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File-sharing and AOL

Posted by timothy on from the close-your-eyes-for-10-seconds dept.

Andrew Leonard writes "Farhad Manjoo's cover story in Salon today, on AOL's refusal to take a stand on the RIAA's (so far) successful attempt to get subscriber information from Verizon, is a detailed look at the most important battle in the file-sharing world right now."

6 of 299 comments (clear)

  1. Verizon? by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can you hear me now?

    Okay that probably sucks... my excuse is that I get high with the dell dude....

  2. Salon Ads by chill · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow! And I thought Slashdot's ads were large!

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  3. Re:Was that my IP? by ReverendRyan · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    All that the record industry had on the alleged thief was an eight-digit Internet protocol address, 141.158.104.94.
    I see four numbers made up of eleven digets, but if they're only worried about the first eight digits, then whoever the RIAA is after doesn't have anything to worry about ;)
  4. Re:"Online Privacy" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know... Marijuana smoking (although, if you had any clue, the ad the was for cocaine and heroin not marijuana) as well as the use of other drugs does indeed support terrorism. It has nothing to do with deviant activity. It's a simple question of economics: until the fall of the Taliban (and arguably still so), Afghanistan was one of the world's largest opium (aka Heroin) producers (talk about the "war on drugs.") As for cocaine, well, that money goes to support Columbian rebels -- who rape, pillage, bomb, and perform other acts of terrorism all over that country. Everywhere in the world, drug money goes to supporting groups that spread violence against basically innocent people -- whether they be leaders in cities (such as Bogota), the rural poor (in Columbia), or women in Afgahnistan. Normally I don't respond to trolls, but this post is an affront to my very sense I human decency. Get a clue man.

  5. Now anyone can be traced by HanzoSan · · Score: 1, Offtopic



    Thank you RIAA, now I can trace everyone on slashdot just by claiming they infringed on copyright, of course theres no proof required, i just have to claim you are a copyright infringer and I have your address to send my hitmen to.

    Thank you RIAA for making my job as a serial killer/hitman much much easier and I will dedicate my next victim to you hilary rosen! I know you are reading this.

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  6. Re:"Online Privacy" by FunkSoulBrother · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    until the fall of the Taliban (and arguably still so), Afghanistan was one of the world's largest opium (aka Heroin) producers

    except that during the reign of the Taliban the opium production in Afghanistan basically stopped. It wasn't until we drove the Taliban out that the drugs started flowing again.

    Nice try though.