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.

  • Skeezix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 month ago

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

  • TheFogan@programming.devEnglish
    17·
    1 month 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.

      • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
        71·
        1 month 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.

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 month 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.

      • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 month 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.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
    4·
    1 month 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.

  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
    3·
    1 month 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)