How Is It Possible That You Logged My IP Despite The Fact, That The File Was Encrypted Or in a Compressed File Format (e.g. zip / rar ) And Therefore Not Visible to You?
In the file-sharing network eDonkey2000, files are not only offered in standard file formats but also in specialized formats such as RAR, ZIP or TAR. It is the opinion of many users that the content of encrypted or compressed file formats cannot be analyzed. However, this widespread opinion is dramatically incorrect. As soon as a file – regardless of its file format – is verified as being copyright protected, the so called file hash value is used to unambiguously identify the file in the file-sharing network. It can therefore be concluded that the compression or encryption of files does not offer any secure protection if illegal acts of copying are being conducted in filesharing networks. – I Declare That I Had Double-Clicked The File in Question But I Removed The File From My P2P Client a Short Moment Later, Even Before I Started Downloading It. Yet, How Come That You Have Logged My IP And Sent This Letter to Me? FileWatch does not only log a user’s IP at a single moment, but it follo
