So how many PHers have been busted?

[NRS]

I guess it will get moved to the news subforum, but thought it could be better here.

Ben Dover productions are sending out letters to O2 customers who have illegally downloaded their films. I guess a few teenages/ husbands will be desperately making up excuses!

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18968223

[Pints]

Ben Dover? Sounds like he got shafted.

Edited by Pints on Tuesday 24th July 20:57

[Markp13]

So, NRS, you got a letter then!

I don't need visual aids to help me along, I prefer to use up some of the wk bank.

[Vieste]

Not sure what you are talking about?

[Papa Hotel]

Not me. My pornographing doesn't really go beyond watchersweb these days.

[polo54]

Reckon the only reason they are doing this is because not a lot of people would want to go to court or make a fuss or they will get exposed as a wker.

[FraserLFA]

I swear we had this thread a few months ago or am I imagining it?

[lawrence567]

Surely you can just say you have an open WIFI network and anyone can access content via it?

[Papa Hotel]

lawrence567 said:

Surely you can just say you have an open WIFI network and anyone can access content via it?

You're responsible for your internet connection. Illegal stuff; the contract-holders fault.

[vonuber]

IIRC these are designed to basically scare you into paying.

[Zwolf]

polo54 said:

Reckon the only reason they are doing this is because not a lot of people would want to go to court or make a fuss or they will get exposed as a wker.

"There are two types of people in the world: those who masturbate - and liars".

/BillyConnolly

[Mr Pies]

Fools. All a man needs is cucumbertube.

[Speedy11]

Papa Hotel said:

lawrence567 said:

Surely you can just say you have an open WIFI network and anyone can access content via it?

You're responsible for your internet connection. Illegal stuff; the contract-holders fault.

BBC said:

And perhaps most crucially the letters cannot hold the bill payer liable if someone else used their internet connection to download illegal material.

but also said

BBC said:

It is not clear how the bill holder should respond if they think that material was downloaded by someone illegally accessing an unsecured home wi-fi connection.

[Papa Hotel]

You're still responsible for your own connection. I wouldn't base my defence in a court case on the words of journalists.

[deckster]

Papa Hotel said:

You're still responsible for your own connection.

Since when? Care to cite any legislation, or any case law that suggests this?

[Oakey]

Papa Hotel said:

You're still responsible for your own connection. I wouldn't base my defence in a court case on the words of journalists.

And what about those on BT whose routers are open to other BT users by default?

[lazygraduand]

a porn firm called Ben Dover Productions! That's immense

[Zwolf]

lazygraduand said:

a porn firm called Ben Dover Productions! That's immense

There's another porn director named Phil McCavity too.

[timlongs]

People actually download porn? (legally or illegally) - why?

[cqueen]

timlongs said:

People actually download porn? (legally or illegally) - why?

[insert]*not sure if serious*