Got nasty letter from Mediacom (cable/internet provider) today. CBS claims I illegally downloaded something called "CIS:Miami" and unless I respond with a counternotification within 24 hours, blah blah blah...
Of course the phone number provided only allows listening to a recorded message.
Of course my "counternotification" must contain various things like consent to service of process, jurisdiction of thus and so court, etc etc.
And, I love this line, "we are providing you with your right under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act."
Oh, yes, just to be clear, I've never downloaded anything to do with CIS:Miami in my life -- frankly, I never liked the show -- i think I watched it twice --- maybe 2 years ago?
Heck, I've never even figured out how to illegally download music. Heck, I buy music from the overpriced iTunes. :)
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"djcubez" wrote:
Did that ask you for any personal information? That sounds like a phishing attempt to me.
"Wade" wrote:
Oh, shit, I didn't even think of that as a possibility. (To answer the question, name, address, phone number.) If I had received it as an email, I might well have ignored it as phishing/junk. But it did come first class mail, so the thought never entered my mind.)
Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. As a further update:
1. The IP's tech and I spent 90 minutes yesterday morning setting up secured access via password to the wireless router. I'm not fully confident yet -- the tech didn't seem fully conversant with what he was doing, had to call back to base couple times. So anyone with suggestions as to extra protections I could take over and above that to prevent the "child porn person" hacking in, I'd appreciate it. But at least according to the IP, it's now secured.
1A. How secure can wireless be made? I admit that I am totally spoiled by being able to access without a cable and really wouldn't want to give up the ability to move my laptop anywhere in the house/office.
2. I emailed
and hard-copied a reply to the letter. Unfortunately, before I got Dulak's and djcubez' good suggestions -- that "within 24 hours" language intimidated me.
3. Said letter ssentially said that to my knowledge I have never had anything electronically to do with CSI: Miami other than watching show once or twice on TV and being wholly underwhelmed, never intend to have anything to do with such a lame show, that I used Spotlight to search my computer for anything with "CSI:Miami" in it and found nothing. (All of which is 100% accurate -- apologies to those of you who like the show.) That since I have nothing to delete from my computer, how can I list what I deleted (one of the requirements under the DMCA Act), etc.
I have to admit this experience throws a new and "non-theoretical" light on the thread I posted a couple days ago about porn and beauty. Not that I admit to or need to admit to, deny or need to deny, ever, electronically or by hard copy or in any other way, having any contact at any point in my entire adult life with anything that qualifies or might qualify as porn in addition to, in lieu of, or as an alternative to true beauty.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)