Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
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: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:50PM
So many websites have VERY LONG pages. And folks only read the beginning. Very hard to get to the bottom of some of those! But down below it says (Cambridge) about illegally copying movies & music. And that's what The Mighty Buzzard means. I know because the beginning of the article says it's about movies, music & TV. Not about the ships, that's very important too. But not what this story is about.