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Subject: Re: tor exit-node abused, takedown by ISP,
From: Arian Sanusi <arian@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:48:27 +0100
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I ran a tor exit node for a couple of days on a vserver. short version
of the story: The ISP got a DMCA-like takedown because of a torrent,
they took down the box and send me a bill over 192€ (see attachment) for
"work that occured because of distribution of copyright-protected
material from the customer's vserver. Abuse mail and public available
data on the server were checked" [1].

As far as I understand the law and AGB ("general terms and conditions"),
I broke the latter but not the former. I am not totally sure wether the
AGB are fully applicable... anyway I think if they are, I have to pay
this bill. I think you should append netcup.de to the list of
anti-supporting Providers.

I will discuss the matter with some people, though I think none of them
has much knowledge on this area. If you have any advice, you are always
welcome. I will repost this on or-talk too.

[2] is the mail they sent me, in brackets translation of the german parts

Arian

[1]

Pauschale für bislang angefallene Arbeiten aufgrund des    
Verteilens von Copyright geschütztem Material über vServer
des Kunden. Abuse-Mail wurde ausgewertet und die öffentlichen
bereitgestellten Daten des vServers geprüft. (see attachment)


[2]

Guten Tag Herr Sanusi,


aktuell ist eine Anzeige bei uns eingegangen, die besagt das über Ihren
vServer
Copyright geschützte Daten über einen sog. TOR-Proxy vertrieben werden.
Nach einer
Prüfung der auf Ihrem vServer öffentlich zugänglichen Dateien können wir
dieses
bestätigen. Als Betreiber Ihres vServers haben Sie sich damit strafbar
gemacht und
gegen unsere AGB verstoßen.

Zur Beweissicherung wurde daher Ihr vServer eingefroren.

[ we just received a complaint (nb: I guess they mean the dcma-advice,
no judical complaint) that states that there is copyrighted material
distributed via a so-called TOR-proxy. After having checked the
publically available data on your vserver, we [can] confirm this. You as
operator of this vserver have made yourself chargeable and violated our
AGB ( general terms and conditions ) ]



Infringing Work: 90210
First Found: 21 Jan 2010 17:52:29 EST (GMT -0500)
Last Found: 21 Jan 2010 17:52:29 EST (GMT -0500)
IP Address: 188.40.178.66
IP Port: 37278
Protocol: BitTorrent
Torrent InfoHash: D1A9A5301B873BB56944F9EA23B23A9C330687ED
Containing file(s):
90210.S02E12.Winter.Wonderland.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi.torrent (367,143,776 bytes)

Bislang ist uns durch Ihr Handeln ein Schaden in Höhe von 192 Euro
(inkl. MwSt.)
entstanden, den wir Ihnen in Rechnung stellen müssen. Für jede weitere
angefangenen 15 Minuten die wir uns mit dem Thema beschäftigen müssen,
fallen
entsprechend unserer Preisliste 20 Euro (inkl. MwSt.) an. Sollte unser
Rechtsanwalt aktiv werden müssen, fallen für Sie die Kosten entsprechend der
geltenden Gebührenverordnung für Rechtsanwälte an. Um auf Ihrer Seite
die Kosten
möglichst gering zu halten, sorgen Sie bitte dafür das wir so wenig wie
möglich
mit diesem unangenehmen Thema konfrontiert werden.

Folgend finden Sie den Text der Abuse-Mail. Bitte lesen Sie diesen genau
durch und
geben Sie dem Verfasser die gewünschte Rückmeldung. Leiten Sie eine
Kopie an uns
weiter.

Sollte keine Rückmeldung innerhalb von 24 Stunden erfolgen, sehen wir uns
gezwungen zu unserer eigenen Absicherung Anzeige gegen Sie zu stellen.

[ As of now, we incurred damage amounting to 192€ (incl. GST) that we
have to account you for. For every beginning 15 Minutes that we have to
deal with this issue, incur costs of 20 € as of our list of prices. If
we have to use our lawyer you will be held for all costs as of lawyers
list of prices. To keep costs on your side as low as possible, please
make sure that we get as little as possible confronted with the topic.

Following is the text of the abuse-mail. please read carefully and
provide the sender the desired reply. pls forward us a copy.

Should you not respond in 24 hrs, we feel impelled to place a judical
complaint on you. ]
Folgend der Text der Abuse-Mail:

Friday, January 22, 2010


RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Television Series Entitled
90210


Dear Abuse Department:

We are writing this letter on behalf of the relevant subsidiaries of CBS
Corporation.

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

90210

The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television programs
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 (188.40.178.66), we request that you
immediately do
the following:

1) Remove or disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct
described above; and

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

We also would request that you inform the individual who engaged in this
conduct
that legitimate copies of CBS content are widely available for viewing
online, for
example on www.cbs.com and many other sites that participate in the CBS
Audience
Network.

On behalf of CBS, owner of the exclusive rights in 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 CBS, its
respective
agents, or the law.

Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, 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 to the following:

CopyrightQs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Please include the Case ID 1055699887, 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.
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