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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mroberon1972" data-source="post: 1549269" data-attributes="member: 5148">I tried that though pattern too.It failed.Why?  We can't be sure the document was shared by the person who bought it.  Here are some basic possibilities:Roommate decides to upload it, without telling he person who bought it.Customer's computer is hacked, due to poor security or trojan, and the file stolen.The customer gives a copy to a gaming table friend, who uploads it.etc...Sorry, the only way is to trace is back from the original upload.  Unless the person is a total moron, you're not going to be able to do it...I never talk about it much online, but I'm a computer tech from way back.  I've designed software, ran corp networks, and had my own computer repair business.  It did not take long to figure out the current ability to hide one's self on the net can easily outweigh a common person's ability to trace.We are screwed, and will never even have the effect that the music industry has.Once again, I'm sorry.  But that's the truth as I see it.</blockquote>