Re: Need help with MPAA threats

[Jon <scream@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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krishna e bera wrote:
> It is unlikely that the content in question was ever on your computer
at all,
> because Tor does not transfer UDP packets (used by bittorrent for data)
and
> the default exit policy rejects the common bittorrent ports.
> The MPAA investigators are likely seeing the Tor users' access to the
tracker website
> which is done via http.
>
> However, imo your best legal course in USA is as phobos suggested.
>
> I'm in Canada, where the DMCA does not really apply,
> but my network provider was getting annoyed receiving DMCA notices
every day
> and threatening to cut off my server. 
> The template letter i adapted from Torproject and
> was sending to the DMCA complainants (cc my network provider) was not
enough
> because it did not stem the tide of notices.
> I thought about getting a cease-and-desist order against the complainants
> but i have no idea how (and no money) to go about international legal
actions.
>
> After looking at several dozen automated DMCA letters,
> i noticed that all but a few point to tracker websites for ThePirateBay.
> I decided to add the ip addresses for those tracker websites to my
reject list
> and have not received a DMCA notice for a few weeks now.
> Although this technically rejects some web (http) traffic,
> it seems to me just an extension of the exit policy rejecting
bittorrent ports
> because those tracker ip addresses are primarily used for setting up
p2p transfers.
> I'm paying $100 a month in bandwidth fees to facilitate anonymous
communication
> for activists etc - not to subsidize consumption of games and movies.
> Yes i know p2p can carry all sorts of content;
> if there is lots of "legitimate" stuff available via ThePirateBay my
attitude could change.
> Feedback on this is welcome.
>
>
Your attitude I think is correct.  I mean to say, yes, your intent for
your relay is for censorship frustration, not games, movies, et
cetera.  I think your implementation is correct also.  I run a relay
without any exit permitted.  The only reason I do this, is because I
do not want to deal with any complaints ranging from DMCA, hacking,
child exploitation transiting my link.  If I ever decide to permit
exiting, it will be on a dedicated server that I would pay for,
located elsewhere.  I just wish there were a better way to inspect the
traffic and disallow certain traffic.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not
advocating that any relay inspect any traffic, just that illegal
traffic transiting outside my link could land me in trouble.  Perhaps
thoughtworthy.

Jon-
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