Yeah, it's a bit of a woolly legal area
but made harder by the fact that it is apparently very easy to clone an ip or make it appear as if you are downloading from a different ip to that which you are.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:48, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It's not difficult
But you have to put a bit of effort in, which the average user won't do. You could use proxies, but the vast majority of folk don't bother.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:51, Reply)

I know the average user won't
but the point is that if someone uses a fake ip, it will look like someone innocent is downloading anal fisting 6, when they actually haven't.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:53, Reply)

True
What niggles me is that ACS:Law weren't working for the porn distributors, as far as I'm aware, but were using IP Tracking companys and working with ISPs in order to blackmail money out of people.
They picked porn movies, because no one wants to go to court for downloading "Chubby Chasers" porn films.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 12:02, Reply)

Absolutely
They are just cunts. They are just extorting money.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 12:14, Reply)

I like the term "woolly legal area"
The Outlawing of Tank Tops Act 1980 (repealed 1997)

The Late Payment Of Commercial Debt (Cardigans) Act 1998 - Giving you the legal right to claim cardigans from anyone who doesn't pay you on time.
(Cave Duck, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:58, Reply)