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Just a warning to providers: "TV streamers" / WBOT
Folks, somehow, are rebroadcasting satellite TV from Dish, content from WWE and other video content streams onto their site from the official stream provider.
Many of these site owners use VPS servers, including some they believe are "offshore". If I was a provider right now, I would specifically prohibit it in your TOS/AUP right now because it's about to become a problem like the file download sites / WBOT (script that reuploads warez to all the free file upload sites) folks.
Definitely have a clear, defined bandwidth policy too 
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I guess every hoster will already have a "do not violate copyright" clause in their ToS.
What exactly is a bandwidth policy? User buys VPS with 500GB traffic, VPS is disconnected after using 500GB traffic. What should a "bandwidth policy" say about that?
That's simply another manner of copyright infringement, no need to change any kind of TOS/AUP.
There are so many uses for high bandwidth servers, no sane provider will reduce their bandwidth offer simply to fight pirated video streaming.
Removed because hosting customers were taking this literally rather than in the correct context, derailing the discussion.
Never suggested that so no idea where you're coming to that conclusion from.
Then you, as a provider, did something wrong.
than you oversold your committ by alot!
Equal concern over heavily utilized VPN, torrents, tor, etc. Despite all of the above running in Denver I can usually burst pretty close to the capability of the line (notice I don't say port speed.....Cogent).
Then you maybe should review your overselling policy
Because you are speaking of having "a clear, defined bandwidth policy too". And as @Amitz said, 500 GB in a week is nothing for any provider.
I'm leaving the discussion as this: I gave you guys a head up about something that I have noticed that is common going on where I work and I don't care about your suggestions since I did not ask for them but I appreciate everyone's little 2 cents here.
Just trying to help out the smaller providers who are going to scratch their head when these goons play the shell game shuffle from provider to provider.
@bamn While I do appreciate it. I do have to say there is really no way to stop them unless your violating thier privacy.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure how to identify them though, probably just have to wait for complaints.
As a note, this type of content is in fact legal in some countries (notably Spain)
If there is like NFL or MLB or something being streamed, you will be inundated in complaints within minutes lol
Thanks for this!
Some of these things you mention are still legal in a lot of EU countries.
"rebroadcasting satellite TV from Dish" Is probably illegal though.
I own a site that indexes these sites, which is still legal in the place I hosted it.
MLB was one of the streams being broadcasted and we did get a complaint about it.
@jarland since they are taking the stream from the content person, there's really no way. I keep an eye on hostnames and this guy had "watchtv" in his hostname*. The WBOT guys look like a torrent box seeding with large amounts of upload.
*Note: this is not his WHOLE host name so save me from a "breached your customer's privacy" junk. Go file a EU privacy complaint on me if you feel it's necessary.
+1
If 500 GB in a week puts a strain on the network, then the network is really weak.
I can pull 500 GB on my home connection in a week.
Lucky. I can too, but only if I want them to charge me the price they'd make up on the spot, which would probably be $200/GB over 150GB. Love/hate relationship, I'm not bitter I promise.
@jarland see, you're just jealous of our terrorific caps
Funny how an abuse discussion gets into bandwidth discussion
Good ol' Low End Derailing will never let you down
Implying you weren't the one who brought it up in the first place
I was dragged into it by you derailers
Anyone want to talk about new ways of abuse they have seen from a provider perspective?
Wbot seems like a pretty annoying script, why would they pay $150,- for it is for me a mystery...
I was dragged into it by you derailers
Anyone want to talk about new ways of abuse they have seen from a provider perspective?
(Nice way of saying derailers, kindly go away)
@ztec if you're caught off caught as a provider, support tickets flood in quick because the WBOT guy has 20 connections going to all the upload sites and you're scratching your head because it's not incoming or DDoS.
@bamn less derailing in the providers category where this clearly belongs ;p
Tries to care.... Can't... whoops.
Forgot this piece of crap web app acts like something early 1990s and not a fully featured forum
Maybe you should leave this "piece of crap" then?
Umm.... This.