An Experiment in Copyright

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#89447 2-Sep-2011 14:12

I have made a file up and I have 100% copyright to it (as I made it). No one has any permission to view/download/copy/reproduce or anything the file except me (and there is only one of me)
The file is at http://www.nzdsl.co.nz/copyright.txt . Do NOT download or view it or anything the file. I'm just file sharing the location of it so I don't forget the location but no one else is allowed to see it.
Now lets see how many automated systems download the file or humans try and view MY file.
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#515714 2-Sep-2011 14:14

Google will probably ignore it, since we automatically add "nofollow" to links. But who knows?

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#515717 2-Sep-2011 14:18

Post a torrent of the file and seed it recording ips that download it. Also change the name to a porn DVD title.

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#515718 2-Sep-2011 14:18

(adds to torrent sites)

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#515720 2-Sep-2011 14:20

Do I have to pay you in $US or $NZ?

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#515731 2-Sep-2011 14:35

Are you not infringing on other copyright.txt files that already exist :)

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#515736 2-Sep-2011 14:43

Can I share the file name and warning on Twitter to see how many people look at it?

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#515741 2-Sep-2011 14:45

freitasm: Can I share the file name and warning on Twitter to see how many people look at it?

Can you email it to members of Parliament and ask them not to look at it as its copyright?

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#515744 2-Sep-2011 14:50

After a while collect all the IP addresses and go to the ISP's to enforce the 3-strike law :D

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#515745 2-Sep-2011 14:50

I clicked

Can I get a discount?

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#515748 2-Sep-2011 14:50

I downloaded it... But from my work address, so you'll never prove it was me! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

And I'll do it three more times!

Interesting thought - so many Twitter clients (etc) examine the content of links and stuff now, is simply posting the link to Twitter enough to result in people downloading it (automatically, without their knowledge)

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#515749 2-Sep-2011 14:51

Posted on Twitter. These are the stats for the short URL: http://bitly.com/r15wek+

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#515750 2-Sep-2011 14:51

kiwitrc:
freitasm: Can I share the file name and warning on Twitter to see how many people look at it?

Can you email it to members of Parliament and ask them not to look at it as its copyright?

Tell what's-her-name 'I voted for the copyright act because it's right and then I listened to K-Pop mix CDs I made' MP that it's the latest hit record in Seoul.

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#515751 2-Sep-2011 14:52

DylanReeve: Interesting thought - so many Twitter clients (etc) examine the content of links and stuff now, is simply posting the link to Twitter enough to result in people downloading it (automatically, without their knowledge)

As Penn (from Penn & Teller BS) says... FAAAARK!

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#515752 2-Sep-2011 14:56

SaltyNZ:
kiwitrc:
freitasm: Can I share the file name and warning on Twitter to see how many people look at it?

Can you email it to members of Parliament and ask them not to look at it as its copyright?

Tell what's-her-name 'I voted for the copyright act because it's right and then I listened to K-Pop mix CDs I made' MP that it's the latest hit record in Seoul.

Dont wake her up, she will only say something stupid.

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#515757 2-Sep-2011 15:05

Not peer to peer, but good luck throwing some complaints out there ;) at $25 a pop for ISPs to say no, they will love the extra income.

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