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Knacklappen writes: "A British organization named Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) will according to this article on Monday launch a plug-in for Internet Explorer that will put an 'F' button on a user's browser. Pressing the button, one can easily tipoff FAST about pirated software. The plug-in captures a live example of the site for evidence as well as other basic information about the site. Great idea, but why not mark the button with 'D' for 'denounce'?"
why not mark the button with 'D' for 'denounce'?
surely it is F for fink.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. -- A.E.
I'm getting this just to claim that every single page on the FAST website is pirated software. Yes, I have no life.
"People may be reporting instances of illegally pirated software simply out of the goodness of their hearts..." Aww.
They should have named it the "G" button for "GAY"!!
All you have to do is press the "S" button for article submission.
:)
Of course the editors need an "R" button for "Rejected." But then, I think auto-reject is a feature already built in.
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Seriously though, there was this kid I knew who would spend a week at a time to download software off AOL. He had heard about Linux and wanted to try it out. So he asked me where a good place to get pirated iso's of it were.
I wonder if the plugin could be modified to report back every page I go to. I really don't care if they know what I'm looking at, and if enough people do this they'll be completely overwhelmed.
Alternatively, just use it to send back reports while viewing "adult" sites. Put a grin on the workers faces, because hey, someone has to look at all the reports that get sent back.
Store Clerk: You may download Kazaa, but beware - it carries a terrible curse. ...
Homer: Oooh, that's bad.
Store Clerk: But it lets you download music!
Homer: That's good!
Store Clerk: The music is also cursed.
Homer: That's bad.
Store Clerk: But you get your choice of bit rate!
Homer: That's good!
Store Clerk: The maximum bit rate is capped at 128kbps.
Homer:
Store Clerk: That's bad.
Homer: Can I download now?
Suspicion Breeds Confidence!
Considering how much newsgathering Yahoo actually does, I believe the correct term would be "articlez."
people read this:
:)
"If a user finds him or herself on a Web site that sells illegal software -- be it music, games, movies or programs -- one click on the "F" will pull up a box."
I don't mind them stopping people from selling warez, warez should be FREE
It probably uses TCP. Contrary to popular opinion, spoofing TCP is very difficult. It's about as hard as factoring 1024 bit prime numbers - you can factor 1024 bit numbers "off-line", but you have to guess sequence numbers "real-time" to do TCP spoofing.
Unless of course you are planning on injecting false BGP routes into the backbone - well above the capabilities of most people.
I'm actually getting tired of hearing how easy it is to spoof IPs. For ICMP/UDP? Sure. Old SunOS, Windows, and Linux? Sure. But if you are using modern operating systems, it is nearly impossible to spoof TCP.
My real name is Jose Juarez. I am illegal alien. When the people say they are looking for the Juarez, I run and I hide but it is too much, I fear the immigration.
You jus tole me that the people who is looking for the Juarez is just the newbies, I can outrun the newbies, but I cannot run the 20-year professionals. Please do not tell the immigration.
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EBAY SAFETY TIPZ!
How to tell someone is a wannabe:
Pronoucing warez as a war-ez.
How to tell someone is a wannabe and a real dumbass:
Going around self-righteously proclaiming it's pronounced war-ez.
It's about as hard as factoring 1024 bit prime numbers
I can factor 1024-bit primes easily.
Each has two factors -- itself and 1.
Products of 1024-bit primes, on the other hand, could be a bit more difficult...
deus does not exist but if he does
So, the question is: Is this the good Federation of Star Trek, or -- more likely, considering its British origin -- the evil Federation of Blake's 7.
Throw in the Trade Federation of Phantom Menace and it becomes clear that evil Federations outnumber good ones.
The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach
FAST is just looking to build up the *ultimate* Top 100 Warez site! I wish I worked for them...
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It's kind of neat that we can now press a button and take down a website.
Before such software as that, we had to get it posted on Slashdot.
My antidotum would be a website like this:
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A fine guaranteed.
~shiny
WILL HACK FOR $$$
Why wouldn't it work. People are good people and when they see website that pirate they will feel bad for the corporations that are losing money they will hit that button.
by playing jumpman or bubble bobble you are robbing Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony of your game playing time.
...er... Nintendo.
Based on the number of hits to servers hosting sites such as theunderdogs.net (say 1 million) multiplied by the estimated number of hours per day people are playing abandonware games (2 hours per day) divided by the amount of time it takes to beat the average modern game (42 hours) Multiplied by the typical new video game price ($49.95), so called "abandonware" is costing game companies $868 millon lost revenues anually do to theft of valuable consumer entertainment time, not even taking into the consideration the lost mind share innovative game companies are losing to zombie corporations like Commodore, Atari, and
No comment was made about parasite "open source" games such as nethack and doom, but Blizzard executives have accused the first game of "riding on the coattails of their popular Diablo II game" and "infringing on playability copyrights"
[begin opening scroll]
Corp Wars
Episode X: The Fair-Use Menace
A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away...
The enforcement of digital rights in outlying systems is in dispute.
The Greedy Federation Against Software Theft has started the shipment of FAST 'F' plugins to the small planet of Naboo backed by a blockade of deadly corporations...
While the Congress of the United States endlessly ignores this alarming chain of events, the Senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings, has secretly dispatched representatives from the CBDPTA, the self-appointed guardians of IP, to support this effort..."
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...don't press the button until after you have
downloaded the software
>This "war-ez" business (to rhyme with, i dunno, say, "bore fez")
:-)
But I wonder wether Juan, Walter and Wally Juarez would wench at what a wrinkle that puts in his business?
I mean, where would Juan or Wally Juarez go for when Juan or Wally want warez?
If Wally or Juan Juarez would want some warez they would want then from their brother's store: Walter Jaurez' Warez emporium in Juarez, Mexico of course!
So, where will you want your warez from today? Would you want them from Juan Jaurez who buys them from Wally Jaurez who bought them from Walter Juarez' Warez in Juarez, or would you willingly ask for them from Wally the Waffly eating WarezMaster himself?
Yes, I am nothing but a dirty copycat, sosumi.
But really, what would one want when warez and juarez are called into question but a riveting discussion on the topic at hand?
Now tell me, was it Walter, Wally or Juan who stole the warez from the warehouse in Juarez?
If you could be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you could be told what to say or think - BoC
Oh, sweet sweet irony!!!
I'm gonna get this thing and click that button on EVERY MICROSOFT PAGE I visit. Come on, you can't think that Microsoft really came up with Windows on it's own! Just stolen from Apple & Xerox of course. Maybe if enough people report Microsoft as a Warez site, they'll have to take it down!
Hey, this is giving me ideas. How about if Apple sends a DMCA notice telling Microsoft to stop selling software that infringes on their IP!!! Love to see the response letter to that!
But seriously, it would be best for everyone on slashdot to download this browser, and setup 'Push the Freaking Button' or similar software to automatically submit every site they visit. In millions of reports of Yahoo.com, do you think they could find the sites that are actually pirates? It would be better for them to just look through every site on the web on their own.
Slashdotters: This is your mission should you choose to accept it... I am the inventor and owner of the color 'white', also known as '#FFFF'. Report any sites on the web you visit that are illegially using MY COLOR! Together, with the help of the DMCA, we can prevent IP infringements!
Slashdot gets worse every day... Pipedot: News for nerds, without the corporate slant
I've always pronounced it "w'four-threez." Is that wrong?? God, no wonder people always seemed a bit suspicious when I told them I was l'three-threet!