Will I be in trouble for BITTORRENTING?

Question

WILL I BE IN TROUBLE? =(
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Dear Mr *****,

Rogers Cable (Rogers) has received a notice stating that activities associated with your IP address are infringing copyright in material(s) owned or exclusively licensed by others.

The full notice is appended to this e-mail below.

Under section 4(d) of the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet End User Agreement (EUA) and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), you are prohibited from using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service to engage in illegal activities, including activities that infringe copyright. Copies of our EUA and AUP are available at:

http://na.edit.client.yahoo.com/rogers/show_static?.form=terms&.intl=ca

Where there has been a violation of our EUA and/or AUP, including the unauthorized distribution of copyright-protected material, Rogers has the right to take appropriate action against you.

If you have any questions about the attached copyright notice, please contact the sender of the notice using the contact information provided in the notice. Please do not reply to this e-mail.

We trust you will comply with our policies and all applicable laws in using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service.

Rogers EUA Management Team
Sincerely,

EUA Management Team
Rogers Yahoo Hi-Speed Internet

http://info.yahoo.com/legal/ca/rogers/terms/all/
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Entertainment Software Association
575 7th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004 USA

Attention: Intellectual Property Enforcement
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: mailto:[e-mail]?subject=RE%3A%20Notice%20ID%3A%20182%2D96196018%20ESA%20Canada%20Notice

25 May 2009 03:11:32 GMT


ISP: Rogers Cable Communications Inc.
ESA Reference Number: 182-96196018


Dear Rogers Cable Communications Inc.:

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a trade association that represents the intellectual property interests of numerous companies that publish interactive games for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld devices and the Internet in the United States of America, in Canada, and in other countries (collectively referred to as ESA members). ESA is authorized to act on behalf of ESA members whose copyright and other intellectual property rights it believes to be infringed as described herein.

ESA is providing this letter of notification to make Rogers Cable Communications Inc. aware of material on its network or system that infringes the exclusive copyright rights of and is unlawful towards one or more ESA members.

ESA members are entitled to the full protection of Canadian intellectual property laws, including the Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42, as amended, in such entertainment software products.

Based on the information at its disposal on 21 May 2009 18:05:48 GMT, ESA has a good faith belief that XX.XXX.XXX.XXX infringes the rights of one or more ESA members by offering for sale or download unauthorized copies of game products protected by copyright, or offering for sale or download material that is the subject of infringing activities. The copyrighted works that have been infringed include but are not limited to:

Title: Age of Empires III
Notice ID: 96196018
Infringement Source: BitTorrent
Infringement Timestamp: 21 May 2009 18:05:48 GMT
Infringement Last Documented: 21 May 2009 18:05:48 GMT
Infringer Username:
Infringing Filename: Age of Empires III+2 Expansions+Cracks & Serials.rar
Infringing Filesize: 3039063420
Infringer IP Address: XX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Infringer DNS Name: CPE00301bae4c9c-CM0014f8ca10c6.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com
Infringer Port ID: 0


The unauthorized copies of such game product(s) or the material that is the subject of infringing activities appears on or is made available through XX.XXX.XXX.XXX. Those items are listed and/or identified thereon by their titles or variations thereof, game-related listings/references/descriptions, or depictions of game-related artwork. Such copies, titles, game-related listings/references/descriptions, depictions, and material that is the subject of infringing activities, are hereinafter referred to as "Infringing Material."

Accordingly, ESA hereby requests Rogers Cable Communications Inc. to immediately do the following:

1. Notify the account holder of the Infringing Material.
2. Remove, or disable access to, the Infringing Material detailed above.
3. Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement, including termination of a repeat offender.

Please inform us whether you will remove or disable access to the Infringing Material as requested. Rogers Cable Communications Inc. or the account holder may contact ESA at the above-listed contact details, with email preferred. Please include the above-noted Reference Number in the subject line of all email

Answer 1

You could be if you don't stop. Your ISP is telling you to knock it off, I would listen to them since they know you are doing it now.

Answer 2

Maybe?

Just dont get caught

Selling the **** ur D/L..



Maybe you should look into

Finding a program To Protect ur

Ip address and Computer (Ex: Firewall)



What kind of bit downloader are you using?

Answer 3

The birth of Always Good. Madam, the troubles are really troubles, no doubt but madam, the troubles are the teachers of life. we learn more from troubles. you can believe the no man than yes man. no man actually giving guidance by opposing vehemently from there we are learning lessons. if yes man simply agrees where from we have no opportunity to learn lessons. @Asker, please clarify my doubts before closing or finalising the question. what is the meaning to this please. '' Both the troubles vanish as only diamond can cut a diamond.''. what is connection in vanishing troubles with diamond cutting madam? please do justice. @Asker: Thank you. I also thank Mr veers for providing link to substantiate his claim.

Answer 4

well i don't' know actually.i'm using bit torrent for over 2 years and downloaded over 5000 files and never had trouble for it.

Answer 5

Wow!