IFPI Employee Describes P2P Sabotage Activities 431
Maxwell'sSilverLART writes "From The Reg: Matt Warne, an employee of the international version of the RIAA, admitted that he helped the organization spread garbage and random noise on the P2P networks. Apparently, they used multiple DSL connections to present the appearance of separate users, disguising the origins of the files. His group has stopped, but he claims several of the big record companies are still doing it themselves. And here I thought all of their garbage came on CD."
Whats wrong with garbage?? (Score:4, Funny)
Garbage isn't so bad...their lead singer is hawt... Mee-yow!
Cheers,
Yeah (Score:4, Funny)
They find their way into my playlist if I am not careful, and when I am using it for background music while intensively coding I usually don't notice when one comes up, but it scares the shit out of me if a really loud song comes on after it.
Define "garbage and random noise" (Score:1, Funny)
The basterds! (Score:4, Funny)
Also in the news (Score:0, Funny)
Metallica is in on this too... (Score:5, Funny)
Funny and true story (Score:5, Funny)
My question was whether disguising pro-GNU songs (such as these [gnu.org]) as Billboard Top 40 hits and sharing them on Peer 2 Peer networks was a "right" thing to do.
He suggested that I not do it, but did thank me for a good laugh.
Re:Shirley Manson is all that (Score:3, Funny)
Her sister Marilyn is really hot too.
The Users are Worse (Score:1, Funny)
Well at least they hired some real engineers (Score:2, Funny)
I certainly didn't see it coming.
Next thing you are going to tell me is that those free weekly newspapers have lots of ads. Or that admins will put patches on their servers to protect them. Or that there are lots of naked pictures on the internet. Or that I am not the 14 girl I play in some chat rooms. (maybe I should use a different name?)
Another obviously stupid story about how anyone who can guess the end of most movies can guess about 75% of the stories that are going to be written on any subject or 75% of the stupid things that big organizations are going to do. Please something fresh. Please something that is news or that matters.
How and why do they do it? (Score:3, Funny)
Avalanches.jpg
Avalanches.mpg
Avalanches.mov
Wait, I did get snookered once. I was searching for "Camaflouge" the old Depech-mode sounding 80's band, which I haven't found a way to purchase the CD anyway. One of the files I pulled down turned out to be a really sweet rendition of "I Know that My Redeemer Lives". I suspect it was a fellow mormon reminding me of my values. But I liked the rendition so much that I kept it and play it.
(By the way, I own the Avalanches CD)
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And here I thought .... (Score:3, Funny)
For the N'th time NO Record Company Garbage does not just come on CD, it comes on Video Tape, on DVD, Over cable, Over satelite and TV channles, Radio, The Internet
be careful what you say about the riaa here (Score:5, Funny)
wait... garbage posts on slashdot!? it's already begun! how much are those trolls getting paid?!
Re:Yeah (Score:3, Funny)
That's what you get for pirating John Cage!
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Re:They have a right, in a way (Score:2, Funny)
Your new here aren't you?
Re:Yeah (Score:5, Funny)
They'd better be careful with this. Remember that last year John Batt got into trouble for including a silent track on his CD. John Cage's estate charged him with copyright infringement.
If a recording company is responding to copyright violations by sending around unauthorized copies (or derived works) of John Cage's copyright on his famous 4'33" composition, they deserve to be punished to the maximum extent of the law.
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Re:Yeah (Score:1, Funny)
1) you sit down and work out what fixed-bitrate compression means
2) you learn to spell *algorithm*
Reality check (Score:4, Funny)
For a minute there it looked like you were making some serious points. Then I got to this line:
Make out with your girlfriend.
That kind of delusional thinking just wiped out any semblance of reality that your post might have had. :)
GMD
Re:Yeah (Score:2, Funny)
Re:be careful what you say about the riaa here (Score:2, Funny)
So, if some people started trolling for money, would the other trolls say that they'd sold out? I mean, there's art, and then there's puttin' bread on the troll table, you know.
Re:Yeah (Score:1, Funny)
Hey now, algorythm does apply here...
In the words of Chris Rock (Score:2, Funny)
DON'T BREAK THE LAW!
Re:Fighting Fire With Fire (Score:3, Funny)