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I am being sued and have a scary question.

antiriaaproP2P	Date: July 19, 2004 @ 11:22 PM I downloaded gay porn on kazaa about a month ago. I am scared that it will be discovered because my parents are being sued by the riaa for file-sharing. Can the riaa mention the videos that I downloaded and deleted right away? Even if the riaa can't sue them over the porn I downloaded, can they mention it at all? or do they just have to mention the songs that they have copyrights to? I'm becoming paranoid.
woodhead	Date: July 20, 2004 @ 12:19 AM hmmm???
Cryxan	Date: July 20, 2004 @ 4:02 AM here. Are you actually being sued, or just getting threatened with a lawsuit? If you wouldn't mind sharing a few details, I guarantee you the DMusic community would be very interested in following this. Good luck to you and your parents in the coming weeks/months. " id="106410">From everything I've read so far about these lawsuits, it looks like they usually specify certain songs/artists that they identified as being in violation of their shitty laws. I'm no expert on this, however. There's a bunch of people that comment on DM news articles all the time that are much more knowledgeable. Most of them don't come to the forum so they won't see this, but you can seek them out. Also, the owner of DMusic is a lawyer, he might be able to answer this. His username is leflaw, and you can send him a note by clicking here. Are you actually being sued, or just getting threatened with a lawsuit? If you wouldn't mind sharing a few details, I guarantee you the DMusic community would be very interested in following this. Good luck to you and your parents in the coming weeks/months.
milladrive	Date: July 20, 2004 @ 9:51 PM Wow. heh
robbydadrummer	Date: July 20, 2004 @ 11:54 PM As far as I know, the RIAA bots scan and automatically download specific files they search for so they can confirm they are real before they start the process. They are only concerned with music, and I doubt they know what else was in your shared files.
moam	Date: July 21, 2004 @ 1:04 AM Just odd...
pog	Date: July 21, 2004 @ 2:03 AM I daresay that if the riaa were to disclose any of your shared files that they don't own, it would be grounds for you to counter sue.... it's none of their business.... I wouldn't worry about it... if confronted, it could be a case of you downloading material for someone else.
anotherdreamer	Date: July 27, 2004 @ 4:54 PM Well, the porn isn't protected by the RIAA, so if they do reveal this you may have a counter-suite case.
acousticgrrl	Date: July 28, 2004 @ 3:31 AM Liberate yourself. Come out of that closet! Or, you know, wait 'til you're ready.
povertystricken	Date: July 29, 2004 @ 9:12 PM If you were being sued by the MPAA (the other evil special interest group) you may have reason to sweat. As far as I know video is no concearn of the RIAA.
xz3n1rik	Date: August 15, 2004 @ 8:47 PM Wow.. So the bots scan Kazaa huh? Think about that... ( the fact that the RIAA can technically do the exact same thing-aka- download specific songs-aka-share- to obtain users in violation) They're doing the exact thing they're saying is wrong.
figfarmer	Date: August 16, 2004 @ 6:23 PM "They're doing the exact thing they're saying is wrong." Well, ain't that America, land of the free? Little pink houses for you and me.
RaXDaCapo	Date: August 16, 2004 @ 6:31 PM How many songs did you have downloaded in the first place~??
RaXDaCapo	Date: August 16, 2004 @ 6:32 PM See I don't worry about all that because I listen to all my songs on LaunchCast.
Thaspian	Date: August 16, 2004 @ 7:35 PM If this isn't a joke... um.. sorry. heh.
jmweirick	Date: August 16, 2004 @ 8:14 PM first of all, it would be grounds for counter suit if they did mention them. second, if you really want to be sure, you should format your entire hardrive and then start filling it with random files, the result would not only remove evidence of the porn but also of the songs, thus killing two birds with one stone. Your parents won't know and the RIAA has no proof.
wet1	Date: August 20, 2004 @ 3:58 AM How to start... If your computer is confiscated by the law, it is likely it will be well searched. You should know that not only does windoze keep track of what you put in your machine and where but it also has many hidden records not normally to be accessed by the user. If that were not enough, formatting a hard drive doesn't by itself get rid of the info in such a way that it isn't retrievable. Not known to most is that with the proper tools and the desire almost 9 formats back of the hd can be retrieved through foresnic methods. The only way I know to get rid of that info is to use a program such as Evidence Eliminator. (do understand this is not a plug for this particular program) On the other hand, if your computer has not been confiscated by now, then most likely it will not be. It would be a smart move to eliminate the records as soon as possible. Another suggestion might be to do a search on the internet for various items such as hidden files. There are tutorials on the net that will teach you where some of these files reside. The last advice I will offer you is this. There is nothing on your computer that is actually private. Don't do what you don't want someone else to know about. The internet is rife with spyware, port scans and many other little nasties out there that will retrive a good bit of the data on your computer, depending on what they are actually interested in getting.
johnnygnote	Date: August 21, 2004 @ 2:45 AM If you are really concerned and ti sounds like you are go here http://www.heidi.ie/eraser and download Eraser. and do a thourough rease of your empty disc space it will do away with just about anything that is left on the system you don't want anyone to find. Be careful though it will erase everything if you do it wrong just erase your empty disk space, and from then on erase all files you want to get rid of using it.
pog	Date: August 21, 2004 @ 3:42 AM Like wet1 was saying, you can get programs to clean out your drive, but I'm afraid there's a 80% chance that it won't be completely irretrivable. As I understand it, you can format a harddrive, and smash it into little pieces with a hammer, and the little pieces can be read by the authorities if they really really want to... the only way to completely make info on a harddrive unreadable is to throw it into a swimming pool.
Thaspian	Date: August 21, 2004 @ 4:45 AM Just do a debug. That resets every sector on your hard drive to 0 - they can't take any info from all 0s, now can they?
camtarn	Date: August 21, 2004 @ 7:55 PM Thaspian: depends. If I recall, as someone said above, you can still read a disc even after it's been overwritten - residual magnetic charge in each storage location or something similar. Writing over with zeros probably won't do much good - overwriting repeatedly with random data is a better way to go, and is what most Eraser-like programs do. Of course, if you're willing to buy a new hard drive, then you could just destroy the thing, and leave the remains where they're unlikely to be discovered. The US military standards for sensitive information recommend using large quantities of thermite =P I wish you the best of luck. One of my friends' brothers was accused by the UK equivalent of the MPAA last year. His PC was seized (with no prior notice) and everything PC-related was taken, even the blank CD-Rs lying about his room. I doubt he'll ever see that PC again (at least, not in one piece...) I think he's still waiting on actual charges to be filed...
luapwr	Date: April 13, 2005 @ 4:02 AM Download all the music/porn you want. The RIAA is not going after downloaders, it's the "UPloaders" they are sueing.
CECookz	Date: May 1, 2005 @ 8:39 PM you could get a really powerful magnet and go over your harddrive over and over and over again... that would probably wipe it... i'm not a computer expert but i saw it on law and order... so i dunno.. lol
Intergalacti...	Date: May 22, 2005 @ 4:04 PM I don't think they can touch you but depending on the site I'd have someone look into it. Do what Cryxan said leflaw is a genius and he might be able to help.
EvilDruid	Date: June 30, 2005 @ 11:08 PM well if you still have your HD, just totally destroy it, personally bring it to a dumpster and throw the pieces in. install windows on a new HD, there u go. btw large magnets will totally destroy harddrives
Alecs	Date: July 1, 2005 @ 5:53 PM "Download all the music/porn you want. The RIAA is not going after downloaders, it's the "UPloaders" they are sueing." Obviously that's not true, seeing as he's being sued! And it depends if the videos you downloaded were copyrighted or not. If they were then you have reason to worry. If not then I guess it's possible, but not for sure.
BlackMage	Date: July 2, 2005 @ 3:04 AM Whoa, how did this pop back up?
Alecs	Date: July 2, 2005 @ 11:38 AM Wow, I just realized this is an entire year old...
yearbook	Date: July 12, 2005 @ 11:00 AM i wonder what the outcome was... Poor guy...
Rustafarii	Date: July 13, 2005 @ 9:19 PM Just get a nre Hard Drive and call it a day... 50 bux on newegg.com Holla!
SimonWaldram	Date: July 14, 2005 @ 4:02 AM It says on his page he hasn't been here for 51 weeks, so maybe the outcome wasn't good
Majyk	Date: July 15, 2005 @ 2:06 PM lmfao!!!
Amp	Date: July 15, 2005 @ 5:05 PM
goldminer	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 1:18 PM Please see my recent post in the P2P forum regarding your porn problem. In short, the answer is _yes_, your parents will find out about everything that was in your sharing folder if the RIAA files a Complaint. The RIAA will simply attach screenshots of your sharing folder and not bother to redact anything. I assume that this may be one of their strategies to pick potential defendants... ie., those with other reasons to settle may do so more quickly that others that have nothing to hide. Consult with a local attorney who knows copyright law.
moam	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 1:23 PM I bet antiriaaproP2P really regrets starting this topic like a year or so ago I bet he had no idea it would still be alive today
Intergalacti...	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 7:50 PM Man this was posted a year ago!??! Thats ages I didn't know I had been on that long
K3VIN	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 9:41 PM LMFAO, this is awesome, best thread ever, may this live as long as it takes for him to return when hes allowed a computer again!
RobertMcDade	Date: September 15, 2005 @ 9:03 PM to the thread originator! We all for your well being!
RobertMcDade	Date: September 15, 2005 @ 9:06 PM ps- Maybe he strictly made that name just to post this one time?? Get it... Anti-RIAA-Pro-P2P Sounds like a name he'd only post this one thing with, don't you think?
Intergalacti...	Date: September 17, 2005 @ 11:53 AM yeah thats what i was thinking maybe it is actually someone on this site and was a bit embarrassed about asking for advice
hantu	Date: September 17, 2005 @ 12:11 PM a year ago, omg 51 weeks ... maybe i shoudln't laugh he could be all screwed over by now, like someone already implied
hate9wicket	Date: September 17, 2005 @ 8:48 PM Or Pro RIAA Anti P2P?
farfor44	Date: September 19, 2005 @ 8:47 PM I dont Know,but the I never Know
plungerboy	Date: September 9, 2006 @ 7:46 AM
Opossum	Date: September 9, 2006 @ 8:23 AM Uh, you mean you don't use a proxy on file-sharing programs? Hmmm.
Opossum	Date: September 9, 2006 @ 8:29 AM Hmmm, there I go replying to an old post again. [/Bangs head on wall]
ShadowMom	Date: September 9, 2006 @ 2:35 PM Two years old!!
Alecs	Date: October 4, 2006 @ 12:14 PM offline 115 wks...
GeneHilbert	Date: October 5, 2006 @ 1:01 PM Another old and crusty..... They must have really sued the shit out of him...... and taken his computer too..... LOL
Fraser	Date: October 5, 2006 @ 1:31 PM I say you pack your things, and move underground to the sewers or something. Get a couple of books on gorilla tactics, and start bombarding the RIAA. Or just move to Canada, either or.
Thaspian	Date: October 6, 2006 @ 4:34 PM This is still funny two years later.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 6, 2006 @ 4:51 PM Canada will take you, even if you are a guerilla using bombarding tactics !! Especially if you're a guerilla using bombarding tactics, not sure about gorillas though, although the Toronto Zoo might be interested With Harper being Bush's new lackey, it won't be long before the Canadian equivalent of the RIAA (the CRIA) will start doing the same, they are already lobbying government for it and for tariffs on internet based materials that don't currently exist etc (you'd have to pay royalties for cover versions on websites if this passes, etc)
Fraser	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 1:56 AM It's gorilla dude. The gov't has counter-strategies against guerilla tactics, so you just act like an ape, and confuse the crap out of them.
hantu	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 2:33 AM
Opossum	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 2:53 AM A gorilla has been going around growling "Kazaa"! (Kazar)
EchoMinor	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 5:36 AM On 5th Oct 2009, GeneHilbert said: Another old and crusty..... They must have really sued the shit out of him...... and taken his computer too..... LOL not to mention his parents now know he was looking at gay porn...or porn in general. some parents dont take their kids becoming gay really well...often they end up being pricks about it. hope that wasnt the case for this fella.
aflunky	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 4:42 PM I just wanna be apart of this great thread
Fraser	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 2:06 AM Good for you Aflunky.
Thaspian	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 12:00 AM I looked at the title again and forgot what this thread was about, then I read it and laughed again. That's the magic of this thread. You get to relive the laughter time and time again.
ray104	Date: June 23, 2008 @ 10:03 AM icke: Cum one Cum all!
broken	Date: June 28, 2008 @ 4:18 AM Beam me up Scottie.
GeneHilbert	Date: June 28, 2008 @ 4:44 AM you went back aways to dig this up.....
SimonWaldram	Date: June 28, 2008 @ 7:00 AM Gee, the thought of a young guy being humiliatingly forced out of the closet via a lawsuit sure is funny.
Distilled1	Date: June 28, 2008 @ 2:24 PM I hope it wasen't tinks.. underag!!! ... any case befreore thewy take th HD and all jrip it oug and smash it then magnet it then BURN it and burn the computer too it tit is a pssib;r legal issue.. ans yes its the share files they are after !
Thaspian	Date: July 5, 2008 @ 5:56 AM On 10th Oct 2009, Thaspian said: I looked at the title again and forgot what this thread was about, then I read it and laughed again. That's the magic of this thread. You get to relive the laughter time and time again. This happened again. wow. this is hilarious. I can only hope for the worst, so I can continue being entertained by your misfortune!
TameasDust	Date: July 5, 2008 @ 11:50 PM sneaks slowly out the door .....
Thaspian	Date: August 11, 2008 @ 6:07 PM four years later STILL FUCKING HILARIOUS! maybe not?
moam	Date: August 11, 2008 @ 6:09 PM Still fucking hilarious...
Opossum	Date: August 11, 2008 @ 6:15 PM Lon Chaney has left the building...
ChillinBuzz	Date: August 11, 2008 @ 6:18 PM On 11th Aug 2009, moam said: Still fucking hilarious... Only because that was your first account with DMusic
zedsalt	Date: August 12, 2008 @ 3:34 AM I just realized: you can't spell "ihatetheriaa" without "tether"! Yeah, I know; it's nothing, really.
BlackMage	Date: August 16, 2008 @ 8:11 AM This is still awesome.
Fraser	Date: August 18, 2008 @ 8:39 AM Poor guy. I bet you he asked a whole bunch of people he actually knew, and nothing happened with him and the RIAA, and now everybody knows his secret. Poor guy just needed to come out with it anyways.
zedsalt	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 3:30 AM Your Recording Industry Association of America- helping queers out of the closet since 1952
KV-	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 3:38 AM Hey dont rib the guy! Right now he may be in prison, and could be some guys bitch! He is in heaven then Rofl
zedsalt	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 4:06 AM Not if he's a "top" on the outs'... Besides, prison coupling is more about power than sex. I mean...you know...that's what I've heard, anyway...
Fraser	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 10:04 AM He may be tossing a salad as we speak...
ChillinBuzz	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 6:26 PM Zed... Stop right there!
Thaspian	Date: August 30, 2008 @ 10:24 PM buzz loves this thread

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