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Originally Posted by Hellmark
Oh, I know how it all works. It is a poor system, which is prone to inaccuracy. They should use something more static, like MAC addresses, at least in combo with the IPs. MAC addresses can still be spoofed, but it would trip up far more people. That way, if you have a situation like mine, compare the MAC addies, and see someone else had used the IP. This is still info that the Media Industry's antipiracy squads can get, and this is still info that the ISPs can log. Relying on one number, that is prone to change is highly problematic.
With how things are now, most sites are in areas that are harder to do anything about legally speaking (very very very few are in the US), and also with the way P2P networks have gone, most technically just point you to who can get you the files. Think of it this way, if this was the drug trade, the sites would be the guy who tells you where to go to score. "Go talk to Johnny at 123 Stockton St, and ask for 'Herbal Suppliments'. Tell him Bobby sent you." Laws are having to be drafted and changed to account for this.
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A simpler analogy, is that the sites are like phonebooks, and like the yellow pages they do not check what is in an advertiser's store. They just host adds.