[Arctures]

On Sunday when I got back to school, I had been informed that my internet access has been revoked. The reason was due to a supposed violation of copyrighted material. I called the manager of the school's network and he says that someone, supposedly the MPAA, has filed a notice that I had been illegally downloading a film, specifically a theatrical rip of the new Rambo movie. They have 'my' IP address and 'my' MAC address as evidence (I never checked to see if they matched up or not). They have no way to check my bandwidth usage, but they do have access to information regarding which computers I've been connected with, although this information does not provide in what way the terminals are connected, such as P2P, AIM, etc.

I have two options: I can either admit to something I didn't do and get my internet privileges revoked for a month, or I can file a counter-notice. By doing the latter I am admitting that I am willing for whoever made the claim to take legal action, getting in contact with me, or even so much as filing a lawsuit against me for copyright infringement. If this happens, it will be the first time any sort of counter-notice will be made under the University of California system. They would have 10 days to get into contact with me, and according to the DMCA agent on campus, they are far less likely to sue me than the RIAA, but it's always a possibility.

My question to you legal masterminds in this bemani fansite: is all of this shit worth it? I'm stressed as shit and really don't want to deal with this, especially over something I have nothing to do with. I almost just want to give up, take the 30 day cut from my internet and move on, but I don't want to feel like I've been fucked by someone else for something I have no part in.