Comments on: MPAA accused of hiring a hacker

Lawsuit alleges the Motion Picture Association of America was trying to steal information from Torrentspy.com.

[firstlast]

Well

It started to happen quite often :)
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[cidman2001]

Nothing they do suprises me...

I'm so tired of the music/movie industry. They created the formats that they are now suing everyone for sharing. What about all the money they made when they were the only ones with the technology to make CD's and MP3's.. etc? They also created the betamax and vcr/vhs as well as audio cassette tapes and the harware to reproduce and record content. Now that they (most notably Sony) have gobbled up the content creators they want to sue everyone! They weren't complaining when they were making millions off the hardware they were selling. Now they want to sue Sirrius radio for making hardware that records radio broadcasts! According to the theory behind the Grokster ruling they could be sued by a whole slew of 70's and 80's artists that they "assisted consumers" in infringing on their copyrights... Where does it end? They opened their own pandora's box. Don't sue me to try and close it!

[skeptik]

umm... no

learn your history, get your facts straight, then try to post your views. I agree with your feeling, but you're wrong so many places in your assertions, that you end up sounding dumb.
The industry FOUGHT all those innovations, not created them.

[cidman2001]

Look at the Grokster ruling...

Thanks for backing me up so eloquently...If you look at
the Grokster ruling and apply it to Sony and all these
other companies (specifically record companies). The
same arguments they used against Grokster would
apply. For years they held the technology rights and
distribution contracts that essentialy made it impossible
for an individual artist to promote their product. I am a
card carrying member of ASCAP and have been a
professional musician for 20+ years. I have no
sympathy for companies that could probably also be
prosecuted under RICOH statutes (racketeering) as
well. In the past I wouldn't have been able to be heard
because I wasn't "signed" .ie pay for distribution and
radio promotion, advertising etc... through a high
percentage of the profits from my own hard work. If
that's not a classic "protection" scheme, call me stupid.
I'm not bitter about not being "signed" or not becoming
famous. I'm just sick of the little guy getting screwed! Is
it too much to ask for a level playing field so the real
"cream" rises to the top. Think about how many artists
"suck" and then consider how they got to be on the
medium that you find them. My guess is they got
"signed" to what was probably a lopsided "deal". Hootie
and the Blowfish only made $60,000 dollars on
Cracked Rear View. Gee...I wonder who made the rest
of the millions? I wonder what other options they had at
the time they signed....some "deal".

[Eskiegirl302]

Turn About is Fair Play and....

If the MPAA is found guilty of this, they get what they deserve.

[paulsecic]

SCREW the

MPAA & RIAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eskiegirl302]

Turn About is Fair Play and....

If the MPAA is found guilty of this, then they get just what they deserve!

[unknown unknown]

Not surprising. They certainly aren't above such tactics.

I don't think the MPAA and RIAA (aka MAFIA) are known for being the most scrupulous bunch. Especially after supporting legislation a few years ago that would have allowed them hack fileshares computers and do damage with impunity. I remember hearing rumors the they where shopping around for a virus to infect fileshares with (I don't how true this is).

[cidman2001]

Yes it is true...

Back in the era of the Kazaa lawsuits the RIAA and
some record companies explored releasing infected
"shares" to damage people's property as a way to
thwart filesharing. Fast forward to today..Sony's
"rootkit" approach is a similar approach that also
caused public outcry. The rootkits did nothing malicious
mind you, but they did alter your system at the core
level without your knowledge...thus making it a virus by
definition. I'll reiterate...they never learn!

[BushidoVatISC]

We Don't Care How You Get It???

"One MPAA executive is quoted in Torrentspy's lawsuit as saying: 'We don't care how you get it,' referring to the alleged assignment to dig up information on Torrentspy."

Then fine, using your own legal reasoning, you shouldn't care where we get our files from, pirated or otherwise. Yes, pirating is illegal, but so is hacking, so who are you guys to say that we are doing something wrong and play it off like you guys are saints, when you too are breaking the law? Yes, I understand pirating is bad, I'm just saying they ain't no saints and therefor shouldn't be making these alligations as if they were such.

[RustInPeace]

Hacking Is Illegal?

If when you say hacking you mean "cracking", the act of breaking into a system without authorization, than I agree... Hacking on the other hand is the act of Innovating, esp. in the computer world. Hackers write programs and solve problems, while crackers break trust and create problems.

[PCCRomeo]

So they've finally been caught...

I'm sure this isn't even the worst thing they've done all year. Just like the music companies, if better movies were made maybe people would be more apt to pay $20 for them...

[heystoopid]

One of the oldest story's in the book

One of the oldest story's in the book, learn about thine enemy, study thine weaknesses, and then proceed to kick him up up the backside, literally and figuratively, all basic legal 101 really!

By using extended third parties, you can apply the "I didn't do it , so don't blame me, it was the other guy!" Karl Rove Defence!

You expect MPAA, to play by the rules, when they can cheat at arm's length do you?

For after all the failed ENRON top exec's tried and failed recently, but it will be at least another 2 years or so before they finally get jailed or scam a new trial? with funds that were stolen from both the shareholders and the staff pension fund! But then ,our dear and near, mostly unloved corrupt ruling politician's do it to the voting public on a daily basis!

Oh well pay for what you get and get what you pay for!

[gregpetersen]

I heard that <a href="http://sewelldirect.com/Gefen-Wireless-HDMI-Extender.asp">wireless hdmi</a> is hack proof. Just because it is wireless, doesn't mean you can hack it!