Aqua-Soft Forumstitle is self explanatory...
i want to know if the built in annonymity of k++ would protect me from the RIAA even though i'm behind a router
Can Ip Of A Router Be Kept Private?
Would going through a proxy solve that problem?
honestly... im not quite clear of what that means... :shy:
Proxy servers are wonderful. Originally used by companies to speed up web browsing for its employees, they have evolved into something a little more useful for the home user. Stealth. A proxy server is simply another computer that accepts connections from the outside world and allows information to pass through it to you (such as web pages). Finding a fast, reliable one can be quite a challenge. Want to look like you come from France? We can do that. I went through a Japanese proxy one time and was fed banner advertisements written in the same. I couldn't read them, but I felt like I knew martial arts, so I went out and picked a fight with some local ruffians. Connecting through one proxy does an adequate job, but offers minimal stealth capabilities and will probably slow you down considerably. "I already connect through a 56k connection, I don't want to go any slower!" I feel your pain...We have so many gifted programmers these days. The folks at MishkinSoft have created a program that solves the proxy challenge. MultiProxy is a free program that allows you to connect through several proxies at once, automatically looking for the fastest ones, anonymous ones, etc. This little trick allows you to connect faster while leaving less of a trail behind you. Get it here => http://multiproxy.org/ it comes with a list of pre-configured proxies installed or you can import a larger list. Open proxies are notorious for being unreliable; the advantage of using several instead of one is speed and reliability. You can leave MultiProxy running on top and watch the connection activity. I usually see at least 3 different IP addresses pulling down one page at a time. Good luck to any site trying to determine my home IP address from that! There are instructions and a FAQ at the site that help you set it up. These settings only work in your web browser, most other programs access the Internet through their own settings. You may have to set up MultiProxy in your dial-up connection as well.
Proxy servers are far from perfect and can be frustrating at times, for the most part they do a good job. I keep a shortcut to my Internet settings on my desktop to switch the proxy off if it gives me trouble. So, to tie this together, if you use a web based email account like Yahoo mail and connect through the proxies before you log in... guess what? You can send email almost anonymously. I say almost because nothing is foolproof and you could be traced back to your ISP through some serious log searching. In other words, don't unleash a virus though this method, they will find you.
I have a good link, I will post it once I find it again.
Just remember:
The communism on Kazza and Limewire sounds very good!
watch it!! don't turn this into a political debate!! lol
is that a classic iMac the guy in the pic is using? 
yeah, looks like it
Looks like the iMac clone by emachines... My sis has one...
EDIT: It's the Classic, The color of the shell is dull. The New old iMacs had a glossier tone. 
:smartass:
use kazaa lite and disable sharing with other users that is ur best bet.
Music Co are haveing ISP release the IP adress of specific users so i don't think a router wouldn't help much.
yes, i've done that, but i'm just woried about inadvertantly downloading a file off of an RIAA computer...
Alternately, you can join a service, like blubster, that will mask your ip.
I think they are only going after the big sharers that form the backbone of peer to peer systems. If you're being anti-social and only leeching you're probably safe.
The IP ranges of organisations like the RIAA are fairly well known, perhaps you could block contact with them using a firewall.
I doubt proxy's allow P2P traffic and if they do well hell they'd die horrible deaths and just because a proxy guarantee's anonymity they still have your IP address and I'm sure if the RIAA wanted your ass they just happily walk down with a subpoena demanding it. The biggest and easiest point to make in this current "mp3 RIAA" debacle right now is don't risk it. I know right now they're going after the "big sharers" find yourself another way they're targeting fastrack and to a lesser extent the other networks, the best bet for you if you still want to carry on with this kind of behaviour is to go to smaller networks which are harder to find but be warned if the RIAA does find that net you'll be much easier to sniff out because the net itself is smaller. Last point look at the topic rules. Less said about this the better.
said about what???
i don't believe this is a political or religious post...
nor is there any "graphical material", Warez, or Flaming...
And kazaa is only used to distribute non copyrighted materials? *raises an eyebrow* we all know what it's about and this is why the RIAA is jumping
ONLY is a strong word. shutting down P2P networks also means cutting out the legitimate music and software. there are plenty of artists who DO release their work on P2P, who knows, maybe the RIAA isn't worried about the copyrighted material as much as new, smaller artists becoming more popular, and recording without the RIAA. If they started making their own labels, the RIAA would lose lots of $$, and make NO profit. Right now, they may actually be making money off of P2P apps, because if people like the music, they will support the artist. Also, the recording industries wished to ban radio, didn't happen, good thing for music (and profitable too). They shouldn't be alienating their customers. They should be trying to find a way to entreprenue (is that a word) the P2P users. Instead they sit on their @$$ and pour money into lawyers, anyway... that wasn't what this post was about, there was a whole 30 page thread about this not too long ago...
Thats bull. Don't spout garbage like that.
You're just trying to rationalize stealing.
The RIAA hates P2P because 99% of the people on it are sharing illegal files. Yes, there are some legitamite files on there (like The Grateful Dead, which I download), but you know thats not what most people download.
And just because someone puts it up on P2P, doesn't mean they dont need the RIAA. How are they gonna make millions of CDs themselves?
But what will hurt the RIAA is if Apple and the others allow "unknowns" to put stuff up on their stores.
The RIAA have nothing to do with cds. They are a bunch of wealthy suits sucking on the blood of talent and... their biggest customers. The RIAA and the record industry in general is completely superfluous now that the internet is here, and thats what worries them, *no more riding the gravy train*
With the internet, who needs sony records or the RIAA?
If the artists are good people will get to hear about them.
The death of record labels piling out endless amounts of popstars sh## will be the best thing that has ever happened to music.
I'm sorry this picture is so big to download, but i decided that if i just put a link here, most the people skimming through wouldn't take the time to click. I think that everyone who has ever bought a cd should take a look at the moral character of the people who imprison our culture and demand $20 a cd for it.
^ Thats not meant to be an excuse for piracy, I just think everyone should take a look, political/moral standings aside.
Anyway, peer to peer apps can be used for purposes other than sharing copyrighted stuff, at uni I use dc++ as a general chat room and for sharing work quickly and easily.
-fissy
[edit] a little bit of explanation if you can't see it.
yanqui uxo = american unexploded ordinance = mines and cluster bombs dropped on poor countries in general because its cheap. These weapons destroy the lives of millions of civilians.
You're right, the RIAA has nothing to do with CDs, they are the ones that pay to support the artists when they're just starting. So people actually know who they are. Though with the internet, they will have more problems.
I agree that the practices of the RIAA are unethical, and hurt the artist, consumer, and our civil liberties. Unfortunatly, the American Government is so corrupt as to pass any law the Entertainment industry wants, with no regard for the constitution or the people.
But two wrongs don't make a right. 
, when you pirate, you're not giving ANY money to the artist, when the cd would at least give some.
And who needs CDs? I buy only CDs. The quality is much better, not much more expensive (the cds I buy are generally $10, and $20 for live concert sets) and If my harddrive gets messed up, I still have the CDs (I know you can lose the CD, but I dont).
The RIAA has nothing to do with artists. It doesn't support them when they are starting out at all. All it does it collect royalties for big acts like Britney Spears.
The RIAA is basically a legal organisation that the record industry (the suits who give the artists the record deals) pays to lobby for it and get ridiculous laws like dmca and the european copyright laws.
The RIAA does nothing in the interests of the consumer and harms the future of music by carrying on the commercial pop stars style of music distribution we have. Ultimately they exist to keep record industry fat cats swimming in cash. Unless someone comes up with a way that music lovers can stand up against it then things will go on like this like you say.
The american government needs those entertainment industry dollars to win elections.
- CDs in the UK are about $20. (cause 14 GBP works out at $20 at a guess)
- I much prefer having cds too, if only so i can play them on my nice hifi - if i like an artist do buy the album *i mean that*
-fissy
ps what i was trying to say with the picture was when you buy from the record industry you have blood on your hands - i think thats far more important an issue than a bit of copyright sharing.
Originally posted by Fissy@Jul 27 2003, 09:27 PMThe RIAA has nothing to do with artists. It doesn't support them when they are starting out at all. All it does it collect royalties for big acts like Britney Spears.
Well - the RIAA membership are the ones paying for records to be made. If Virgin fronts me $200,000 for six months of studio time to cut my first record, in a way RIAA is fronting me $200,000 to cut my first record.
I think RIAA is an umbrella group of recording companies. The record companies ARE the RIAA!
Originally posted by ClockWise@Jul 28 2003, 02:34 AMThe record companies ARE the RIAA!
Well from a point of view...
but:
-The RIAA don't give artists record deals
- Doesn't support artists starting out
-doesn't advertise for the artists
-doesn't get money from record sales.
The RIAA does act as a single body radio stations can pay royalties to and as a giant lobbying machine for use with the vain and greedy.
(very nearly) the whole world would be better off without the RIAA
-fissy
Well, pirating music hurts the artist too. I don't want to deprive the artist of his money just to spite the RIAA.
-The RIAA don't give artists record deals- Doesn't support artists starting out
-doesn't advertise for the artists
-doesn't get money from record sales.
Yes they do. That's their job.