If you download copyright material using a torrent client it's quite possible you'll receive an email such as the following;
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:40:08 +0000
From: Zen Abuse Department <[email protected]>
To: xxxx@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Notice of alleged copyright infringement
POTENTIAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTIFICATION
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Dear xxxxx,
We have received a Take Down notice from an organisation or individual which
states they are the rights holder, or represent the rights holder, for the
following material:
A Quiet Place
They have alleged that a host on your network is being used for the
distribution (download and/or upload) of the material - or parts of the
material - named above without authorisation. They have verified that they
are, or represent, the rights holder through reliable means which compares
the data alleged to be on your network through identifying information
unique to the file (known as a 'hash value' - essentially a digital
"fingerprint").
The information below shows the host IP address and method by which the
material is apparently being distributed:
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File name: A Quiet Place
Last detected: Fri Jun 29 12:09:16 2018
IP: xxxxxxxxxx
Data:
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Notice ID: d57f538c46215f5b228d
Complainant: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Infringement Timestamp: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:09:16 GMT
Infringers IP Address: xxxxxxxxxx
Protocol: BitTorrent
Port ID: 55099
Infringed File Title: A Quiet Place
Infringed File Name: A.Quiet.Place.2018.720p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG
File hash: effc9c7d8514c92f837da0a1a2607c3cfe090755
Infringed File Size: 1174093393 bytes (1.09G)
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The associated Zen Username is:
We have opened a fault with ID xxxxxxxx under your account to reference this
notification. As per Zen Internet's Abuse procedure we will continue to
monitor for further reports for 7 days, if there are no further reports this
case will be closed.
We hereby request that should the material named above exist on one, or
more, of your hosts that you prevent the distribution of this material. If
you do not believe this file is hosted on your network we recommend ensuring
you are not operating an unsecured Wireless network; for more information on
Wireless networking please see the following guide:
http://www.zen.co.uk/support/wireless.aspx
The following webpage offers an FAQ regarding copyright law and this notice:
http://www.respectcopyrights.org/faqs.html
Zen will not take action against you regarding this take-down notice and we
will not supply any customer details to a third-party without an appropriate
court order.
Please be aware, however, that the rights holder is permitted by law to
request a court order for disclosure of subscriber details should they wish
to pursue a claim for damages through the court. Zen would be required to
comply with such a request.
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Zen Technical Support - Abuse Department
Zen Internet Ltd.
T: 0845 058 9009
E: [email protected]
W: http://www.zen.co.uk/
Zen Internet Limited is registered in England No. 03101568, VAT Reg No. 686
0495 01.
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No, it wasn't me, but it
was at one of the sites I manage. It didn't take long to identify the culprit and there hasn't been a repeat performance since.
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