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IsoNews Ostensibly Shut Down By The DOJ
According to Yahoo News and also Cyber Crime The longest running news site for Piracy has been turned over to the Department of Justice. Stating David Rocci AKA krazy8, has recently plead guilty to selling modchips via his website http://www.isonews.com with profit of $48,000. Now the domain has been linked to the Cybercrime Site warning all pirates all there that modchipping is not a game. [chrisd] In case you needed a reminder...you don't own your hardware. Eff? That said, this is not 100% positive, and there are rumors of the old site floating around on other ip addresses out there.
In related DOJ web hijinks..joemite writes "Cannabis News released this article about how the DEA is seeking to redirect indicted businesses that sell glass bongs and pipes to the DEA's website. "If the court orders the sites to be redirected, Ashcroft said, they will point to a DEA.gov Web page that says: "By application of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Web site you are attempting to visit has been restrained by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853 (e)(1)(a)."" Also check out an analysis of the entire situation by Richard Cowan"
I know I'm trolling but it seems the language skills of the slashdot crew are going even further downhill. Take your time guys and proofread before posting.
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Just couldn't help myself commenting.
Byebye karma.
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Well, I suppose I'm splitting hairs here, but it is not illegal to modify your own hardware. It's not illegal to own mod chips (as far as I know). It's illegal to sell them (and I'm not even sure that's true).
If you could cook up your own mod chip, for your own use, you'd be all set.
I'm curious how much attention ShareReactor is recieving from the DOJ/MPAA/RIAA. ShareReactor is quickly becoming the top source for distribution of Warez/Movies/etc... this side of IRC.
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If Algore had been inaugurated president (let's just set aside the issue of who was 'elected' president for now) I am sure that whomever his appointed henchman was would be doing the same thing.
But it's fun to slag Ashcroft, because it's partisan and all that stuff. Sorry for bringing it up.
does jacking off in the office bathroom count as crime? then I guess I'm guilty all the time :)
'A lie if repeated often enough, becomes the truth.' - Goebbels
The sad part is, marijuana is going to be decriminalized before the DMCA or Patriot Act ever get repealed. No one is losing money on the decriminalization of pot except for drug dealers...and we all know how the goverment treats THEM. Once a few more of the crotchety old fucks in congress die and the crowd is younger and more enlightened, you'll see decriminalization...you bet on it. A very large portion of younger politicians are pretty open about their feelings on it now, as are many state governments.
IP and terrorists though are the kind of thing you can't even argue against without getting accusations of treason thrown at you. "You don't want terrorists killing your children do you? We need full access to your credit cards and phone records then. Thanks, citizen." And IP..well...IP has lobbyists...what more can you ask for. There's more and more money going into the marijuana lobby every year.
The only reason it hasn't been decriminalized yet is because the administration will then have to admit that all the money put into the War on Drugs was a big waste, and I don't think they're prepared to do that.
Hey, Gee Dubya....drop that $19.2 Billion you're dumping into the Drug War this year and apply it to public drug education/treatment, schools, transitional housing, tuition assistance programs, and other social services and watch national drug use drop to a fraction of its current level. Allow harmless recreational drugs to run their course...smoking pot isn't going to hurt anyone despite what the Drug Czar tells you. Provide treatment programs for those that develop a problem with harder drugs. You'll still spend less money. Prisons will have more room for the REAL criminals now. Come on, Prez, I know you blew coke back into the 70s...shit, you probably still do. You know what's up...be a man.
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