Im in the states and was wondering if a company will list the porn name and the ISP hit you with a DMCA listing the same thing.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
    4·
    1 day ago

    Assuming you are referencing torrenting.

    I have seen US ISPs try to “blackmail” you by listing or verbally articulating the name of the offending content, but that was about a decade ago, and that is typically in situations where the torrent seeder was literally the copyright holder or an agent thereof, who then turns around and submits a DMCA complaint. To my knowledge ISPs aren’t doing deep packet inspection to see what kind of porno you’re pirating.

    If you are paranoid and want to avoid this-

    1. Join a reputable private tracker. This will keep bad actors out of the swarm (everyone gets vetted and has to be invited to the community, all browsing of torrents is encrypted, actual website is hosted somewhere that isn’t subject to DMCA, etc.)

    2. Get a seedbox hosted in a locale that isn’t subject to DMCA. Basically you pay a hosting fee, then all your torrents get downloaded and seeded “from elsewhere” and you only ever connect to that box over SSH or SFTP or somesuch, to transfer the content securely to your local computer.

  • Skeezix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    I just checked your download log and I dont see any videos that would set off alarms.

  • TheFogan@programming.devEnglish
    17·
    2 days ago

    Obviously country may vary, also, legality of the porn in question.

    Typically ISPs don’t police activity themselves. IP Owners may hire people to monitor torrents send them a list all the IPs seeding, then they send a notice to the ISP that owns your IP address. Then your ISP will send you a “please stop, if you are caught 2 more times we’re canceling your service” letter.

    Of course, if you are downloading CSAM or something, then law enforcement may do any number of responses.

  • Toasticus@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    1 day ago

    Porn wouldn’t be any different. If they, the distributor of the content of said porn, thinks and knows you didn’t pay for it and downloaded it anyways. They could send a notice to your ISP who’ll then send you a notice to you about it to do something about it.

      • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
        71·
        2 days ago

        Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. Proverbs 23:13-14

        From the camels mouth.

  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
    3·
    2 days ago

    dont they only do that if, the Original uploader is tracking thier torrents. there was a several incidents where porn companies was doing this as a trap. the most famous one is the porn parody of pirates of the carribean(they mass lawsuits a ton of people trying to identify them)

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 days ago

    No, it’s possible that if you are sharing a torrent, they might. It’s not illegal to recieve copyright material, just distribute it. In either case, it would be highly unusual for an adult entertainment company to go after individual users. Usually its just movies, TV/streaming shows, or music.

    Some states you just have to watch out for age restrictions/verification.

    • Toasticus@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I’m going to have to step in and correct you on something because I’ve followed the news of TorrentFreak for years and noted how the entertainment industry has focused their tactics.

      From the 2000s through early 2010s, they went after everyone and I mean everyone. Everyone who both downloaded and distributed what they considered copyright infringement. They’ve targeted many people, including people who both were old and didn’t have internet but sued them anyways for thousands of dollars.

      However at somepoint in the mid-2010s, they changed tactics. They know it’s a losing battle to go after so many downloaders because piracy was more adopted. So, they decided to go after distributors and those who stream what they see as illegal.

      I’m pretty positive though that if they still wanted to, they’ll take down a downloader, if you make a blip on the radar. I don’t exactly know what it’ll take but it has to be significant enough to grab their attention. But for now, they’re after site owners, streamers, distributors and notorious individuals who house a lot of downloaded content.

      • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 day ago

        Probably right but I did get my internet shut off by Parámount due to a poorly set up VPN (user error /skill issue).

        It was not a big deal - I just had to fill out a web form promising to stop and they turned it on. But it freaked me out. Pretty unexpected, but I guess they still do it sometimes.