Re: Time Warner bad / VPS recommendations

[Matthew McCabe <mateo07@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I sent TWC a modified version of the EFF DMCA response letter for the 
DMCA takedown notices.  I even personally replied to one of the DMCAs 
from an agent for Paramount.  I was only able to personally reply to one 
of the complaints as TWC would not forward me any of the other notices.

The technician from the abuse department said that because my account 
already had 5 complaints, he would disconnect me if I received another.  
He was very clear on that point.  He understood that I was running Tor 
and that this traffic was coming from the Tor network.  Again, there is 
nothing in the AUP or TOS that stated that I could not run a service 
like Tor.  But it does state that violating intellectual property rights 
and "hacking" are not allowed.  As I explained previously, 3 of the 
notices were DMCA notices (copyright violations) and 2 were hacking 
complaints.  This tech and TWC believe that the user of their service is 
responsible for any of these violations.  Thus, it seems that they may 
try to disconnect my service based upon these 5 complaints.

Again, I would rather setup Tor on a VPS if anyone has a recommendation 
for a company and hosting plan!

Thanks,
Matt

Scott Bennett wrote:
>      On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:42:01 -0600 Matthew McCabe <mateo07@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>   
> > So Time Warner Cable finally gave me an ultimatum that either I stop 
> > running Tor or they will shut off my service.  This was after 3 DMCA and 
> > 2 general abuse/hacking complaints.  Note that Time Warner does not say 
> > anything about proxy servers in their AUP.  They were just tired of 
> > getting these complaints on my account.  Also, AT&T was not able to 
> > setup DSL service at my location...so I have decided to kill my Tor exit 
> > node.
> >     
>
>      Really?  When you sent Time-Warner a letter based upon
>
> 	http://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-dmca-response.html.en
>
> what was their response?  Did you counter with a politely stated promise
> to file a formal letter of complaint with the FCC against Time-Warner if
> they disconnect you without justification under your contract with them
> or under their AUP?  You could point out in such a complaint that you had
> abided by the contract and the AUP and had no recourse to another service
> (assuming that no other service is indeed available).
>   
> > I would really like to continue running a Tor exit node.  I have looked 
> >     
>
>      Are you giving up too soon?
>
>   
> > at a couple virtual hosting companies such as vpslink and slicehost.  
> > Some of their cheaper plans seem like they would be sufficient for 
> > running a Tor exit node.  Does anyone run Tor on a VPS?  If so, which 
> > company and plan do you use?  Have you gotten any flack for running a 
> > Tor exit node?
> >     
>
>
>                                   Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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