From ceb9d903d424133df33d4abfdc61c1cb272b9041 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 05:03:45 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[news]:=2020210526=20Comcast?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Sends=20Copyright=20Notice=20to=20a=20User=20for=20Downloadi?= =?UTF-8?q?ng=20Ubuntu=20ISO=20via=20Torrent?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/news/20210526 Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md --- ... for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md | 87 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/news/20210526 Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md diff --git a/sources/news/20210526 Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md b/sources/news/20210526 Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3063524db4 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20210526 Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +[#]: subject: (Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent) +[#]: via: (https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-download-dmca-notice/) +[#]: author: (Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/) +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) + +Comcast Sends Copyright Notice to a User for Downloading Ubuntu ISO via Torrent +====== + +If you do not use torrent files to download a copyrighted material, you may have never received a DMCA notice. + +However, what if you receive a copyright infringement notice from your Internet Service Provider for downloading free software? + +[Xfinity][1], an internet service company by [Comast][2] has managed to do just that. A subscriber received a DMCA notice for downloading Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS ISO file. + +Wait, what? Yes, you heard it right. Let us look at what it is all about. + +### DMCA Notice from ISP for Downloading Ubuntu + +A recent [Reddit thread][3] by the user [u/NateNate60][4] claims that a copyright notice was served for downloading Ubuntu. + +But is it illegal to [download Ubuntu or distribute Ubuntu through torrent][5]? + +Absolutely not. + +Canonical has officially listed the torrent file that you can download to use BitTorrent and make use of peer-to-peer connections if the direct download is slow. + +And some download it just to seed it for other users. + +But, Xfinity sending a DMCA notice, makes it confusing. The notice mentions that the one responsible for notifying the copyright infringement is [OpSec Online Antipiracy][6]. + +The notice writes: + +> “We have received a notification by a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, reporting an alleged infringement of one or more copyrighted works made on or over your Xfinity Internet Service.” + +Technically, Canonical is not the only copyright holder, but the copyright holders should not be able to restrict distribution of an open-source software as mentioned by a Gentoo maintainer ([ryao][7]) in the Reddit thread. + +So, what part of the ISO do the copyright holder claim to own here? Or is it just a big innocent mistake by an automated system? + +Here’s how the notice looks like: + +![][8] + +Normally, you can ignore it for the first time but receiving a DMCA notice when you have done nothing is indeed stressful and unfair. + +You may want to sue them back for sending a DMCA notice wrongfully, but not everyone will be willing to invest their precious time and money to get back to these DMCA notices issues as an error. + +### What’s Next? + +Many have suggested contacting Ubuntu’s legal team and not let this slide away but the subscriber does not want to risk making things worse. + +Of course, one would not want the Internet service to be disconnected for a DMCA notice abuse. + +We have reached out to both OpSec Online Antipiracy and Ubuntu to get a response about the incident. So, we shall find out what happens next when we get an official response from either of them. + +_What do you think about the DMCA notice? Do you think that it is just an innocent automated error?_ + +#### Big Tech Websites Get Millions in Revenue, It's FOSS Got You! + +If you like what we do here at It's FOSS, please consider making a donation to support our independent publication. Your support will help us keep publishing content focusing on desktop Linux and open source software. + +I'm not interested + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-download-dmca-notice/ + +作者：[Ankush Das][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://www.xfinity.com +[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast +[3]: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/nkztyv/copyright_notice_from_isp_for_pirating_linux_is/ +[4]: https://www.reddit.com/user/NateNate60/ +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/download-ubuntu-via-torrent/ +[6]: https://www.opsecsecurity.com/opsec-online/antipiracy-digital-media +[7]: https://www.reddit.com/user/ryao/ +[8]: data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjgyMSIgd2lkdGg9IjQwMiIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=