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MediaSentry at it again
Honeypotting
While the RIAA claims that it is no longer using MediaSentry, it seems that the outfit is targeting P2P downloaders of torrents.
Lately the organisation, which is starting to find its presence in P2P cases being challenged, has been Honey Potting torrents in order to discover downloaders' IP address. When the IP address is discovered Media Sentry is contacting the ISP of the IP address. There sending out letters informing the ISP about the downloaders recent activities.
In return the ISPs are sending out warning messages and or canceling service because of violations of Terms of Service. The antics have been spotted by a Slashdot reader who received one of the letters from Media Sentry. It has also sent out letters that included a strong arm push towards purchasing a legal copy from iTunes.
We guess that means one which follows Apple's rules on uploading to the Palm.