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posted by chromas on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the bittpirate dept.

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/


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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:33PM

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:33PM (#671169) Homepage Journal

    I love to read, I don't always have time. A year and a half ago, who would have guessed I'd be reading the Dictionary of 1828? But I am. Amazing! And it says "a bookseller that seizes the copies or writings of other men without permission" is a pirate. In 1828 they didn't have movies, they used books as their movies. They would flip the pages very quickly, it makes a movie. As I'm sure you know.

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