Comments on: AT & T Swear They’re Not Narcs

By: My IP Address

My IP Address — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:48:15 +0000

I’m trying to learn more about DNS/computer networking and I loved your post. Keep up the great work.

By: porkch0p31

porkch0p31 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:16:55 +0000

@charliefmoran yep. AT&T aren’t being narcs … the RIAA gets the IP addresses by tracking p2p activity, which opens up your IP address. When ISPs throttle bandwidth, that’s kind of annoying.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:59:23 +0000

@charliefmoran: Interesting perspective. I feel like the RIAA must be involved somewhere along the way, which makes AT&T's denials sorta puzzling. In a way, it makes them look worse.

By: charliefmoran

charliefmoran — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:34:56 +0000

AT&T may be snooping, but it’s doubtful, because they’re not legally responsible for what you do online. More likely, they’re just taking tips from the RIAA. If you’re trading on file-sharing networks, your ip address isn’t that hard to find, and with it, it’s pretty easy to tell what your isp is, which makes it simply a matter of them telling AT&T the ip and the content you were sharing in order for you to get a notice — also: the RIAA needs a court order to find out who you actually are. With pressure on ISPs to regulate file-sharing (which they currently don’t have to) AT&T’s voluntary cooperation with the RIAA is an obvious attempt to fend off the sort of “three strikes you’re out” regulation that’s been proposed around the world. If they can stick to lip service like this and keep the government from getting involved, AT&T and file-sharers will be better off.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:28:27 +0000

@goldsounds:

By: goldsounds

goldsounds — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:20:45 +0000

This song is ruined for me thanks to GEICO.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:50:38 +0000

Either way, would AT&T really want to terminate it’s customers business based on information from another company? That’s money out of AT&T’s pocket, which means they really shouldn’t give a shit about the copyright holder.