http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...-buyers-club-llc/story-fnjwneld-1227295177465
What do people think about all of this?
Luckily I'm not with iinet because although I didn't download the movie, I supply internet to lots of student accommodation places where I bet someone probably downloaded the movie.
I get breach notices for copyright infringement all the time because of tenants torrenting movies & tv shows. And of course I'm the account holder for that IP so all infringement notices come my way. I pass on the msg to all tenants at that address but there's not much more I can do.
I'm wondering what it would mean if they do try and pursue me in the future for copyright infringement. Surely they would need to know which device the content was dowloaded to and be able to prove which user was using that device.
For example I have an IP next door so I let them use my internet as well. Including our boarders there are 8 other people using my home network alone. So I'm the account holder, the content was downloaded at my address, but hey it could have been 8 other tenants...
Anyway I've just signed up to Netflix in order to get content legally-ish. Because Netflix australia is so poor I use Hola to make netflix think I'm from the USA so I can access 7 times the amount of content. It's still breaking the rules, but the worst that could happen is Netflix will ban me.
I really don't think many Australians enjoy having to illegally download a lot of content, and most would be more than happy to pay for a service that provides them with the content. Unfortunately much of the content provided in the USA simply isn't provided to Australians. Or it's very delayed.
It's really a problem of the distributors making, they've created an addictive product where people are desperate to see the next episode and find out what happens next. However they then expect people to wait 6 months for the next episode when they could literally within 30 mins download the most up to date episode online by pressing a button.
It's simple human psychology. Most people when given that scenario will push the button that gives them instant gratification rather than choosing to delay their addiction for half a year.
I know pointing out the need to have same time global distribution probably sounds like just an excuse. But it's more than that. It's an effective way forward for addressing the issue and meeting the consumer half way. The old free to air model is simply out of date for a tech savy new generation.
What do peole think about the whole thing?
What do people think about all of this?
Luckily I'm not with iinet because although I didn't download the movie, I supply internet to lots of student accommodation places where I bet someone probably downloaded the movie.
I get breach notices for copyright infringement all the time because of tenants torrenting movies & tv shows. And of course I'm the account holder for that IP so all infringement notices come my way. I pass on the msg to all tenants at that address but there's not much more I can do.
I'm wondering what it would mean if they do try and pursue me in the future for copyright infringement. Surely they would need to know which device the content was dowloaded to and be able to prove which user was using that device.
For example I have an IP next door so I let them use my internet as well. Including our boarders there are 8 other people using my home network alone. So I'm the account holder, the content was downloaded at my address, but hey it could have been 8 other tenants...
Anyway I've just signed up to Netflix in order to get content legally-ish. Because Netflix australia is so poor I use Hola to make netflix think I'm from the USA so I can access 7 times the amount of content. It's still breaking the rules, but the worst that could happen is Netflix will ban me.
I really don't think many Australians enjoy having to illegally download a lot of content, and most would be more than happy to pay for a service that provides them with the content. Unfortunately much of the content provided in the USA simply isn't provided to Australians. Or it's very delayed.
It's really a problem of the distributors making, they've created an addictive product where people are desperate to see the next episode and find out what happens next. However they then expect people to wait 6 months for the next episode when they could literally within 30 mins download the most up to date episode online by pressing a button.
It's simple human psychology. Most people when given that scenario will push the button that gives them instant gratification rather than choosing to delay their addiction for half a year.
I know pointing out the need to have same time global distribution probably sounds like just an excuse. But it's more than that. It's an effective way forward for addressing the issue and meeting the consumer half way. The old free to air model is simply out of date for a tech savy new generation.
What do peole think about the whole thing?
