(Of course I’m going to stop, but my server has been blocked by Hetzner, would like to recover it XD)
What a tricksy thieving hobbit you are! /s
You’ll be fine. Stop seeding the thing they don’t like and increase your security—VPN, seedbox, private trackers, etc. If anybody asks, you had an asshole neighbor kid who guessed your WiFi password.
Edit: just realized that you were using a server with Hetzner—Germany is one of the worst places for torrenting. Get a server in a friendlier country for that.
We are requesting your immediate assistance in removing and disabling access to the infringing material from your network. We also ask that you ensure the user and/or IP address owner refrains from future use and sharing of Company materials and property.
Do that. Take whatever torrents they detected offline and don’t torrent those media again from that machine. Unless you want to lawyer up and fight them, of course; this isn’t a court order, it’s a mere cease and desist. You’d be stupid to try and fight them, of course.
If you want to keep your seedbox, make sure nobody can detect your illegal activities. Switching to a VPN seems prudent.
Hosting pirated content on a German platform seems awfully risky to me. The German media actually sues random torrenters. I don’t know if they do it outside Germany, but you’ll make your life a lot easier if you install a VPN so you don’t get detected.
If you still want to seed that exact torrent, at least wipe the trackers. They are 100% connected to the trackers in that torrent to pull IP addresses so they can do this shit.
Next time, use an IP filter list to pre-block these people.
Tamedia are the main reason there. They are lobbying strong.
Very Reich of them chasing random citizens
Very xenophobic of you to say that. Every country does this
Not really. The EU is not Germany. Hop on a plane, come here within the EU, nobody cares here.
There’s no need to answer.
Stop whatever it was they detected. Don’t do that any more.
Just do what they asked you to do. Remove the torrents, it’s not like they are threatening legal action. They are actually asking pretty nicely.
In the future, use a VPN.
First time I got one, it was for pirating Pirates of Silicon Valley and the irony was fucking incredible
They can’t tell if you still have the files or not.
I am not saying remove the files, just the torrent (as in stop seeding).
seed and torrent the letter
Given that it’s Hetzner, there’s not much you can do besides telling them “oops sorry didn’t know this was illegal” and proceed using a VPN on your seedbox, go private tracker or just use a different hoster. Hetzner isn’t a big fan of torrenting since they have the (german) feds in their neck.
Say nothing. Stop sharing or seeding. But, above all, say nothing. You’re getting phished. Just comply and stop seeding the shit. Keep quiet. If you reply you’ll just have problems that cost money.
This. Make the bastards chase you.
I get these from comcrap weekly.
They are toothless. IPs aren’t people.
Hell, if you really want to get cheeky and piss off the lawyers, ask them:
Please at your nearest convenience reply with all the evidence you have so far accumulated thus far that indicates the person with which you have contacted has indeed been the one to violate your client’s IP rights. Please cease all further communications until this request has been fulfilled.
Any lawyer would tell you to not reply. Replying shows you personally got and read their letter, which they could use in court against you potentially.
It’s not going to court you chicken shit
It may shock you to learn that countries exist outside of the US, and they have different laws. Notably, Germany (the place in question) has copyright enforcement with actual teeth.
Don’t reply at all unless you talk to a lawyer. Seriously, no good can come from it. Quietly disable/delete whatever they list, and never mention it again.
Use a VPN
Proton VPN + Secure core mode = slow but damn anonymous torrenting
I hit 80MB/s through my VPN now, which is astounding to me.
If I’m not doing secure core, I pull down probably 92 to 95% of my full Internet speed, which is nothing to scoff at because I have fiber. Proton VPN is incredible. Unfortunately, there’s just no way to make secure core particularly quick. It reroutes through two servers, one of which is in a country that doesn’t have a data extradition treaty or whatever it’s called with the US, such a Switzerland.
Never use a service that requires you to share the files you downloaded to pirate, not without a VPN. As you’ve might have noticed, their complaint is for distribution, not downloading. That’s where they get you.
Don’t respond.
Very, very, very brave you are to torrent on Hetzner lol
VPN is your best friend, also don’t host a piracy server over a hoster within EU…
Ignore it. Anything you say will be used to build their case. I would just set up another server.
There is no case. this is just TOS violation with a hosting company.
Not yet, but their could be in the future. Best to ignore it and move on. Even if it is extremely unlikely to be prosecuted for this stuff, it has happened, so why risk it.
