side.
I used to pay for all content.. really.
Now I pirate out of spite for my enemy.
If the tech industry was even fractionally as power hungry as you and your club for psychopaths we would have dominated the world back in the 90s. I want your industry to die I don't need you to make music and for that matter we don't even need hollywood to finance movies. I hope your industry dies and then lawyers descend on the corpse to pick it dry and then every girl group who ever gave a blowjob for a record deal comes out of the woodwork to #metoo every single one of you cocksuckers in front of your kids.