RIAA/MPAA vs. xMule Author, EarthStation 5

Two bits of news in the ongoing battle between the RIAA/MPAA and the rest of the internet: One P2P company, apparently based in Palestine, has thrown down the gauntlet to the movie industry. Meanwhile, a developer of another P2P tool who unwisely chose to live in the USA has been shut down (mirror) by the RIAA.

Comments

Oy.

[NaugaHunter]

That's all we need. The MPAA and RIAA getting involved in the Middle East. I wonder if Big Oil will like the competition.

New HTTP error message

[Dark Lord Seth]

Earth Station 5 is spyware free, adware free and contains no popups and/or annoying advertising. Earth Station 5 is located both in Gaza and in the Jenin Refugee Camp of Palestine.

HTTP error 506:

Server has been ran over by an Israeli tank.

Earthstation 5 has one thing really going for it

[teamhasnoi]

The amazingly out-of-touch theme of the web site.

Hey! 1997 called! They want their web developer back!

Re:Anti Semitism?

[fudgefactor7]

Palestinians, being semites themselves, can hardly be anti-semitics...

Sure they could...they could be filled with self loathing. ;)

Re:Extracts from ES5 press release

[mccalli]

OMG! It's what I call a man who has BALLS!!

He certainly does. Calling Bruce Almighty a first class movie takes something special.

Cheers,
Ian

Wow

[autopr0n]

100% of My job is online
100% of My school is online
100% of My friends are online
100% of My hobbies are online

and if i can't use a comptuer at all, they might as well put me in a federal prison taht allows me to read and purchase any book i want...

Man... get a life. Maybe taking away your computer would be a good thing :P

Re:Not that it needs to be said, but

[Brendan Byrd]

I just got about 52 GB of music from a friend of mine, and you know what? I don't feel the least bit guilty about it. A lot of this shit either underground bands or uncommon stuff, and even the popular stuff I don't care if I didn't buy it. To pull an axiom from The Matrix:

The RIAA is a system, AC. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around and what do you see? Guitarists, Drummers, Mixers, Singers...the very minds of the people we're trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so innerred, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will that they will fight to protect it. Are you listening to me, AC? Or were you looking at the free lesbian porn?

Re:Nope..

[Scrameustache]

As a group, the most important thing in our life is our children, our families and love ones and of course our friends.

Bunch o' freaks! The most important things to me are my computer, my iPod, and my broadband connection.

Those crazy palestinians ;- )

Re:WRONG!! Boycotting WILL EVENTUALLY WORK!

[Exedore]

I'm sorry to break it to you, but your sarcasm detector seems to be malfunctioning.

Re:You know...

[Jippy_]

That's not really funny.

Why not? It made me laugh.

Re:Not that it needs to be said, but

[Greedo]

Exactly! The obvious solution is to start text messaging everybody instead of going to see a movie or buy a CD.

Allah Ackbar!

[uncoveror]

"Allah Ackbar! Earthstation 5 declares Jihad against the evil infidels of the MPAA and RIAA. May their souls roast in the pit of hell! We call on all file sharers to join the Intifada. Death to Hollywood! AHLAHLAHLAHLAHLAHLAH!!!"

Is this the cyberterrorism the talking heads on the idiot box have gone on and on about?

Re:Not that it needs to be said, but

[rworne]

52GB equates as 'big fish' the RIAA says they'll go after. That equates to 5 kilos, man. You're not just a recreational user now, you're a dealer! Federal penitentiary for you!

ROFL...

I can see it now, mandatory sentencing for copyright violations just like drug convictions. Here's a glimpse into our near future (ripped from a current drug bust article):

MP3 busts yield 17 GBs, 6 suspects
Police were watching local hotels known to have WiFi

By Sarah Huntley, Rocky Mountain News
August 20, 2003

Denver vice detectives dealt a major blow to local MP3 distributors this week, seizing a total of 17 GBs of ripped tunes.

The MP3s, recovered during four separate busts, are worth at least $306,000 and would likely have traded for significantly more if bundled in smaller amounts, police said.

Three of the busts targeted local hotels identified as WiFi hotspots along a popular route for "leeching," or people who download MP3s. The MP3's were being hosted from Texas, said Lt. Kris Kroncke of the Denver Police Department's Vice and Copyright Squad.

Kroncke said detectives have not determined who were supposed to receive the MP3s, but investigators believe Kazaa was the final destination.

"(With copyright investigations,) it's feast or famine, but this was an unusually good week for us, to recover that much in intellectual property," Kroncke said.

Re:Anti Semitism?

[zazas_mmmm]

Oh great, we'll just let special interest groups manipulate language to further their own twisted ends, won't we?

I'm sick of all of this anti-semantism! Enough already!

Israeli Joke

[sometwo]

Cannibals capture three hunters an American, a Briton, and an Israeli," begins a classic Israeli joke. The first two hunters make last requests typical to their nationalities, then it is the Israeli's turn. He asks that he be punched in the face.

The surprised cannibal grants the wish, at which point the Israeli pulls out a gun, shoots the chief, and frees himself and his friends. The American and Briton, furious, demand to know why he prolonged their terrifying experience when he had the power to free them all. The Israeli replies: "What? Are you mad? The UN would have condemned me as the aggressor.