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Date: Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 10:41 AM<br>Subject: [Afro-IP] RSA: How they caught the copyright pirate<br>To: <a href="mailto:afro-ip@googlegroups.com">afro-ip@googlegroups.com</a><br><br><br><div style="clear:both;text-align:center">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://mybroadband.co.za/" target="_blank">Mybroadband</a> ran a short but
fascinating <a href="http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/103875-how-sas-first-online-pirate-was-caught.html" target="_blank">piece</a>
earlier this week considering how the first person convicted for peer-to-peer
copyright piracy in SA was caught. For
those interested in the technical side of the investigation, the piece is well
worth a read. For background on the case
and the basis for the conviction, see Dr. Caroline Ncube’s informative post on
this blog <a href="http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/2014/04/rsa-criminal-conviction-for-sharing.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">What I found particularly interesting is how the police couldn't simply
rely on linking the IP address used to upload the film to the suspect. The IP address of the uploader of the film was
easy to obtain given that the peer-to-peer network in question makes the IP
addresses of uploaders publically available.
The IP address was then linked to this particular suspect by serving a subpoena
on the internet service provider responsible for that IP address in terms of <a href="http://www.acts.co.za/criminal-procedure-act-1977/205_judge_regional_court_magistrate_or_magistrate_may_take_evidence_as_to_alleged_offence.php" target="_blank">section
205</a> of the Criminal Procedure Act.
However, the police still had to prove that the suspect was the person who
used the computer associated with that IP address at the time the film in
question was uploaded (i.e. at the time the offence was committed). This was apparently achieved, at least in
part, by obtaining affidavits from residents confirming that the suspect indeed
used the computer during the relevant period.
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">To those SA lawyers who paid attention in Crim Proc class (I can’t
imagine there are too many of you who read this blog), you’ll recall that section
205 empowers a judicial officer to require any person who is likely to have information
relevant to the commission of an offence to appear before him/her. It has also been the subject of much <a href="http://www.sanef.org.za/news/entry/sanef_calls_for_police_and_prosecuting_authorities_to_withdraw_section_205_/" target="_blank">controversy</a>
given its use to compel journalists to reveal their sources. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Moral of the story – if you’re a pirate, don’t trust your neighbours!</span></div>
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Posted By Jeremy Speres to <a href="http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/2014/06/rsa-how-they-caught-copyright-pirate.html" target="_blank">Afro-IP</a> on 6/14/2014 04:41:00 pm
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