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RIAA Smacked by DoS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gonna-get-messy-before-it-gets-clean dept.

nekid writes "ZDNet is reporting that the RIAA's website was hit by a denial-of-service (DoS) attack over the weekend, most likely in response to their endorsement of legislation that would give them permission to do the same to personal computers that are pirating music (see earlier article). Seems to me that they are killing themselves with bad public relations..." But it seems to me that they don't care, and are instead banking on the ignorance of the bulk of the world.

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  1. Whee! by vadim_t · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HTTP Error 403

    403.9 Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected

    This error can be caused if the Web server is busy and cannot process your request due to heavy traffic. Please try to connect again later.

    Please contact the Web server's administrator if the problem persists.

  2. Damn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damn, I wish the girls at Digital Teenz got traffic like that.

  3. Re:hahahahah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thank Deity, it was never funny for me. If you had a severe brain lesion, perhaps.

  4. Ahhh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nearly 3000 innocent people lost their lives on 11 September 2001 and yet people like Hilary Rosen and her ilk continue to live and trample upon the rights of ordinary citizens. The RIAA is shit.

    Where is Timothy McVeigh when you need him?

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    "Mention September 11th Everywhere Fund"

    1. Re:Ahhh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Nearly 3000 innocent people lost their lives on 11 September 2001 and yet people like Hilary Rosen and her ilk continue to live and trample upon the rights of ordinary citizens.

      My God, RIAA, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

  5. Re:Great job... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The phrase is: "What's good for the goatse"

    idiot.

  6. WARNING : not GOATSE.CX! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't click that link! You'll be sorry!

  7. Re:I have been Oppressed for the past 72 hours by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Try once it's back up!