Re: Biggest BitTorrent Downloading Case in U.S. History Targets 23,000 Defendants

[Roger Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>]

I confess.I looked for our addresses, wiped my brow, and sent it on for
other's to check.  

 

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Howell, Paul
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:30 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Biggest BitTorrent Downloading Case in U.S. History
Targets 23,000 Defendants

 

Roger,

 

Having perused the list of IPs and ISPs, it appears to be mostly home users
and some business users, but no universities.   Is that your conclusion as
well?

 

< paul

 

 

From: Roger Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
<SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 09:31:50 -0400
To: "SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU" <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
Subject: [SECURITY] Biggest BitTorrent Downloading Case in U.S. History
Targets 23,000 Defendants

 

 

"At least 23,000 file sharers soon will likely get notified they are being
sued for downloading the Expendables in what has become the single largest
illegal-BitTorrent-downloading case in U.S. history."

 

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/05/biggest-bittorrent-case/

 

The article has a link to the IP's, in case you want to check for your
institution.


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