Comments on: RIAA sues 750 more customers

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:16:22 +0000

It’s pronounced Lester – and is actually right next to Worcester, not 15 miles away.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 02:39:00 +0000

>>How can you honestly expect the customer to honor his part of the >>deal when everyday the other side finds new ways of screwing him >>over, both legal and illegal?

You can’t! Write your Senators just once.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:01:50 +0000

The punishment should fit the crime, and taking away a child’s college fund for the “crime” of copying a song that they might not even have bought anyways is tantamount to executing a man for stealing a magazine. Not to mention the fact that the recording industry has destroyed any “right” to claim they are a victim by continually breaking the law with payola, overzealous DRM and the bribing of corrupt politicians to get copyright continually extended. How can you honestly expect the customer to honor his part of the deal when everyday the other side finds new ways of screwing him over, both legal and illegal?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:31:41 +0000

I found myself buying music again but from Nettwerk Productions because of their positive role in this debacle.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:41:41 +0000

a utility called SMAC can spoof MAC addresses.

http://www.klcconsulting.net/smac/

I used this to increase my ping when I was having bandwidth issues during ISP upgrading processes at the recommendation of a post in the comcast help forums.

THis was in 2003 or ‘04, and the post is long since been removed, but I’m sure there are tutorials out there on its use.

As I recall (don’t do this without checking into it first!) all you need to do is change one digit in the last field, reboot your modem and the MAC addy is spoofed…check before doing this!

anonymous coward has spoken…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:33:40 +0000

a utility called SMAC can spoof MAC addresses.

http://www.klcconsulting.net/smac/

I used this to increase my ping when I was having bandwidth issues during ISP upgrading processes at the recommendation of a post in the comcast help forums.

THis was in 2003 or ‘04, and the post is long since been removed, but I’m sure there are tutorials out there on its use.

As I recall (don’t do this without checking into it first!) all you need to do is change one digit in the last field, reboot your modem and the MAC addy is spoofed…check before doing this!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:20:01 +0000

I think most isp use the mac address to identify you as the person who paid for the account…..therefore changing your mac address might cause you to loose your connection or for someone else to be charged for your usage.

…..someone who knows more feel free to correct me.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:17:37 +0000

I think their goal is to get ~$7000/consumer….or non consumer in the case of the wrongly accused. Then they don’t need those pesky artists…opps ment product suppliers

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:49:45 +0000

I dunno about the us setup but in oz most isp’s use dhcp to dynamically assign ip addresses to their customers. So i’d just say “prove that ip was assigned to my pc”. Also there are apparently tools out there that let you change the mac address of your nic.

I’ve never looked for them but the fact they exist and may work throws the whole “ip + mac address = you” equation totally out the window as they cannot prove beyond reasonable doubt that it was you.

But lets face it, the cartels never let the truth get in the way of a lawsuit.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:21:46 +0000

We 3 must be close.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:20:15 +0000

There must be more money in suing than marketings and sales.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:17:18 +0000

where do they come from?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:08:08 +0000

Well, all I can say is they must have customers to burn and they don’t need them to stay in business. They’ve already suceeded in driving a bunch of customers away. There isn’t any sense or reason to it.

Their like bulldogs, once they got their teeth into they don’t let go unless it is to get a deeper bite. Why would anyone buy their products that are more hassles than they are worth to use?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:57:47 +0000

Isn’t it pronounced as “Lester”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:40:19 +0000

It’s Worcester, Massachusetts, not Worchester. It’s pronounced Wuh-ster, unless you were born and raised there, in which case it’s “Wiss-tah.” This is not to be confused with Wooster, Ohio which is pronounced “Woo-ster” no matter where you were born.

Extra Credit Question: There is a town 15 miles west of Worcester MA, known as Leicester. What is the correct pronounciation of the name of this town?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:30:56 +0000

No need to get all racist.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:39:53 +0000

Gee the JEWS who thought this up are JUST LIKE the ones at Directv.
Sue the customer=have no customers.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:49:33 +0000

i think the senators ought write a new law for the country. they should ban sueing in this country. and put a block shield on riaa. sueing music fans is absurd. especially ones that actually pay for their albums. what riaa are asking for is for the riaa and recording artists to go bankrupt. that is what they asking for. stop this foolishness now! before its too late………

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:24:17 +0000

Comcast has a server where its customers can activate their own MACs unfortunately I seem to have lost it. Originally one of their call reps gave it to me over the phone but now when I call they claim such a thing has never existed!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:16:06 +0000

“…. but if you don’t have that modem in your possesion when the **IA come a knockin …. I see were your going here”

Yes, that’s what I had in mind.