Downloading movies with torrent sued

Same goes for my car, I leave the keys in it while it is parked in the front of my residence. I am at liberty to live how i wish. Why should I allow myself this paranoid view of the world e. Or, that my residence is a prison cell and should be locked down. That includes files available by torrent or otherwise. And also while there more than likely are trolls on these sites, could entrapment be used as a good defense as well?

I suppose downloading the material through torrent download would still be illegal? Can they search my computer looking for something illegal? Has this ever happened? My router was not secure and anyone in the area could have used my connection as a hot spot for downloading. I appreciate your site with the information, just wanted to help out a little. Is posting songs of your favorite artists on the internet, i.

Myspace, considered copyright infringement? How about mashups or tweeking an artists song with your own music not selling, distributing or reproducing it? I have a VHS copy of a movie that I like to watch. If I copy a digital copy to see on my ipad, I fail to see how this is copyright infringement… or is it?

When a person buys a copy of a movie, they do not own the movie, but instead the right to view the movie: a license. Would the license I have purchased be valid on whatever medium I need to view it? Getting mad at me for seeing a DVD when I have the movie on a VHS seems like a violation of my license agreement with the movie production company… likewise if I download a copy to see on my ipad is the same case since I can not insert the VHS tape into the ipad..

Stan, the short answer is you cannot make a copy nothing whatsoever without permission. Many licenses permit some copying. What if you pay a fee for three years unlimited, I had the receipt and everything, now I am being monitored on my cell phone and my parents internet….

My friend next door is being threatened with a lawsuit for they said various downloads of music, but he has not got a computer; all he has is a tablet and he knows nothing about Utorrent or any other torrent site.

He is only on his fb or emails yet he is being threatened, I personally went through his tablet myself and there has been no torrents or torrent programs downloaded on to his device; however I know my internet was hacked a couple of years ago by someone calling themselves FBIVAN1 and I come to find out later they called themselves that so people would be afraid to kick them off.

Since then I do not own a computer it is not safe to, I use my phone to get on my fb because I feel safer; my son has a tablet but I will not allow a computer in my home. I have one the church gave me in my car right now, but it is gonna sit and rot because I wont let it in my home; and now that my friend is being falsly accused I probably never will allow one in my home. I believe the copyright people should go after the torrent places instead of the normal everyday citizens they lure into their web, but apparently they cant beat them at all; so they try and beat them another way which is to try and get the average person.

My friend is disabled and scared to death right now and the government says thats fine, so today I wage my own war on the torrent companys and I dont do legal battles I wage my war on social media. And then I am gonna do some research myself and find out who used his internet to do this, because whomever did this knows he is in a battle right now with someone filing taxes in his name three times; and probably figured he was a safe victim and did not count on the backlash coming from me.

Is there a specific value that a copyright infringement case is tied to? In tort law, usually damages are limited to treble damages, no? Further, it seems absurd that a court could tie an individual IP address might be linked to a computer that might have uploaded a portion of a copyrighted work to damages that high. Rather, it seems that the plaintiffs are calculating that settlement is cheaper than defense, and that people will pay up.

I wonder how, on earth, a court could ever award damages to a porn company for distributing what was stolen to begin with…. Question, if you download something and it is under copyright protection, and then find out the name is the only thing correct and the actual movie is not the movie.

Download a Harry Potter movie, says it is a Harry Potter in the name, but the actual movie was something totally different. Can a company still press charges against you? And you say that even just downloading, you are providing it to others. And if providing part of a movie is not legal, then there are a lot of YouTube channels that would be in violation as well.

Intent is not a factor when determining whether copyright infringement occurred. The law only looks at what was actually downloaded. I have recieved an email stating that someone has violated federal copyrighted infringement and am liable of legal consequences. I admit to have downloaded movies from a but through false information on Youtube on how to watch movies for free.

What can I do in this issue? You hit the nail on the head. Each of your examples are copyright infringement if the copying is not authorized by the copyright owner. However, the copyright laws are just not being enforced because either the copyright owner does not know about these little infractions or does not care.

By analogy, it may be illegal to spit your gum on the ground, but police may not care enough to ticket you if you spit it into a bush. In the same way, copyright infringement occurs all the time but people never face a legal consequence because either nobody cares or the copyright owner does not know about it.

A new thing is live streaming of TV through the internet. I purchased a subscription to one such channel that can be viewed through the roku device. Now that I have the channel it seems too good to be true. There is a lot of live media from many network tv stations. Also, since I already purchased this subscription how do I protect myself from a future potential lawsuit?

My guess is immediately canceling the subscription but even so, there will always be a record of me purchasing the subscription to begin with. Earlier this year I was subpoenaed in a lawsuit by Malibu Media. However, we were able to settle for less than. They did, of course, require proof but that was easy enough to provide since it was true. In a way, I almost would have liked to see the case go further because I think I had some strong, legitimate arguments against their claims — arguments that may have prevented their gaining access to my hard drives.

One of those arguments was against the automatic seeding. First of all, in their suit they list the files downloaded and one specific moment in time that my IP address was downloading each file.

The thing to remember is that seeding is done in parts not wholes. The file does not become a recognized work until the entire file is downloaded, then reassembled by the torrent software. Moreover, the torrent software does not track how many whole works were transmitted by each seeder or to whom so, there is no evidence that I ever transmitted the entire file the work to anyone. They only way to prove I downloaded their files is to search my hard drive; but as I understand it, they have to have reasonable cause to do so or some type of evidence that proves they have reasonable cause.

I am one of those people who got one of the Copyright Infringement Notifications because my adult son, who lives in my house, downloaded a movie without my knowledge. I am very concerned. I used to download everything just to check it out.

Finally, an attorney's review can make sure the settlement agreement legitimately settles your case and protects your interests. To defend yourself, you will need to show real evidence that you would not or could not have been involved in downloading or sharing the file. In one case, our law firm was able to prove that the client did not have the IP address at the time the alleged downloading occurred.

However, that is not the norm. If someone accessed your wireless router, you would not be legally liable, but you would have to have real evidence to back up your assertion. Many people claim that someone else did it but they lack evidence to prove it.

For example, a year-old great-grandmother with a wireless router that is not password-protected is going to get more people to believe that she didn't download something than a college student with a password-protected router. The information provided on this site is not legal advice, does not constitute a lawyer referral service, and no attorney-client or confidential relationship is or will be formed by use of the site. The attorney listings on this site are paid attorney advertising.

In some states, the information on this website may be considered a lawyer referral service. Please reference the Terms of Use and the Supplemental Terms for specific information related to your state. Talk to a Lawyer. Grow Your Legal Practice. Meet the Editors. You have received a notice from your ISP indicating that you have been sued in a bit torrent file sharing lawsuit.

What now? Yes, this is somewhat standard in these cases. Option 1: What if you just ignore the notice? Business Formation. Choosing a Business Structure. Sole Proprietorships. Forming a Corporation. See All Business Formation Articles. Talk to a Lawyer Need help? These companies utilized the database to file lawsuits against the users, demanding direct settlements from them. Most users are expected to simply pay up, considering that failure to do so can lead to serious legal action.

According to the available data from a Colorado federal court, the copyright holders claim that YTS operators illegally pirated copies of movies. These users were subpoenaed using the Microsoft email accounts which they used to sign up onto the YTS platform.

For example, the defendant named William Nelson used his real name and registered from the state of Colorado. This is what the defendants used to find him. Governments and ISPs across the world monitor their users online activities.

Also, it comes with a day money-back guarantee. Here are the reasons why you must use a VPN all the time. When movie companies sue torrent users, it helps to have access to download records, email addresses, and IP-addresses from users. YTS operators were more than happy to share with the movie companies. This is a common settlement amount in cases like this.

The complaint record shows that there has been no response from the defendants thus far. At the end of the day, the defendants are required to not only pay damages as required but to also cease and desist with their illegal activity. The aforementioned trio of defendants is facing accusations of copyright infringement from sharing different film titles.