Shamayim
I already have a Messiah.
Premium
join:2002-09-23 | Savages!
Kudos to ZeroPaid. |
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TurtleFan
join:2003-05-03
Wyckoff, NJ | That sounds just as bad as people stealing movies. Why steal movies when it's oh so easy to tape them via a tuner card and set top box? |
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Cabal
Premium
join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA
| Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
No, it's not entrapment. Neither the MPAA nor Media Defender are law enforcement agencies.
It definitely made me smile, though.
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Steve B
join:2004-08-02
Seattle, WA | What a crock of shhhhhhh..........t
I never liked the idea of sting operations such as this. To me its completely contradictory when you (MPAA) go out and help directly startup/contribute to/fan the actual crime just so you can catch people doing it. |
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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| reply to Cabal
Re: Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
said by Cabal  : Neither the MPAA nor Media Defender are law enforcement agencies. They seem to think they are. |
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jc1350
join:2004-09-23 | reply to Cabal
It may not be entrapment, but it should be illegal under the various computer abuse/fraud laws since they are literally spreading a trojan horse and misrepresenting the code they are offering. |
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seant169
join:2003-07-21
Forney, TX
 ·AT&T DSL Service
 ·Suddenlink
| WTF
If we were to do this we would be burried in legal SHi#
and the MAPP should be slaped with a big fine as well as loose their internet privilages from their isp. just like we would have to do. This is SPYING at its finest...The Govt should hire MPAA to do their spy work. |
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seant169
join:2003-07-21
Forney, TX | We should
We should poision them back.. THere must be a way.
and teach them a lesson. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
| reply to jc1350
Re: Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
said by jc1350 :It may not be entrapment, but it should be illegal under the various computer abuse/fraud laws since they are literally spreading a trojan horse and misrepresenting the code they are offering. I concur. This is spyware at it's worst. I would be interested to get ahold of the program they offered and run it in a VM to see if there's anything in the EULA that explains itself.
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tomj1225
Premium
join:2001-12-17
Allentown, PA
·RCN CABLE
| Is it wrong to steal from a thief?
You were expecting integrity from the MPAA then? Hoping they'd just do the right thing on their own I guess? I think that although downloading or uploading movies may be illegal, this type of behavior is illegal also. This is a violation of some hacking law, etc. Of course they're going to say but these are thieves! We had to take drastic behavior! Neither side has ANY integrity and the MPAA and the RIAA's of the world will soon slip away into irrelevance. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
·RCN CABLE
| take the MPAA approach
I wish I had the skills to fight back against this kind of craziness. Why doesn't someone just mount a huge offensive against these companies i.e. dos or ddos. In Europe and Korea these types of tactics are growing against companies who do not want to play fair. I have no problem setting up dummy websites but the minute you start hacking our PC's to gather information, then all bets are off. I would be interesting to go through the dumpster of Media Defender and see what info could be gathered there i.e. employee names, MPAA contacts, etc. I guess it is time to start reading the "neworder" website again and learn a few tricks. Just remember MPAA/RIAA, we did not start this, YOU DID!
ok, i feel better now. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| reply to Cabal
Re: Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
said by Cabal :No, it's not entrapment... Your kidding... Right ?..
Sadly, probably not.  
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
| said by Mactron :said by Cabal :No, it's not entrapment... Your kidding... Right ?.. Sadly, probably not. Why would he be kidding? Entrapment is something a person of law enforcement does. If the police had setup this site then it would have been entrapment.
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Jahntassa
What, I can have feathers
Premium
join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC
| Mm..I feel so warm and fuzzy
I just SO want to go out and buy some CDs now that I know the MPAA is looking out for ME, the consumer!
Helllll no.
I know they're looking after their 'property' or whatever, but isn't this an illegal search and seizure or something? I mean I can't go over to my neighbor's house and see if he has any other CDs he borrowed from me or something. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv | reply to Maxo
Re: Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
When this lands in court, and it probably will. 
We'll see. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| Traps for dummies
1. It's not going to work for long when there are news reports about it right away. And now most of the file-sharing community are alert to this.
2. They required users to register, then download and install software to use the service. Supposedly it would make downloads faster. Can you say "red flag"? I knew you could.
The copyright cartels are running out of feet to shoot themselves in. Someday when it's too late they will wake up and realize, "Hey maybe we should offer high-quality, DRM-free downloads for reasonable prices!" |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000
| reply to Shamayim
Re: Savages!
Uh wait a minute. If they own the rights to the film and they put it on a website to download how is that an illegal download?
If you say well the movie company didn't do it then why are they not going after media defender for sharing said movie?
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | reply to Mactron
Re: Since I know *someone* will make the mistake...
Ok. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
| reply to Mactron
Some help for you.
said by »www.lectlaw.com/def/e024.htm :ENTRAPMENT - A person is 'entrapped' when he is induced or persuaded by law enforcement officers or their agents to commit a crime that he had no previous intent to commit; and the law as a matter of policy forbids conviction in such a case. |
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TOPDAWG
Premium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | wow
That is some BS right here. That that why I stay with my trusted trackers. |
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