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- Haroldx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Way to be good businessmen, MPAA.
- cybernetic798, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Well I am assuming that this guy is gonna be targeted by tons of other hackers haha...
- phatvolvo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+23you can call him MISTER Anderson.
- trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20He doesn't deserve to be called a hacker.
- silenceHR, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17and should be again....
- AssProphet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Supporting the MPAA by buying dvds = supporting hackers? Honestly I'd rather see pirates getting support than hackers. Keep the torrents flowing.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15So does it surprise everyone that businesses are corrupt as hell and nobody (even the gov) gives a *****?
- Joshosh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Filthy rat!
- BlackCow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9"Unless further evidence comes forward, it's not looking like this will hurt the MPAA."
Hurt the MPAA, they already have a bad image! Most people hate them with a passion. Dont think there is much they can do to make there image worse. - theotheragentm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Yes, but that image is with techies. While Digg is a swarm of users, we're far from the majority. The death blow to the MPAA would be to ruin their image with the individuals the money comes from, which is basically offending your clients. I don't know what that would take.
- xenlab, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@hypertime
how true.... support independent media. artists aren't starving but they need beer. - DarkSorrow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6yes but we only know that TorrentSpy sued Mpaa for hiring hacker, then now we know they paying for the damage
- mookieXL, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8If you're not interested in story just don't read it.
- shadgenki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"While a company should practice responsible business and check up on anyone that does contract work, is the MPAA really responsible here?"
YES. If I hacked your computer because my Mom told me to, am I really responsible? YES. - mookieXL, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5All legal methods failed. Let's try illegal ones. Afterall we're MPAA. WE are the law!
I'm seriously sick of them. - RMorris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Another 24 carat POS playing both sides for a buck.
Get a rope... - Crackshot, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Its idiotic to use the word "barf" as an explicative and if you're so sick of the "never ending story" don't waste your time typing, skip on down the road to grown up land and leave the overactive toddlers to barf.
- GeniusCube, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I kinda liked the Never ending Story. Especially that big fluffy luck dragon, Falcor. Hmmm, may just have to go grab a copy of that.
- masona3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think he had his back turned on the MPAA from the start. That would be a rather humorous turn of events.
- ChiKoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What if the MPAA turned around and filed a lawsuit against Anderson for "exposing classified documentation of proper extraction of necessary information on Torrentspy..." yeah... that'd be funny. We all know they're gonna get around this one somehow, and eventually they'll bring almost every torrent search engine to its knees, which, of course, if more than ridiculous.
- Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Like hiring a hitman to do your dirty work...
But, it was almost a hilariously cunning piece of work for Anderson. Do some sniffing, get $15,000, then turn your back on the ***** and help the enemy.
Long like Torrentspy :D - info, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1An MPAA executive told Anderson: "We don't care how you get it," Valence Media alleges in the court documents.
And then they paid him $15K for his dirty deeds. Oh, yes... - Crackshot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Hmmm..............hiring a HACKER to obtain information through LEGAL MEANS, something doesn't smell right and its not just the PI's digging through trash cans. LEGAL-HACKING is too much of an oxymoron for even the MPAA to be able to defend against
- b-dizzle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone who knows more than me about copyright law can correct me, but isn't rying to tack a lawsuit on TorrentSpy for illegal movies like trying to tack a lawsuit on Google Images for illegal pr0n? TorrentSpy is a search engine, right?
- Aumaden, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0So...
"Thou chalt not steal unless it's in a feeble attempt to obtain evidence against someone else"
Almost makes me want to read the rest of the MPAA bible. - Jammerdelray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0mpaa is sounding more like oranized crime, the new mafia frontier
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0If it doesn't work with Adobe reader for anyone, try FoxitReader. It's simpler, smaller and doesn't take up as many resources as Adobe. Also, you don't have to install it!
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php - STDOUBT, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2@phatvolvo
seems like ppl aren't getting your joke, but it was the 1st thing I thought of ;-)
@All the people calling Mr. Anderson a rat: UR dumasses:
FTA:
"...we're encouraged that after making a big mistake he's now mitigating his wrongdoing by providing information about things he did so we can take remedial action against the MPAA."
....Don't forget who the enemy is u dorks - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -12/+4How dare a group of idiots do something illegal against another group of idiots who are doing something illegal! Barf. It's like a never-ending story of piracy vs. anti-piracy. I'm surprised so many people give a *****. Download away until they close the service down and hop on to another. It's what you'll do, anyway. No sense in getting all worked up like an overactive toddler.
***** the MPAA. ***** Torrentspy. ***** this story. No digg. - theotheragentm, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1While a company should practice responsible business and check up on anyone that does contract work, is the MPAA really responsible here? Anderson does say they wanted the data by any means necessary, but then that's his word. If the MPAA can prove they thought the data was obtained legally and there is no written documentation that says otherwise, does that just make it a he says/she says kind of case? Sure it's not the best image to go in with someone that calls themself a hacker, but he also knew the execs at TorrentSpy apparently, so that might be the reason behind approaching Anderson to gather the day. More evidence definitely has to roll out, but it looks like Anderson is the one that's going to get blamed for it all. Unless further evidence comes forward, it's not looking like this will hurt the MPAA.
- zeabrid, on 10/12/2007, -16/+2This has already been on the front page...
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