LulzSec, Anonymous Reason For PROTECT IP Act, Says RIAA 228
Dangerous_Minds writes "ZeroPaid is reporting that the RIAA is using the latest activities of hacktivists to bolster its claim that America needs the PROTECT IP Act, the act that would place a layer of censorship on the internet in the U.S."
I Think It's Time To Hack (Score:5, Insightful)
And expose the sordid details of RIAA exec's child prostitution activities on their Thailand "business trips".
Of Course (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:False Flag Reasoning. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Of Course (Score:5, Insightful)
First you get it into US law, then you convince the rest of the world to "harmonize" their laws. Almost a SOP for megacorps.
What do you mean "expose"? (Score:5, Insightful)
Their child prostitution is right out there leading their marketing pushes. Check out the "teen seen" music sources and Disney Channel fare. 13 year old girls in bustiers?
MAFIAA is _proud_ of their rampant selling of child sex and sexuality to the public. That it is more "child porn" than direct prostitution is the only possible argument.
Re:al qaeda (Score:4, Insightful)
Woosh to you, sir. The RIAA and other enemies of freedom look at LulzSec as worse than al quaida. As Mr. Leghorn says, "it's a joke, son." Peace on you, and lulz.
Re:False Flag Reasoning. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:al qaeda (Score:5, Insightful)
Why shoot your ally in the battle against liberty?
Re:I Think It's Time To Hack (Score:5, Insightful)
I love the reasoning of why the Protect IP act is being pushed...make using stuff that's already been made against the law to use unless one is using it in accordance with an industry, and THEN people will stop using it because it will be against TWO laws. That'll work. Forget about the collateral damage to law abiding American citizens.
Total Non Sequitor... (Score:3, Insightful)
The hacking, compromising, or intrusion of a computer system has nothing to do with the copying/distribution of copy protected works. The unlawful access of a computer system is already against the law and there is nothing this act would do to improve security because security is up to each individual organization and how they implement it.
This is classic politics at work folks, keep your eye on the ball!
Re:Is this true of ProtectIP (Score:4, Insightful)
But rest assured it won't. That would expose how flawed the law is. I didn't read it, but I am fairly sure there is some safeguard against someone just carpet bombing high profile sites with lawsuits, something like "has to be done by the rights owner". And of course they will not risk their precious tool.
And what will this do? (Score:5, Insightful)
It will treat everyday law abiding citizens as charged criminals under investigation while the people it targets will patch over it in less than a day...
At this point I have trouble weighing out which group is dumber
Re:False Flag Reasoning. (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Maybe it's time to tax the Internet. (Score:5, Insightful)
Where do I sign up for my check, I've produced content! ...Oh I see just for the megacorps then is it?
Re:al qaeda (Score:2, Insightful)
LulzSec, like Alkaida, is a CIA creation. Both are excuses manufactured by the *ministry of truth*. Politics of fear at best.
So let me get this straight... (Score:5, Insightful)
What Anonymous/LulzSec do (a good percentage of the time) is illegal anyways, yes? Why the crap do we need new laws when what they do is already criminal?
modest much, neil? (Score:4, Insightful)
The ability of our country to lead -- and the ability of U.S. companies to create employment -- will depend upon our continued success.
Neil Turkewitz, Executive Vice President, International, RIAA
this is how the 'letter' on the riaa website ends.
'the ability of our country to lead': well, since engineering and manufacturing of actual goods has gone overseas, I suppose only you, your ilk and fast food workers are what we have left in the US. if the way we 'lead' the world is via your methods, I think we are better off not leading.
'US companies creating employment': lawyers and folks like that. yup. but do we want more of THAT kind of US employment?
and I even question the 'continued success' part. your buying base outright hates you and side-steps you at every turn. you war on them and wonder why they hate you and don't continue paying for your existence?
neil, you are so fucking full of yourself. probably considered a trait of success at the place you work at, though...
Re:False Flag Reasoning. (Score:4, Insightful)
A false flag is something like 9/11...
Thanks for showing us just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
What we have here is a classic "wag the dog" where you use something completely unconnected to what you are trying to do to ram something through. Saudi terrorists attack New York? Blow up Iraq. What does one have to do with the other? Not a fucking thing except the first event was helpful in getting an agenda pushed.That is the difference my friend.
No - Wag the Dog is when you generate an event to distract from another event. Have you actually seen the movie?
I can see why people like to toss around phrases like "false flag" and "wag the dog". They're emotionally charged statements that invoke a lot of passion without much requirement to actually understand the concept, much less think about the application thereof. One can invoke "false flag" and get a lot of riders to jump on your bandwagon even though this situation has absolutely nothing to do with a "false flag" tactic. Kind of like what the RIAA is doing in invoking lulzsec, et al. Wait a second. I see what you did there...
Futile efforts are futile (Score:5, Insightful)
They need to be quicker on their feet to out adapt the world of technology. Counter measures roll out faster than laws countering measures. All it does is create some vicious enemies with long memories. The RIAA needs to STFU and come up with a modern working business model for the digital age. It doesn't take much brain activity to come up with something that could solve this problem, so what the hell is their problem?
Re:Of COURSE the MAFIAA hates LulzSec (Score:5, Insightful)