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Old 23-01-2007, 12:28 AM   #1
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jan 22 2007, 08:09 AM) [snapback]275952[/snapback]</div>
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Blocking outside referrals to the files stored on the server might work.[/b]
From what I remember, he was distributing a custom application to manage things. That said, faking referrer headers is beyond trivial and adding such support to a custom application is a 30 second job.
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Old 25-01-2007, 06:32 AM   #2
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Let's just send him a cake with rat poison in it.
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Old 25-01-2007, 05:53 PM   #3
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Morrin @ Jan 25 2007, 08:32 AM) [snapback]276362[/snapback]</div>
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Let's just send him a cake with rat poison in it.
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Just force him to eat, where I had to eat, when I was in the army, that will do the job.

BTW: Just checked our criminal law. If the commercial abuse of copyright is not only illegal but also criminal in the Czech Rep., it might be punished according to german law, if the legal owner of the copyrights (in this case the author of the review) is german citizen (§§ 7 Abs. (1) StGB, 108a UrhG).

The accusation (though possible) should be declared to the authorities in addition to a formal request for punishment. The deadline for this request would be three moths after knowledge of the violation or the offender. This would cost nothing but a bit time. This case would be handled by a german judge, who might sentence this guy to a let's say 10.000 € fine. I'm not sure if there is any executional agreement between Germany and the Czech Rep., it would be easier if this guy would live in Austria or in France. :wallbash:

So if anyone knows a lot about law in the Czech Rep. it could help.
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Old 29-01-2007, 04:19 PM   #4
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(strachwitz @ Jan 25 2007, 01:53 PM) [snapback]276446[/snapback]</div>
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Let's just send him a cake with rat poison in it.
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Just force him to eat, where I had to eat, when I was in the army, that will do the job. [/b][/quote]

When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I had a choice on Fridays: steak or lobster. What army did you join?
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Old 29-01-2007, 08:40 PM   #5
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The Fourth @ Jan 29 2007, 06:19 PM) [snapback]277035[/snapback]</div>
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When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I had a choice on Fridays: steak or lobster. What army did you join?
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Of course in the "Wehrmacht", like any other brave German! And the only choice WE had was "[i]running 15km before doing the obstacle parcours or afterwards!

To be more precise: I served (we still have the duty to serve) in an NBC- defence- unit, but we were supplied by a tank unit, which had the worst kitchen of the whole garrison. Even the roaches refused to eat there (and there were some!). Our combat rations type I, which are a real challenge for your stomach seem to be delicatessen compared with this food.
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Old 25-01-2007, 08:45 PM   #6
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Sorry about the delay with the website but I have been busy and have not found a good free host with a good file size limit yet.
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Old 26-01-2007, 06:18 AM   #7
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I never heard back from Paypal.... Not very impressive.

Well, I guess it's just like "they" say - if at first you don't succeed, get really cross and disgusted, vent your feelings and re-state your issue in yet another appropriately worded email, and try again. Hmph.
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Old 26-01-2007, 06:55 PM   #8
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I agree paypal can't believe Lulu_Jane alone. I don't have an account so I can't email them but If anyone ahs a paypal account email them with the matter. If they get enough complaints they will look into it.
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Old 27-01-2007, 09:19 AM   #9
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Okay I've got a Paypal account (it's free anyway). I'll contact them but, do you think it would be better if everybody sent exactly the same message so that they know we're talking about the same issue and take it seriously? Or will it just annoy them? If the emails are going to reach them from their actual customers (anyway I guess everybody can email them even though he's not a registered user), I think it's a good idea. Well if you like the idea here's what I'll send them:

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Dear Sirs,

I am writing you to inform that one of your customers, Mr Ondrej Muncinsky, is making an unfair use of his account and violating your user agreement contract as stated in your Acceptable Use Policy. In fact his usage constitutes an infringement of international and EU laws about copyrights.

His usage of a PayPal account implies, along with other foul practices best described as swindling and bandwidth stealing, infringement of copyrights, notably of articles property of websites such as Abanonia (www.abandonia.com). (Abandonia itself has no legal issues whatsoever and is in constant and close friendly contact with the companies owning the copyrights of the games it hosts.) Mr Muncinsky’s website URL is the following.

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/

All people harmed by him as well as all who simply know about his foul practices would very much appreciate that you cancel his account following your Acceptable Use Policy.

Thank you in advance[/b]
I wanted to add the following but the 1,000-characters limit prevented me to do so. If you're not a registered user of PayPal and are sending them a regular email you may add it:

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We would as well appreciate that once his account is cancelled, you inform your colleague online payment services of this issue so that Mr Muncinsky doesn’t easily find an alternative to continue his activities until the judiciary takes care of them. Other online payment services would heed PayPal’s information on the matter faster and more duly than emails from private persons.[/b]
The subject of my email was "Illegal Activities". Admins could use a version adding that they're writting on endorsed behalf of a site whose copyrights are being infringed.
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Old 27-01-2007, 05:03 PM   #10
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Good work! k:
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