> On May 1, 2017, at 1:27 PM, Ben Tasker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Razer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I assume the upstream >> provider for the local ISP is AOL which would explain why the only time >> we were ever notified about a 'torrentviolator' was in regard to Warner >> content, > > Warner in particular, are very keen on monitoring torrents, and pay various > third parties to monitor swarms and extract IP addresses of anyone sharing > their content. The third party contractors then look at who owns the relevant > block, and sends a notification to that ISP (it's normally automated). > > It's less likely to be because AOL was upstream than it is simply a product > of the fact that Warner are absolutely shit-hot on trying to keep on top of > their content being shared (for all the good it does). > > They don't notice and catch everyone, but IME they've got a far better > detection rate than other publishers. > > > -- > Ben Tasker > https://www.bentasker.co.uk >
There's a huge number of "free" streaming sites that don't involve torrents at all, for basically anything you can find a torrent on. I'm talking about all the stuff that Kodi + exodus (or other video plugin) taps into... and used within kodi, it is free, and quite convenient. I don't know what any of the providers are doing to try to knock that shit down, but it doesn't seem to be working ;) As far as torrents go, the one time I ever got a "scary letter" it was from HBO, after I'd accidentally left something seeding for like a week. And I wasn't using a block list in transmission at the time. I've never had any trouble since, always careful to use a block list.
