[ NNSquad ] Re: RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders

[Kriss Andsten <kriss@proceranetworks.com>]

On 30 dec 2008, at 05.18, Wes Felter wrote:

> It's relatively easy to connect to a "suspect" IP address and verify  
> that it is transferring a particular file using BitTorrent. (You  
> could even encrypt your connections to prevent The Man from  
> snooping!) If the suspect does not allow incoming connections (a  
> common case), then you can register your own address(es) with the  
> tracker and wait for the suspects to contact you. These techniques  
> will not catch every participant in the swarm, but RIAA copyright  
> enforcement seems to be statistical anyway.

True. But I think we'll be seeing things much more decentralized than  
that. There seems to be a spot of movement towards content-aware DPI,  
pushing the detection out into the networks rather than the  
decentralized approach that we see today. This would mean a more fine- 
grained coverage than a DPI-only or swarmcrawling-only approach would  
yield.

Some opinions about the implications of this at the below URL, for  
those interested

http://www.shortpacket.org/2008/12/content-aware-dpi-nirvana-or-dead-end.html

  [ Worth reading.

       -- Lauren Weinstein
          NNSquad Moderator ]


> Wes Felter - wesley@felter.org - http://felter.org/wesley/

Kriss