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RIAA Plans Cyberwar Effort

Posted by michael on from the unleash-the-dogs-of-jazz dept.

Richie Z writes "This article at the New York Times talks about new anti-piracy efforts from the music industry, some of questionable legality. One idea simply redirects users to a website with legal downloads. But two other programs freeze the user's system or delete music files determined to be illegal. Another proposed idea is basically a DoS attack against downloaders. I guess the RIAA believes the law only applies to their enemies." They had a solution to illegality planned.

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  1. but by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Christina Aguilera's latest offering was the first volley in the RIAA cyberwar.

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  2. Fun with ping! by grishnav · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows: Go to start->run If on Windows 9x, type "command" If on Win2k/XP, type "cmd" Enter command: ping -t -w 0 -l 20000 riaa.org Linux: Get root console, ping -fs 20000 riaa.org