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“The Federation” Targets BitTorrent Pirates at Workplace

torrentfreak.com — The UK’s Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has launched the third phase of ‘Operation Tracker’, an initiative to monitor people using BitTorrent to share computer software from their homes and also from their workplaces.

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  • mklopez, on 02/04/2008, -3/+60"The Federation"? Starfleet has no right to interfere in the affairs of other cultures!! We shall call the Klingons and the Romulans to the pirates' aid! K'plah!
  • imnojezus, on 02/04/2008, -1/+44Seriously...The Federation? Operation Tracker Three? It sounds like a bunch of douchbags who take paintballing too seriously.
  • michaelpinto, on 02/04/2008, -0/+23Set phasers on DRM!
  • TiMMY8765, on 02/04/2008, -0/+18Bittorrent traffic accounts for 90% of all subspace transmissions and results in profit loss of around 3 billion bars of latinum. This practice must be stopped.

    -The Ferangi
  • vfreak2, on 02/04/2008, -2/+14Remember that this is only sharing of software that they're targeting. Most BitTorrent traffic BY FAR is for music, movies, TV shows, etc.
  • MrObjectional, on 02/04/2008, -2/+12Yeah guys! We will steal your ***** no matter what so COMPETE already!
    /sarcasm

    How do you make a business model around your customers stealing your product?
  • sexybobo, on 02/04/2008, -2/+10Does any one else find it funny “The Federation” an organization of its type was founded in 1984?
  • Rikkochet, on 02/04/2008, -0/+8Ever heard of Microsoft? That's their unofficial business model. In a nutshell:
    Given the choice between having someone pirate our software or not use it at all, we'd rather they pirate it. If they pirate it, we aren't generating any revenue, but it is making us more popular and our competition is getting neither revenue nor attention.
  • trogdor282, on 02/04/2008, -0/+7I know! It's odd, especially since money is practically extinct in the federation! Everybody works to better themselves and society. Money is only used to pay bar tabs at Quarks.
  • slack31337, on 02/04/2008, -1/+7nothing to do with the topic but i am wondering why you used the work ***** in your second sentence and flipping in your last ?
  • Rikkochet, on 02/04/2008, -0/+6Because a toaster can't give consent?
    Your analogy eludes me.
  • directive0, on 02/04/2008, -0/+6Its actually Ferengi, one R.
  • j.carcinogen, on 02/04/2008, -3/+9Use peerguardian http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group ...
  • JamesWilson, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5Two words: Prime Directive
  • clpo13, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5Pirating is bad enough, but doing it on your company computer? Of course that's going to get punished. Duh. If you're going to steal software, the least you could do is use your own bandwidth.
  • Ragzouken, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5Pirating holosuite programs?
  • HydrogenOxide, on 02/04/2008, -0/+4Insert obligatory "***** the RIAA/MPAA/whatever star trek reference they're calling themselves now"
  • cigawoot, on 02/04/2008, -0/+4This statement was typed on Windows 2433 Professional, downloaded it off bittorrent.
  • NavS, on 02/04/2008, -3/+7That wont save you.
  • vibrokatana, on 02/04/2008, -1/+4I know of a few software companies that actually have their products for download via thepiratebay. The software requires a serial but it is a good distrobution method, even if a few pirate it chances are they wouldn't buy it anyway so you get free publicity.
  • borez, on 02/04/2008, -2/+5The Federation: Targeting BitTorrent users since 1984.
  • sgoogle, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3Sounds painful
  • Cayfox, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3You're suggesting that there aren't private interest groups in America that police the Internet and go after pirates? Last I checked, the MPAA, RIAA and friends were all based in your country.
  • sgoogle, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3How is preventing copyright infringement silencing free speech?
  • alittleroy101, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3He felt guilty by the end of the post.
  • sgoogle, on 02/04/2008, -1/+4Prevent those who actually need anonomous internet access (E.g. foreign users, whistle blowers) just so you can break the law. So kind of you
  • Jernej, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3Ferangi? it's Ferrengi!
  • graemee, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3Us Orion pirate's laugh at your pitiful Federation's attempts to stop us. Onward we go, full power and all the green alien sex we want.
  • jeffsback2223, on 02/04/2008, -0/+3Do you suggest a better program?
  • Rikkochet, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2My sixth sense tells me you wrote that little skit yourself.
  • Matri, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Not to mention every World Of Warcraft player in the UK...
  • inactive, on 02/04/2008, -2/+4Isn't that a violation of the Federation's Prime Directive?
    "As the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere with the healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes the introduction of superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Star Fleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ship unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation."
  • inactive, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Complete *****. you pay for the costs involved in making premium software.
    You dont like the price? Use a free alternative.
    Or buy something cheaper- I got a mac heist license for Pixelmator for £20 - its perfect for what I need.
    If you think its too expensive you clearly do not need photoshop.
  • Kenzan, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2Prepare to see "legions" in the unemployment lines.
    Hah!
  • cliffski, on 02/04/2008, -4/+6you can't, but clinging to this fantasy lets geeks steal stuff and feel self righteous, whilst telling the software developers that they are idiots. its a juvenile thing...
  • Twisty, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2*puts on ten foil hat* GET OUT OF MY HEAD BIG BROTHER!
  • zanzzz, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2No, not even ironic.
  • graemee, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2WTF? Virtual Clippy Porn
  • Jernej, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2It's Q'APLA not K'plah...
  • oxdeltaxo, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2You fail, please go die.
  • sporg, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2I am completely unimpressed. Please continue to waste your time idiots.
  • weeFred, on 02/04/2008, -1/+2How? Surely the customer who paid for the bandwidth can choose what they want to do with it. If i want to help a company by seeding its software then thats nothing to do with ISPs.
  • moletimer, on 02/04/2008, -2/+3***** the Federation.
  • gijoel, on 02/04/2008, -0/+1God, where's Avon when you need him.
  • MrViklund, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1Basics.
  • inactive, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1Why is that funny? You're an idiot.
  • muzfuz, on 02/04/2008, -2/+3Clearly a phonetic translation of a foreign word can be written in many ways. After all, Klingons don't use latin script.
  • sj200, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1I2P People !!!!

    http://66.111.51.110/
  • MrViklund, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1And as we know from Star Wars, The Federation is Evil.
  • MrViklund, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1What do you mean with farked. It's called forked!
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