MPAA Steals Code, Violates Linkware License

torrentfreak.com — A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way. Feb 17, 2007 View in Crawl 4

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elfinabout Feb 17, 2007

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Report of piracy submitted:"I write to inform you that the MPAA used Patrick Robins Forest Blog software to run their primary blog, having stripped it of his name and all links to his site, without paying him for the privilege. This is contrary to his link licence and therefore a violation of his intellectual property rights. I hope these greedy, empire-building, hypocritical, morally bereft thugs are taken to task."Elfinabout

logicnazi Feb 17, 2007

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I would be most surprised if the MPAA did not have some presence in england that would let him sue them there.

chrisjs169 Feb 18, 2007

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Be careful if you decide to sue them....they could claim you're stalking them.

tech42er Feb 19, 2007

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Off topic, but did anyone look at the pic? All the BS about movies? And this is what the MPAA really believes? That we need them and Holylwood to deliver us wonderful movies so that we can survive in the world? Yet they overcharge and sue those who enjoy movies? Pathetic.

tech42er Feb 19, 2007