EU to assess piracy detection software

[Magoo222]

A human rights watchdog has asked the European Commission to assess the legality of software being used to analyse file-sharing in the UK.

The software in question is called CView and will be used by ISP Virgin Media to identify legal versus illegal traffic on its network.

The EC has said it will monitor the use of the software, following a complaint from Privacy International.

It utilises so-called deep packet inspection, which means that it can identify actual file-names, making it possible to accurately find out what content is legal and what is not.

"It was never designed to capture identities. This isn't an answer for that," said Asam Ahmad.

Mr Ahmad said no date had yet been set for the trial but told BBC News it will monitor traffic on three peer-to-peer networks notorious for trading illegal as well as legal software; Gnutella, eDonkey and BitTorrent.

He admitted that potentially 40% of Virgin Media's customers could have their data scrutinised and confirmed that it has no plans to inform them beforehand.

He also conceded that it would not be technically difficult to link up deep packet inspection technology with the IP addresses which would identify individuals but stressed that was not the plan currently.

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[prowler]

WHY VIRGIN MEDIA D:
I hardly use torrents, but my step-dad uses them all the time.

 

[RupeeClock]

Lets suppose they go through with this, and decide to prosecute everyone guilty of filesharing.

I don't think Britain would be able to deal with the number of unemployments and prison sentences that would result.

 

[Magoo222]

I don't think Britain would be able to deal with the number of unemployments and prison sentences that would result.

But just think how happy the banks would be processing all those fines!

 

[RupeeClock]

I don't think Britain would be able to deal with the number of unemployments and prison sentences that would result.

But just think how happy the banks would be processing all those fines!

What Banks? Their staff would all be unemployed and in jail.

There wouldn't even be any banks to bail out!

 

[BlueStar]

Gnutella, eDonkey and BitTorrent.

Oh no, they've found the secret underworld of the internet.

 

[RupeeClock]

Gnutella, eDonkey and BitTorrent.

Oh no, they've found the secret underworld of the internet.

I've never even heard of Gnutella and eDonkey, why don't they mention Limewire and Kazaa whilst they're at it?
Though people seem to use Usenet these days.

 

[Magoo222]

I don't think Britain would be able to deal with the number of unemployments and prison sentences that would result.

But just think how happy the banks would be processing all those fines!

What Banks? Their staff would all be unemployed and in jail.

There wouldn't even be any banks to bail out!

Somehow, I always suspected Richard Branson would be involved in the destruction of modern society in Britain...

 

[megabug7]

Although I'm a Virgin customer, they aren't my ISP.

 

[megabug7]

Gnutella, eDonkey and BitTorrent.

Oh no, they've found the secret underworld of the internet.

I've never even heard of Gnutella and eDonkey, why don't they mention Limewire and Kazaa whilst they're at it?
Though people seem to use Usenet these days.

Edonkey2000 started it I think, or was it Napster?

There are others they didn't mention

Emule, shareaza, IRC etc.

 

[megawalk]

oh no! it's doomsday

meh just use a ip mask and hop from ip to ip until the amount of ip's is untrack-able

 

[Magoo222]

oh no! it's doomsday

meh just use a ip mask and hop from ip to ip until the amount of ip's is untrack-able

That's the thing, I'd say that (most of) the users on here are fairly technical minded, but how many of us have set up some form of file sharing for a friend who can barely turn on a PC? The majority of torrent users probably don't know much more than click, wait, close Torrent program when completed so that you don't seed. And getting rid of that majority will make a big difference to the bottom line.

 

[R2DJ]

I've never even heard of Gnutella and eDonkey, why don't they mention Limewire and Kazaa whilst they're at it?
Though people seem to use Usenet these days.

Isn't there a relation between Gnutella and Limewire? IIRC Limewire connects to the Gnutella network? If it is, this is bad. I think I'm gonna download every play-worthy ROM now

Great timing for me as well. Limewire downloads for me are very slow (a la dial-up speed)

 

[CasperH]

You can encrypt it and no one knows whats inside

 

[EyeZ]

I'm looking at the bigger picture, 1st you had DX and a couple of other sites unable to list their flashcarts for sale, and now this!

 

[ShadowEO]

Gnutella, eDonkey and BitTorrent.

Oh no, they've found the secret underworld of the internet.

I've never even heard of Gnutella and eDonkey, why don't they mention Limewire and Kazaa whilst they're at it?
Though people seem to use Usenet these days.

Edonkey2000 started it I think, or was it Napster?

There are others they didn't mention

Emule, shareaza, IRC etc.

eMule uses the eDonkey Network. Shareaza uses Gnutella, Gnutella 2, eDonkey and BitTorrent.
Limewire uses Gnutella and BitTorrent, etc. I would say what Kazaa uses but I have forgotten, I believe it's another Gnutella client.

 

[Bladexdsl]

fuck i hope they don't try to bring some shit like that here i need my usenet!

 

[MarkDarkness]

Dude... just enable encryption in uTorrent and you are done. There you go ISPs. Analyze that. Even more, do that on private trackers instead of mininova etc.

 

[heartgold]

Doesn't matter, I don't really use bittorrent, Is it safe to do direct downloads from rom sites, are they going to inspect that as well? =/

 

[jalaneme]

Gnutella, eDonkey are long dead anyway, they are wasting their time, no one uses them anymore.