AllenETD

Q: Piracy

I have found out the IP addresses of people who have pirated Final Cut Studio, like the one below:

 

24.2.165.215

 

To fine/penalize these people, do I call the police or Apple?

MacBook (Late 2006, Black), Mac OS X (10.6.6), N/A

Posted on Jun 10, 2011 11:57 AM

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  • by Christina Rodriguez,Solvedanswer

    Christina Rodriguez Christina Rodriguez Jun 10, 2011 12:24 PM in response to AllenETD
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    Jun 10, 2011 12:24 PM in response to AllenETD

    http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/piracy.html

     

    Software Piracy

    Software piracy (the illegal copying of software programs) is a worldwide problem — more than $11 billion is lost to piracy every year. Because software is valuable, and it is easy to create an exact copy of a program from a single computer, software piracy is widespread.

    The illegal copying of software programs is a crime! In the United States and many other countries, copyright law provides for severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted material. Copyrighted material includes, but is not limited to, computer programs and accompanying sounds, images and text. Under U.S. law, infringement may result in civil damages of up to $150,000 and/or criminal penalties of up to five years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.

    Please join Apple in its piracy prevention efforts. You can report incidents of software piracy from this site at Report Piracy. Also, you can help your business avoid serious problems with sound software asset management practices as explained in the section below.

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  • by Kurt Lang,Helpful

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Jun 10, 2011 12:29 PM in response to AllenETD
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    Jun 10, 2011 12:29 PM in response to AllenETD

    The crook in this case lives in the U.S. and is a Comcast user.

     

    IP address:                     24.2.165.215

    Reverse DNS:                    c-24-2-165-215.hsd1.ct.comcast.net.

    Reverse DNS authenticity:       [Verified]

    ASN:                            7015

    ASN Name:                       COMCAST-7015

    IP range connectivity:          9

    Registrar (per ASN):            ARIN

    Country (per IP registrar):     US [United States]

    Country Currency:               USD [United States Dollars]

    Country IP Range:               24.0.0.0 to 24.15.255.255

    Country fraud profile:          Normal

    City (per outside source):      North Branford, Connecticut

    Country (per outside source):   US [United States]

    Private (internal) IP?          No

    IP address registrar:           whois.arin.net

    Known Proxy?                    No

  • by Christina Rodriguez,

    Christina Rodriguez Christina Rodriguez Jun 10, 2011 12:34 PM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Jun 10, 2011 12:34 PM in response to Kurt Lang

    Well there is nothing we can do about that here on our end. That's why you could report it to the address above. I think it's a bit of a faux pas to post someone's personal info here.... Besides you just make it easier for those seeking illegal downloads to obtain the archives.

  • by AllenETD,

    AllenETD AllenETD Jun 10, 2011 12:38 PM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Jun 10, 2011 12:38 PM in response to Kurt Lang

    Do you mind me asking how you found out that info on that IP address?

  • by Kurt Lang,Helpful

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Jun 10, 2011 12:48 PM in response to AllenETD
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    Jun 10, 2011 12:48 PM in response to AllenETD
    Do you mind me asking how you found out that info on that IP address?

     

    I went here:

     

    http://www.dnsstuff.com/

     

    Then put the IP address into the IP Information box and hit Enter.

     

    I think it's a bit of a faux pas to post someone's personal info here

     

    Agree, and would normally never do such a thing. But have no reservation about exposing a crook. Rampant software theft is why Photoshop (for example) costs $650 instead $250. You can apply that to clothes, building materials, anything. Theft loss is passed on to the honest people who pay for the things they buy.