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RIAA to DoS Pirates?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that-takes-balls dept.

_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!

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  1. Cool... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  2. Riaa to fight hackers on own terms... by kilgore_47 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...hilarity will surly ensue.

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    1. Re:Riaa to fight hackers on own terms... by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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  3. Escalation! by hugg · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  4. Hmmm.. by rnd() · · Score: 3, Funny

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

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  5. Dropping the standards? by Spackler · · Score: 4, Funny

    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?

  6. Who's better at DoS attacks? by Ted+V · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

  7. DoS proxy by slickwillie · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    1. Re:DoS proxy by punchdrunk · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

    2. Re:DoS proxy by Happy+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      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!

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  8. Re:Arrest them by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    Tim

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  9. in other news by Dr.+Awktagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

  10. Dateline: 2006 - News Flash From the FUTURE! by jeff.paulsen · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  11. Does the RIAA have the "Get Smart" team ... by -=OmegaMan=- · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... 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.

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  12. The new home page for the RIAA... by uigrad_2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  13. Position Available by Darth+RadaR · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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  14. Somewhere in a file sharing chat room... by hyrdra · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

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