Microsoft is watching you

[BDwinsAlt]

Friend got this email. Thought it was funny.

 

From: Charter Abuse Tracking System

Date: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:36 PM

Subject: [3.5.2010 4248416] Notice of Copyright Infringement

To: votedthe1@gmail.com

 

 

Dear Charter Internet Subscriber:

 

Charter Communications ("Charter") has been notified by a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, that your Internet account may have been involved in the exchange of unauthorized copies of copyrighted material (e.g., music, movies, or software). We are enclosing a copy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice that Charter received from the copyright holder which includes the specific allegation.

 

Under the DMCA, copyright owners have the right to notify Charter’s register agent if they believe that a Charter customer has infringed on their work(s). When Charter receives a complaint notice from a copyright owner, Charter will notify the identifiable customer of the alleged infringement by providing them a copy of the submitted DMCA notice. As required by law, Charter may determine that the customer is a repeat copyright infringer and reserves the right to suspend or terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.

 

It is possible that this activity has occurred without your permission or knowledge by an unauthorized user, a minor who may not fully understand the copyright laws, or even as a result of a computer virus. However, as the named subscriber on the account, you may be held responsible for any misuse of your account. Please be aware that using Charter’s service to engage in any form of copyright infringement is expressly prohibited by Charter's Acceptable Use Policy and that repeat copyright infringement, or violations of any other Charter policy, may result in the suspension or termination of your service. You may view Charter's rules and policies, including Charter’s Acceptable Use Policy, under the policies section at http://www.charter.com.

 

We ask that you take immediate action to stop the exchange of any infringing material. If you need assistance in removing the referenced infringing material or if you would like more information on Charter’s DMCA policy, procedures or contact information, please refer to the online security topics under Internet Help or the policies section at http://www.charter.com.

 

If you have any questions about this letter, you may contact us at 1-866-229-7286. Representatives will be available to take your call Monday through Friday 8am - 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am - 5pm (CST).

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Security Resolution Team

 

http://www.charter.com/security

 

 

--- The following material was provided to us as evidence ---

 

 

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Monday, March 01, 2010

 

Charter Communications, Inc.

12405 Powerscourt Drive

St. Louis, MO 63131 US

 

 

RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyright Protected Video Game Entitled

Bioshock 2

 

 

Dear DMCA Agent:

 

We are writing this letter on behalf of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

 

We have received information that an individual has utilized the below-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyright protected video game(s) through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such title(s) as:

 

Bioshock 2

 

The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted video games constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.

 

Since you own this IP address (24.158.237.167), we request that you immediately do the following:

 

1) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.

2) Inform the individual who engaged in this conduct of the following:

Unauthorized file sharing is illegal. However, we can appreciate your interest in Bioshock 2.

Please note: Take-Two Interactive has made every attempt to provide our content to you in a host of legitimate ways such as:

X360: Xbox Live

PC: Steam (http://store.steampowered.com)

PC: Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com)

 

On behalf of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by Take-Two Interactive, its respective agents, or the law.

 

Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification.

 

Please direct any end user queries the following.

 

X

 

Kindly include the Case ID 1085195185, also noted above, in the subject line of all future correspondence regarding this matter.

 

We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested.

 

Respectfully,

 

A Kempe

Enforcement Coordinator

Peer Media Technologies

 

 

 

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INFRINGEMENT DETAIL

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Infringing Work: Bioshock 2

First Found: 27 Feb 2010 18:08:16 EST (GMT -0500)

Last Found: 27 Feb 2010 18:08:16 EST (GMT -0500)

IP Address: 24.158.237.167

IP Port: 62211

Protocol: BitTorrent

Torrent InfoHash: 57ECB1A6C64DB7C919B0A844F6CE3DD47908DBCD

Containing file(s):

BioShock_2-Razor1911.torrent (7,895,008,614 bytes)

 

 

 

 

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Usenet > Torrents

[Samapico]

Is this serious? I'd think they wouldn't send an e-mail for these kinds of things... I've heard of people receiving actual letters

[rootbear75]

so... DONT share Bioshock MAYBE? might actually be a good idea....

[BDwinsAlt]

Is this serious? I'd think they wouldn't send an e-mail for these kinds of things... I've heard of people receiving actual letters

I was reading up on this. I found that they usually send letters asking you stop to, and if you continue to do something, then they will spend time and money in court. Right now it isn't worth fighting. It's very hard to prove somebody did this on purpose from one incident. It said that usually it involves several occurances and the cost to the company needs to be reasonable. One incident like this usually results in a letter/isp contact.

 

That doesn't make it ok to do this, just means you need to be careful. Vuze shows you which IPs are downloading/uploading a torrent. I guess microshit decided to monitor it. Just goes to show you, download it using someone else's internet. I.E. Free WIFI HotSpot

 

 

Copyright infringement is bad!

 

EDIT: Wow my English is so bad.

Edited March 7, 2010 by BDwinsAlt

[»Lynx]

Aren't there any ISPs in America that don't give out your private credentials. I know that the major ISPs in the UK now suck, and bend over backwards to catch 'offenders'.

 

Anyway, probably about time to seed a little less, use encryption and download some blocklists.