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Old 23-09-2021, 12:16   #21
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Re: Virgin Media Customers Sued for Piracy
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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
There's a big difference between what is possible if somebody goes to enough lengths and that which is exposed simply by using a P2P system.
With P2P systems you "advertise" that you have parts of an item, from which others can download from you. That is what these cases look out for. They don't do an in-depth investigation.

By "advertising" that people can also download parts from you, you are effectively issuing copies of that item. That is the aspect that's causes these issues, not simply the downloading part of the system.

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They still have to go to a lot of trouble to target an individual, and might get into trouble themselves for doing it.

If I'm reading it right, it can only work if the user can be persuaded to visit particular websites that are "infected" with this exploit. How likely is that?
Very
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