SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet

DVDR_Dog · Apr 10, 2026

Supreme Court’s precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.

SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet

Supreme Court's precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.

arstechnica.com

Yobbo · Apr 12, 2026

I just checked. SCOTUS doesn't have any control in Hong Kong..

DVDR_Dog · Apr 12, 2026

Yobbo said:
I just checked. SCOTUS doesn't have any control in Hong Kong..

No they don't. This is an action taken by an US based company intending to use the US DMCA to force an US based ISP to terminate this users Internet account. The action was based on evidence gathered that this user had either attempted to or did download files that the complainant owned or was representing the owner of the files protected by copyright.
In short, a Cox Internet subscriber used a P2P program (a torrent) to commit this DMCA violation. The owner got hold of their IP address (easily done w/ P2P programs). Used Arin or similar to see it was coming from and the location of Cox's NOC. Since it was a crime, they subpoenaed Cox to get that account's owner and the rest is history.
Keep in mind they can also implant beacons into some music and video files that call home with the IP of who is ever using the file. The problem is proving where they got the file from in the first place, you can plead ignorance.
So there is why I avoid P2P. Yes VPNs will shield your address and they destroy the logs that tell which of their subscribers that IP was assigned to at that particular time. You really need to place your trust in your VPN provider.
So that's the story. Complicated yes and in part that's what keeps you somewhat protected. Keep in mind filesharing of material owned by a copyright can get you into a world of hurt unless you are very careful. Hear me now, believe me later according to Hans and Fran

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Yobbo · Apr 13, 2026

DVDR_Dog said:
No they don't. This is an action taken by an US based company intending to use the US DMCA to force an US based ISP to terminate this users Internet account. The action was based on evidence gathered that this user had either attempted to or did download files that the complainant owned or was representing the owner of the files protected by copyright.
In short, a Cox Internet subscriber used a P2P program (a torrent) to commit this DMCA violation. The owner got hold of their IP address (easily done w/ P2P programs). Used Arin or similar to see it was coming from and the location of Cox's NOC. Since it was a crime, they subpoenaed Cox to get that account's owner and the rest is history.
Keep in mind they can also implant beacons into some music and video files that call home with the IP of who is ever using the file. The problem is proving where they got the file from in the first place, you can plead ignorance.
So there is why I avoid P2P. Yes VPNs will shield your address and they destroy the logs that tell which of their subscribers that IP was assigned to at that particular time. You really need to place your trust in your VPN provider.
So that's the story. Complicated yes and in part that's what keeps you somewhat protected. Keep in mind filesharing of material owned by a copyright can get you into a world of hurt unless you are very careful. Hear me now, believe me later according to Hans and FranView attachment 7079z

Thanks. Happened to me when I was working in the US in 2009. I was watching a video and qBittorrent was running. The Authorities called our location where I was based in UTAH and one of employees of the Rappelling crew advised me it was a warning. I never did it again in the US.

Diguelo · Apr 13, 2026

Pirates, hmm.

Thats basically anyone that comes on here for serial numbers and hacks for Paintshop.

I DONT FEEL LIKE A PIRATE, DONT LOOK LIKE A PIRATE, HMM No doubt our wonderful internet secure government will no doubt jump on the apple cart and claimn it was their idea, give our Prime Minister somewhere else to be other than at home taking the flak for what his party have done.

DVDR_Dog · May 13, 2026

Diguelo said:
Pirates, hmm.

Thats basically anyone that comes on here for serial numbers and hacks for Paintshop.

I DONT FEEL LIKE A PIRATE, DONT LOOK LIKE A PIRATE, HMM No doubt our wonderful internet secure government will no doubt jump on the apple cart and claimn it was their idea, give our Prime Minister somewhere else to be other than at home taking the flak for what his party have done.

Just be glad you aren't living in the US. Looks like any way to divert attention from questioning why some possibly criminally damaging acts confined in the "E" files. It's actually comical if you look the steps being used for the diversion.

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SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet

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