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  2. Legal issues with BitTorrent - Wikipedia

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    In 2005 HBO began "poisoning" torrents of its show Rome, by providing bad chunks of data to clients. [31] In 2007 HBO sent cease and desist letters to the Internet Service Providers of BitTorrent users. Many users reported receiving letters from their ISP's that threatened to cut off their internet service if the alleged infringement continued ...

  3. Torrent poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Torrent poisoning is intentionally sharing corrupt data or data with misleading, deceiving file names using the BitTorrent protocol.This practice of uploading fake torrents is sometimes carried out by anti-infringement organisations as an attempt to prevent the peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing of copyrighted content, and to gather the IP addresses of downloaders.

  4. Online piracy - Wikipedia

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    qBittorrent is one of the most widely used torrenting programs due to its free and open-source nature. Online piracy or software piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music , movies or software .

  5. Legal aspects of file sharing - Wikipedia

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    The Conservative party spokesman for Culture and Media stated that those downloading should be given a criminal record. Conversely, the Liberal Democrat party spokesman for Culture and Media claimed the bill was reckless and dangerous stating that children could unwittingly be file sharing causing an entire family to lose their internet ...

  6. Countries blocking access to The Pirate Bay - Wikipedia

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    In February 2008, the Ministry of Information and Culture ordered ISPs to block 20 torrent sites, including The Pirate Bay, with the aim of blocking all torrent sites. ISP United Networks notified "The Ministry of information has today sent us a letter announcing they will be blocking all Torrent sites. This is due to piracy laws of the State ...

  7. Avoid the Dangerous IRA Mistake 6 in 10 Americans Make - AOL

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    Getty Images Even once you put money aside for your retired years, you also have to avoid investment mistakes that can endanger your retirement nest egg. Unfortunately, many Americans don't know ...

  8. Video game piracy - Wikipedia

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    However, with the rise of peer-to-peer torrenting, and notably with the release of BitTorrent in 2001, this BBS format of video game piracy began to decline. [2] Nowadays, torrenting pirated games remains the popular choice among those who engage in piracy.

  9. Harris: Trump is ‘dangerous’ for Black Americans - AOL

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    In an interview with “Roland Martin Unfiltered” on Monday, Harris said Trump is “dangerous” for Black America. “Look at it in the context of how he actually thinks and talks about Black ...