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MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users

torrentfreak.com — MediaDefender is widely known for their anti-piracy operations, spoofing and decoying on file-sharing networks for the entertainment industry. The company is doing more than that though, as we recently found out that adult affiliate programs were a significant source of income for them too.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 21, 2008

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  • vinceislegend, on 09/20/2008, -0/+161Inaccurate: No P2P user pays for porn.
  • say592, on 09/20/2008, -2/+74I believe the appropriate response here is WTF?
  • uberleat, on 09/20/2008, -15/+70Two of my friends died paying for torrents
  • grungemusic3001, on 09/20/2008, -1/+37That e-mail leak is the gift that keeps on giving!
  • ShoggothDreams, on 09/20/2008, -2/+32*IF* this is true, and since the downloader is not intending to receive pornographic materials.... I thought the law forbids showing pornography to: A.) those who are not identifying themselves as adults, B.) those who do not wish to view pornography??? Isn't this an ideal means to legally shut MediaDefender down???
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -3/+29***** you, two of my friends died from people not realizing memes.
  • mehan, on 09/21/2008, -0/+20how the ***** did you make that connection?
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -1/+20Is anyone actually surprised by the fact these scumbags are doing this?
  • sleepysteve, on 09/21/2008, -0/+13Perhaps reading the article could help answer your question. No no, that's crazy talk!
  • AlanFang, on 09/21/2008, -1/+14Wow I can't believe 1 in 2000 internet users actually pay for pron.
  • jessenoob, on 09/21/2008, -1/+13No.
  • explnx, on 04/27/2009, -0/+12RTFA. They were spamming P2P with ads for legal porn sites.
  • Sunscreen, on 09/21/2008, -2/+14***** MEDIADEFENDER
    ***** THE RIAA
    and everyone else
  • compu73rg33k, on 09/20/2008, -0/+11Well we already knew they were scumbags. At least they were smart enough to understand OGC
  • vfreak2, on 09/20/2008, -2/+11MediaDefender suck even more than I realised.
  • JMilton, on 09/21/2008, -1/+10Anti-piracy gangs are making me paranoid and insane.
  • qwer777, on 09/21/2008, -0/+91 in 2000 LIMEWIRE users, not of all internet users.
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -0/+9Well no, but if we don't pretend surprised then how is it going to become significant?
  • Sil369, on 09/21/2008, -2/+10"MediaDefender" sounds so corny anyways.... like some Microsoft app name
  • Sunscreen, on 09/21/2008, -1/+9***** IT! WE'LL DO IT LIVE!
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -0/+7Microsoft MediaDefender version 3.5

    Usage: defend [input] [output]
    Injects ***** into [input] and writes it to [output]
  • diggproof, on 09/21/2008, -1/+8If you are paying them then you are a douche
  • HonoredMule, on 09/21/2008, -0/+6Isn't that sort of financial transaction kept relatively discreet? And how many people openly discuss what sexual materials they purchase with friends, neighbours, or coworkers?
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -1/+7P2P users are adults?

    Yeah with bittorrent i guess. It's limewire that drags in the n00bs.
  • Kasot, on 09/21/2008, -1/+6Adding insult to injury :)
  • SeaICIubber, on 09/21/2008, -0/+5He's just using RIAA "logic"
  • HonoredMule, on 09/21/2008, -0/+51 in 2000 Limewire users who are stupid enough to download bogus P2P spam provided by MediaDefender.
  • mynameistux, on 09/21/2008, -1/+6its not the limewire network, its the gnutella network. Just because most of the people that access it, use limewire, doesn't mean the network should be named after it.
    /rant
  • DigitalBrian, on 09/21/2008, -2/+6nothing wrong with porn, as long as you get it from p2p
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -1/+5it's os sad but so funny
  • Devilboy666, on 09/21/2008, -0/+4Gotta pay the bills somehow. Besides, do you know ANYONE that pays for pron? Cause I don't.
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -1/+4The tracker itself could be involved?
  • toker200, on 09/21/2008, -0/+3I belive the response here is anyone really surprised by these actions? MediaDefender is a very shyster company to begin with and have been pulling ***** comparable to this but was public knowledege this just adds to the tally.
  • inactive, on 09/20/2008, -8/+1169th Digg.
  • legoalert33, on 09/21/2008, -1/+3***** THING SUCKS!
  • Ashcan, on 09/21/2008, -0/+2What got me were the number of pron domains they own. Not exactly a low profile.
    http://antitrust.slated.org/media-defender/2632.ht ...

    Ya gotta love the "brain trust" that came up with InternationalHouseOfPoon.com
  • therake6, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2ZING!
  • poprocksandsoda, on 09/20/2008, -7/+8I don't advocate porn, however how is them selling legal content to adults a problem?
  • serenityflexed, on 09/21/2008, -2/+3MediaDefender Secretly Sells Straight Porn to P2P Users
    *fixed.
    Stupid RIAA and Co., and their stupid "enterallsites", and their stupid prejudices. Anything gay = NC17?


    I wouldn't pay anyway, but that's not the point!
  • ShoggothDreams, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1Even porn ads, if they are exceed certain standards, can't be sent to A.) kids, B.) anyone who does not wish to view such material.
  • therake6, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1BAM!
  • ryanonfire, on 09/21/2008, -1/+1Business is business?
  • razlken, on 09/22/2008, -1/+1Why download when u can actually stream from a lot of sites for free (sometimes even download) and honestly people should stop using limewire and similar programs, why the hell don't they use bittorrent?!
  • Globaltouch, on 09/25/2008, -0/+0You can't stop the people getting what they want. If people want more involvement in the movies, more exposure, more access, then Hollywood as an industry has to accomodate that demand and adjust its product. That's simple economics. Hiring a company to defraud members of the public seems counter productive, when they could just find an online means of distribution to access these internet based fans
  • stykwerks, on 09/21/2008, -1/+0Why would anyone try so hard to get on everyone's bad side?
  • RodBorn, on 09/21/2008, -7/+5sooo you're saying that RIAA means "Ride It Anal Always"?
  • JMilton, on 09/20/2008, -14/+12Knowing MediaDefender's tactics in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that they sell child porn and other sick *****. Thankfully some of us are using IP filters and blockers.
  • inactive, on 09/21/2008, -8/+2I came... again...
    (Second time I had to post this tonight... Yeah, That's a lot of cum.)
  • fopendoxi, on 09/21/2008, -10/+3No one should pay for porn as long as there is http://www.pornzapp.com
  • umbrellainabin, on 09/20/2008, -9/+2dugg cuz its shoveling ***** on MediaDefender even though its total ***** cuz no way on this earth does a P2P user pay for porn
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