RIAA to DoS Pirates?

_Chainsaw sent an article running at ZD that talks about the RIAAs latest plan to stop pirates: " We'll smother song swappers " is the quote, but it basically amounts to a Denial of Service. Way to go guys! Brilliant strategy!

Comments

Cool...

[Anonymous Coward]

... does that mean I can respond with a Smurf attack? I mean, they started it...

Re:Cool...

[Anonymous Coward]

eye for an eye
server for a server

just link the offending site to an article on slashdot

Riaa to fight hackers on own terms...

[kilgore_47]

...hilarity will surly ensue.

Re:Riaa to fight hackers on own terms...

[Amazing Quantum Man]

Don't you mean "Hilary (Rosen) will surely sue"?

Escalation!

[hugg]

"And we would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those lousy k1dd13z!"

Hmmm..

[rnd()]

This will work about as well as if the 'pirates' decided to circumvent copy protection by singing the desired songs themselves.

Dropping the standards?

[Spackler]

First they want to be a hacker with no recourse.
Now they want to be a "script kiddie".
What's next, they'll want to be an MSCE?

Who's better at DoS attacks?

[Ted V]

So who do you think can do a better job of DoS? The RIAA or a bunch of 31337 5kr1p7 k1dd135? Not that I condone DoS attacks (*ahem*slashdoteffect*ahem*), but it seems like a terribly stupid battle front for the RIAA to choose.

If you want the best marksmen in the world dead, why would you challenge him to a pistol duel of all things?

-Ted

Conspiracy to commit...

[Robert Hayden]

The RIAA is now guilty of a conspiracy to commit a criminal act. Please notify your local congress critter, hope they aren't a paid lacky of the RIAA, and maybe something will happen.

Then again...maybe not.

DoS proxy

[slickwillie]

It would be more devious to make a site look like it's swapping music, then let the RIAA do your DoSsing for you.

Re:DoS proxy

[punchdrunk]

Of course this would be illegal under the DMCA. The DOS attack is part of their copy-prevention mechanism and your honeypot is an attempt to disable that mechanism. Clearly anyone creating honeypots, distributing any related code, or publishing information discussing the use of honeypots is in violation and should be immediately arrested and exported to Afghanistan were they can be sufficiently bombed.

Re:DoS proxy

[Happy Monkey]

Even better: Set up a site and sell "Audio Advertisements" on it, where you are paid by the download. Then rename the advertisers' jingles to the names of top 40s tunes. Watch the money come rolling in!

Re:DoS proxy

[Anonymous Coward]

Send them you own copyright material instead of the file they requested (eg. picture of your finger at RIAA etc.) and then DOS RIAA for copying your copyright material.

Re:Arrest them

[TheOnlyCoolTim]

Hacking/Cracking is only a terrorist act if you don't have enough money to bribe Washington.

Tim

New buzzword

[SanLouBlues]

"Oh great, my router just got fried by a freaking script fogey!"

Heh, 1337 5|R1P7 K1DD135

[jrockway]

Well, they couldn't hack us, so they'll dDoS us. Oh great. Now we'll have to unplug our Ethernet before listening to the mp3. That'll stop 'em! I can see the synergy meeting at the RIAA:

Person A: Let's hack 'em!
Person B: Yeah!
Computer Guy: telnet leet.mp3.trader

Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable
leet login:

Computer Guy: I r0073d their b0x0r3. I r0x0r!
Person A: Yay! We stopped them!
Person B: Cool!
leet.mp3.trader: PAM_unix: Login timed out. Failure from box.riaa.com logged.
Computer Guy: What does that mean?

~Later that day~

leet.mp3.trader's ISP: Stop hacking our network. The FBI has been notified. Thank you.
Person A: Cool! The FBI's gonna help us do illegal stuff!
Computer Guy: Oh shit.
FBI Agent: All of you are under arrest, please come this way

~Tomorrow~
Person C: Well, our little plan failed! We'll show them! Boys, turn on the dDoS

Oh great. How creative guys :)

in other news

[Dr. Awktagon]

RIAA officials will be sending groups of up to 2000 teenagers to any house party, block event, or apartment get-together where so-called "DJs" (i.e., pirates) are illegally performing protected works. By filling the space with RIAA agents, the hackers and pirates can't get in, thus protecting the vital intellectual property from misuse.

Also, the RIAA and MPAA are continuing their plans to merge and become the fourth branch of US government, overseeing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Especially the judicial branch. Look for the RIAA seal in a courtroom near you! You PIRATE!

In related news...

[chinton]

The Ford Motor Company announced today that if they suspeced you would be speeding while driving one of their cars, they would sneak over to your house and pour sugar into your gas tank.

Dateline: 2006 - News Flash From the FUTURE!

[jeff.paulsen]

Here in the world of the future, 94% of all bandwidth is taken up by these three sets: machines falsely claiming to have resources, other machines falsely claiming to want same, and those two sets of machines pretending to transfer data very very slowly.

Re:Dateline: 2006 - News Flash From the FUTURE!

[glitch!]

Here in the world of the future, 94% of all bandwidth is taken up by these three sets:

• machines falsely claiming to have resources,
• other machines falsely claiming to want same,
• and those two sets of machines pretending to transfer data very very slowly.

The more I think of it, the more this sounds like the three perfect applications for Microsoft products. (+1 flamebait)

Does the RIAA have the "Get Smart" team ...

[-=OmegaMan=-]

... developing their wacky plans?

This plan was deemed only slighty better than the "PC GPS/Abandoned Star
Wars defense laser" and the "Anti-MP3 MP3" plans, the latter failing because
of the obvious development of an Anti-Anti-MP3 MP3.

The new home page for the RIAA...

[uigrad_2000]

Welcome to the Recording Industry Association of America. We provide services for citizens who wish to protect their copyrights with might, instead of right.

Has someone been pirating you're music and putting it on the web? We understand how you feel. Because of that big bad idea called liberty, you can't stop it, can you? Well enter the IP address of the offending site, and we'll blow them to smithereens!

FAQ:
1. Isn't DoS illegal?
Not any more. We're the good guys, so it's ok.

2. Will you DoS any server that's entered on this page?
Discrimination is wrong. Always. You name it, we bomb it.

3. I hate my brother. Can you beat him up?
Watch for version 2.

Re:Their resources are finite

[Anonymous Coward]

It's thieves like you who make music and software cost so much these days. Shame on you.

ok then, everybody at the same time.

[Lussarn]

#!/bin/sh
while true; do wget www.riaa.com; done

Wait for 0.2.. It's threaded.

Position Available

[Darth RadaR]

l337 h@X0rZ needed immediately for a position in the entertainment industry. 401K, Benefits, and Bad Karma included in employment package. Must have own h@X0r \/\/areZ. Apply on-line at www.riaa.org.

Re:Briliant is an understatement

[kaimiike1970]

will only be bleasing in descise for the P2P

Jesus, it sure is scary when you have a seizure right in the middle of a sentence isn't it?

=)

why why why??

[AssFace]

how come the retarded people get to be in charge?

I really don't get it sometimes. like do they seek them out? are they the only ones applying for these positions?
I imagine the interview process must be interesting - "well, george here does have two legs but can barely walk, drools, and babbles incessantly about bugs 'eating his skull' - sounds like the perfect canidate to lead this deal"

I on the other hand am obviously perfect. and handsome.

Yes! PLEASE DoS all pirates!

[The Man]

Pirates, as we all know, are people who forcibly hijack vessels at sea, usually stealing their cargo and occasionally killing the previous crew. This activity must not be allowed to continue. Far too many innocent sailors have been killed in recent years. Pirates using advanced compootanator technology have dramatically enhanced their communication networks. These pirates must be stopped! It's long past time to end terror on the high seas. Ping-flood or smurf your local pirate operation at every opportunity. Furthermore, I believe Slashdot should, as a public service, create a pool of DDoS volunteers and assign them to known pirate groups a la distributed.net. This is an opportunity to do good; don't be left out!

Oh. You meant people who violate copyrights, not pirates. That's quite different. Carry on, then, with the flame fest.

In related news...

[Anonymous Coward]

In related news, the RIAA have been attempting to train pilots and acquire flight maps covering Napster's offices. Upon being told that may prove illegal, an RIAA executive said, "Really? Does that mean we can't mail anthrax either?"

It's only a crime if you can't buy enough politicians to get out of it.

Re:Just goes to show

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, I'm quite sure the organizations you mention are not communist.

(joke - I know what you meant.)

You don't vote for an RIAA

[Foehg]

Who VOTED for them?

Better yet...

Which watery tart threw THEM a sword?

MCSEs (offtopic)

[Dwonis]

Heh. What's funny is that in Saskatchewan, it's illegal to use a title containing the word "Engineer" without being licensed by APEGS (Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan), so all those 31337 certificate-holders can call themselves MCSEs, but they can't expand that acronym anywhere.

Sort of exposes Microsoft's attempt at sophistication, no?

To the RIAA: Business Plan (up for grabs)

[Anonymous Coward]

Latest Press Release from the RIAA:

"After intense criticism from our customers, e have now come up with a plan to use our resources and make money off of file swapping. We are deciding to take legal action against swapping companies. By doing so we will make them pay liscensing fees to distribute our material. They, in turn, will charge their users a small monthly fee so that they can make a profit. Everyone will then be happy. People will now be able to download our songs and we will legally be able to make money on our (artists) property. Everyone will be happy."

"Just kidding... we aren't that smart."

"Wouldn't it be nice though?"

"Instead we are going to take the law into our own hands and clog your already slow @home connections."

"All your bandwidth are belong to us!"

"Your friends, the RIAA"

Somewhere in a file sharing chat room...

[hyrdra]

R7I7AAHaxor from DHCP-stp.loc-5-1.riaa.superhacker.robin.hood.hq.ri aa.org just entered #mpthreeWaReZLEET
HotBalls: u got any mixed britney spears tracks?
Bsblvr: i want the new Justin Timerlake solo from the BSB new album!
R7I7AAHaxor: trading MP3's is illegal, u know.
Bsblvr: yeah so what????
BigDisks (3,400 GB of MP3) began sharing.
HotBalls: bigdisk, I missed u! I bet u have the new britney spears mix, huh?
BigDisks: Yes, I do. It's on my third Maxtor 100 gig.
R7I7AAHaxor: Bigdisk, you shall die!
BigDisks: Who is Haxor?
HotBalls: Just one of the lame RIAA goons.
R7I7AAHaxor: I am NOT LAME! I can DoS all of u! I will destroy u cable modems!
Bsblvr: ur gay
R7I7AAHaxor: I AM NOT GAY. I HAPPEN TO WORK FOR THE RIAA AND MP3 TRADING IS ILLEGAL! I HAVE U IP ADDRESS!
BigDisks starts file transfer to HotBalls.
R7I7AAHaxor: I HAVE STARTED DOS ON BIGDISK. I WROTE THE SHELL SCRIPT MYSELF; I AM LEET.
BigDisks exited (ping timeout)
HotBalls: u jerk, u cut my dload off at 53%!
R7I7AAHaxor: I AM MIGHTY RIAA HAXOR I WILL PREVENT ALL MP3! I AM ONLY 14 BUT I CAN KICK YOU, I AM LEET.
Bsblvr: u suck
R7I7AAHaxor: I WILL BE BACK. I HAVE TO STUDY FOR A BIOLOGY TEST TOMORROW, BUT I WILL BE BACK TO STOP ALL OF U FROM TRADING UR MP3s'!
R7I7AAHaxor exited.
BigDisks entered.
BigDisks: Who was that?
Bsblvr: One of the RIAA's employees. He's gone now, he has a biology test tomorrow and has to study for it.