Comments on: Pub fined 8000GBP because customer downloaded material illegally http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: L Ron Hubbard http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-47004 L Ron Hubbard Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:56:47 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-47004 Even if you secure your wireless network, WEP and WPA wireless encryption isn't at all difficult to crack so this could happen to virtually ANYBODY. They'd better start building bigger prisons - at this rate we'll need them! Even if you secure your wireless network, WEP and WPA wireless encryption isn’t at all difficult to crack so this could happen to virtually ANYBODY. They’d better start building bigger prisons – at this rate we’ll need them!

]]> By: Sam Stone http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46904 Sam Stone Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:03:18 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46904 What a load of piffle. Surely the suppliers of WiFi could state the claim that they are not responsible for actions of users in the same way car parks state that they are not responsible for any damage caused to cars parked in their premises. Although, there is bound to be software available to stop such illegal activity in such cases. What a load of piffle. Surely the suppliers of WiFi could state the claim that they are not responsible for actions of users in the same way car parks state that they are not responsible for any damage caused to cars parked in their premises. Although, there is bound to be software available to stop such illegal activity in such cases.

]]> By: Steve http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46741 Steve Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:38:43 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46741 This is not even wrong. There is no such thing as illegal downloading of copyrighted material. It is only illegal to publish copyrighted material without permission. I'm going to guess that the money was extorted and never reached court which at least means no precedent was set. This is not even wrong. There is no such thing as illegal downloading of copyrighted material. It is only illegal to publish copyrighted material without permission. I’m going to guess that the money was extorted and never reached court which at least means no precedent was set.

]]> By: thatpc33guy http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46691 thatpc33guy Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:55:58 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46691 well...if you can do this it really is a matter of laziness...they dont want to track down the original downloader so they just went after the nxt best thing...hardly facilitation...the person may not have been even in the pub when they did it...you know those wireless waves go outside the buildings.... well…if you can do this it really is a matter of laziness…they dont want to track down the original downloader so they just went after the nxt best thing…hardly facilitation…the person may not have been even in the pub when they did it…you know those wireless waves go outside the buildings….

]]> By: AlanC http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46687 AlanC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:07:19 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46687 Things like this will just cause a lot of people to piggy back off of some poor unsuspecting person that doesn't know how to properly secure their internet connection. On my street alone I could use the internet of around 8 people. Some have their connections password protected, but they are only the default BT/Virgin ones and a lot of the time it is their phone number. When my good friend and neighbour first signed upto their ISP they were sent a wireless router and set it up, within 30 mins of him setting it up I had connected to his internet and changed his password on his router and effectively locked him out of his internet!! I let him stew for a good 30 mins as he couldn't work out why his internet had stopped so I owned up and changed it for him and told him how to change it all to stop others doing the same! Things like this will just cause a lot of people to piggy back off of some poor unsuspecting person that doesn’t know how to properly secure their internet connection. On my street alone I could use the internet of around 8 people. Some have their connections password protected, but they are only the default BT/Virgin ones and a lot of the time it is their phone number. When my good friend and neighbour first signed upto their ISP they were sent a wireless router and set it up, within 30 mins of him setting it up I had connected to his internet and changed his password on his router and effectively locked him out of his internet!! I let him stew for a good 30 mins as he couldn’t work out why his internet had stopped so I owned up and changed it for him and told him how to change it all to stop others doing the same!

]]> By: Erik jensen http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46683 Erik jensen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:20:35 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46683 Really? Come on Derren I thought you could spot a hoax, sounds just about believable but with no real details, if it were true the pub landlord would have been all over the papers saying how hard done to he was. All court cases can be published they don't need permission. This is blatant scare mongering from the anti piracy league. sooner or later the production companies will realise that this is how people want to consume media and will start to distribute it online for free or minimal cost rather than let the likes of the big US TV networks control what they say and when and how they say it. Really? Come on Derren I thought you could spot a hoax, sounds just about believable but with no real details, if it were true the pub landlord would have been all over the papers saying how hard done to he was. All court cases can be published they don’t need permission. This is blatant scare mongering from the anti piracy league.
sooner or later the production companies will realise that this is how people want to consume media and will start to distribute it online for free or minimal cost rather than let the likes of the big US TV networks control what they say and when and how they say it.

]]> By: Samuel Pourasghar http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46680 Samuel Pourasghar Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:48:51 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46680 The pirate finder general strikes, first in a pub, next in a school. Cloak and dagger, people will start disappearring. Music will be forbidden, and we will turn to masked vigilantes to stand up for us. It'll be alright in the end, the pirate finder general will be consumed by digitally enhanced fire and his minions will wilt away. The pirate finder general strikes, first in a pub, next in a school. Cloak and dagger, people will start disappearring. Music will be forbidden, and we will turn to masked vigilantes to stand up for us. It’ll be alright in the end, the pirate finder general will be consumed by digitally enhanced fire and his minions will wilt away.

]]> By: okrum http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46677 okrum Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:08:27 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46677 This is crazy ! England is going to do the same mistakes that France has with its HADOPI law...Freedom is in danger my friends...and all that because the Majors have money and therefore have their say in what the government decides. Very worrying... This is crazy ! England is going to do the same mistakes that France has with its HADOPI law…Freedom is in danger my friends…and all that because the Majors have money and therefore have their say in what the government decides.
Very worrying…

]]> By: ReliegiousMarie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46675 ReliegiousMarie Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:49:23 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46675 Absolutely mad, and it ofcourse is going to lead to nowhere. ....Oh yes it is though, it keeps some bureaucrats working.... A shortwhile ago, someone i know was working for the government (tax oh yes) and they gave funding to people with rental homes. (a complete new system was integrated for it and everyone dealing with funding for homes was dragged into this mess). When problems started to arise seriously for these people, the government was saying among themselfs ´if we don´t problem cases to deal with, we´re out of work´...shameless just like that. No real solutions just more problems for the benefit of...? This copyright work-system, is just going to be the same. Useless! Absolutely mad, and it ofcourse is going to lead to nowhere. ….Oh yes it is though, it keeps some bureaucrats working….

A shortwhile ago, someone i know was working for the government (tax oh yes) and they gave funding to people with rental homes. (a complete new system was integrated for it and everyone dealing with funding for homes was dragged into this mess). When problems started to arise seriously for these people, the government was saying among themselfs ´if we don´t problem cases to deal with, we´re out of work´…shameless just like that. No real solutions just more problems for the benefit of…?

This copyright work-system, is just going to be the same. Useless!

]]> By: Lady Claire http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/11/pub-fined-8000gbp-customer-downloaded-material-illegally/#comment-46664 Lady Claire Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:59:46 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8133#comment-46664 So what about the person who downloaded the copyrighted material then? Have they got off scot-free? LC x So what about the person who downloaded the copyrighted material then? Have they got off scot-free?

LC x

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