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Gentoo Package Accused of Violating DMCA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-make-this-up dept.

cshields2 writes "A recent post to the Gentoo mirrors mailing list passes along a DMCA violation claim that one of the mirror admins recieved. Supposively their bot saw the words "Pac" and "Man" in the filename INFMapPacks123FULL-MAN.zip and assumed it was an illegal copy of PAC-MAN. The file is actually for Unreal Tournament Infiltration. This is comical in one sense, but to be read by a hosting company who does not know any better can be frightening. Has anyone else ran into this with good (or even bad) outcomes?"

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  1. Re:Seriously? by Pieroxy · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    Just a small post to notify you of a misuse of the word "then" for the word "than".

    From Dictionary.com, Than is used to compare or contrast things, as in "He is a lot smaller than his older brother." Then refers to time or consequence: "And the Canaanite was then in the land" (Gen. xii. 6.); "If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom" (Locke).

    So if one thing follows or results from another, use then.

    Than is also used before a pronoun, as in "Paul loves pizza more than me."

    Have a nice day.
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