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How about setting up a firewall rule so that Spotify can only talk to Spotify's servers? Here's a post from Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/comments/jdh

by radnor 14y ago

How about setting up a firewall rule so that Spotify can only talk to Spotify's servers? Here's a post from Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/comments/jdhj6/is_there_a_way_to_disable_spotifys_p2p_traffic/c2bb178 http://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/comments/jdhj6/is_there_a_wa...

easy_rider 14y ago
Right. I was just about to say. This is hackers do it. Sniff out the traffic and block really selectively. My concern woud be: Am I violating TOS when i don't share bandwidth?
- redblacktree 14y ago
  Good point. You can go to jail for that; it makes you a felon.
  - fatkid 14y ago
    @falling, i think this was a joke. or maybe not, you'll have to check - http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_18.shtml http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_18.shtml
  - Falling3 14y ago
    Violating terms of service is not a felony. In fact, it's not even a crime; it's a civil matter.
    - bashinator 14y ago
      Tell that to Aaron Swartz.
      - Falling3 14y ago
        Aaron Swartz was charged with fraud and unathorized. Not breaking TOS. The idea that breaking TOS could constitute a crime has been shot down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. http://thefire.org/article/14389.html http://thefire.org/article/14389.html
        Falling3 14y ago
        unauthorized access
        redblacktree 14y ago
        The prosecution was claiming that his breach of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.
  - belorn 14y ago
    Is that a joke or serious statement? Can't tell thanks to Poe's law.
    - redblacktree 14y ago
      Kind of a joke, kind of serious. It's what's at issue in Aaron Schwartz' case. The prosecutions argument is that his actions were felonious on the grounds that his violation of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.
  - easy_rider 14y ago
    Funny, but I was serious about getting my subscription cancelled without refund.
- jonknee 14y ago
  > My concern woud be: Am I violating TOS when i don't share bandwidth? I wouldn't worry about it. If it bothers you, adjust your firewall to allow a few bytes through an hour and still be able to sleep at night.
SanjayUttam 14y ago
Admittedly, higher effort and probably not for the non-tech but...android emulator + mobile app would probably work too. Granted I have other qualms with their mobile app. For the premium users, I do wonder if any of the open source spotify clients would alleviate this? http://despotify.sourceforge.net/ http://despotify.sourceforge.net/

by radnor 14y ago

easy_rider 14y ago

Right. I was just about to say. This is hackers do it. Sniff out the traffic and block really selectively. My concern woud be: Am I violating TOS when i don't share bandwidth?

redblacktree 14y ago
Good point. You can go to jail for that; it makes you a felon.
- fatkid 14y ago
  @falling, i think this was a joke. or maybe not, you'll have to check - http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_18.shtml http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_18.shtml
- Falling3 14y ago
  Violating terms of service is not a felony. In fact, it's not even a crime; it's a civil matter.
  - bashinator 14y ago
    Tell that to Aaron Swartz.
    - Falling3 14y ago
      Aaron Swartz was charged with fraud and unathorized. Not breaking TOS. The idea that breaking TOS could constitute a crime has been shot down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. http://thefire.org/article/14389.html http://thefire.org/article/14389.html
      - Falling3 14y ago
        unauthorized access
      - redblacktree 14y ago
        The prosecution was claiming that his breach of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.
- belorn 14y ago
  Is that a joke or serious statement? Can't tell thanks to Poe's law.
  - redblacktree 14y ago
    Kind of a joke, kind of serious. It's what's at issue in Aaron Schwartz' case. The prosecutions argument is that his actions were felonious on the grounds that his violation of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.
- easy_rider 14y ago
  Funny, but I was serious about getting my subscription cancelled without refund.
jonknee 14y ago
> My concern woud be: Am I violating TOS when i don't share bandwidth? I wouldn't worry about it. If it bothers you, adjust your firewall to allow a few bytes through an hour and still be able to sleep at night.

SanjayUttam 14y ago

Admittedly, higher effort and probably not for the non-tech but...android emulator + mobile app would probably work too. Granted I have other qualms with their mobile app. For the premium users, I do wonder if any of the open source spotify clients would alleviate this? http://despotify.sourceforge.net/ http://despotify.sourceforge.net/