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Investigating Online Movie Piracy?
kewsh writes "There's an excellent piece from the LA Times via Yahoo! News which explains the interworkings of the movie, music, and software piracy scene, including quotes from former and current scene members: 'Common to most groups is a disdain for selling pirated goods in favor of giving free access to anything and everything'." The article also notes: "Not everyone in the scene is so pure. Some players... are suspected of selling pirated movies and music to commercial bootleggers."
...an article that tells me that the Internet is used for distributing pirated warez and movies...
The phrase "No shit, Sherlock" springs rapidly to mind.
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
I suppose next we'll see some report from a country like Australia showing how sales of ripped media are not hurting the industry.
Or has that already happened?... I get a little confused as to which counter-argument is the most recent.
Ask me about repetitive DNA
Damn, I want to be able to mod comments as Unfunny.
Bring out the stromtroopers!
Christian Engström, Former Member of the European Parliament 2009-2014 for The Pirate Party, Sweden
People went to all that effort just to see Elf ffs?
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
Sometimes group members will send files to other sites themselves, using a technique called File Transfer Protocol instead of e-mail.
Ah yes.. those sneaky hi-tech pirates thinking of a clever and novel way to avoid clogging up their inbox with 700 meg email attachments.
Ah, *THAT'S* what "FTP" stands for!!! I always thought it meant "Films To Pirate"...
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Posting to slashdot, explaining the internet piracy schene?
Next thing you know, the preacher will be sermonizing the choir.
Oh wait. Did I miss something?
~/ssh slashdot.org ssh: connect to host slashdot.org port 22: too many beers
For a second, i was like "Is today a Sunday?" Then i saw my crystal ball and it had a date 8th Jan on the lower right corner. Shame you for misleading me with this kind of news. Thursdays aren't slow days are they?
Hello! Thank you for chosing [online service/ISP]. We are proud to have you as our customer!
As a new citizen of the Internet, it is important that you are made aware of the many important and dangerous aspects of the Internet.
First off, there are search engines. Search engines are your gateway to all of the content that is available on the World Wide Web and beyond.
While there is a vast array of information of interest online, we do not give a damn about any of it. The main kinds of material you will find online are actually just porn, smut, erotica, MP3s, pirated software, movies, and various other good things that every family can enjoy.
The dander lies in how you get this data from your Internet connection. There are a couple simple guidelines to keep you and your family safe.
1) DO NOT use shitty P2P clients with "fuck my upload cap, yo" enabled. That's just asking for the same treatment in return. Instead, set up a password-protected FTP server and share it with all your friends!
2) DO NOT listen to flacid music, look at flacid porn, or watch flacid movies! These things only provoke the evil empires. Instead, have a sense of taste!
3) DO NOT assume you know what you're doing! Instead, go read the fucking documentation, you bastard!
By following these simple steps, you can help us provide better service for you, while also improving your own online experience. Thank you for chosing [online server/ISP]!
~/ssh slashdot.org ssh: connect to host slashdot.org port 22: too many beers
"MysticVCD is one of dozens of "ripping" or "release" groups that obtain, prepare, package and feed movies, songs and games into a secretive and complex distribution scheme that functions a bit like the illegal drug trade -- minus the bloodletting."
jesus christ next thing you know hill tell me about "computers" and "high speed internet thingies"... who wrote this shit? it sounds like the starting of a romance novel you read in a supermarket checkout lane.
wholly god
"The scene is closed to much of the world; would-be participants have to gain the trust of insiders and prove their worth before gaining entry. And the lifespan of groups tends to be short, at least on the Net, where players come and go."
and here we see a "nerd" or "computer insider" as they perfer to be called. see how it looks at us with quiet distain.
do the people at this paper pick technical editors based on who can send a midi file in an email?
on the plus side, im a player in an international world of intrigue and mystery
I'll just use my special getting high powers one more time...
You would have 7 quarters.
I remember on my Commodore 64, half the time, it wasn't even 300 Baud, it was like 150
Looxury...
--- Hot Shot City is particularly good.
...buying a cracked DVD in China and getting the MPAA anti-piracy notice on the screen. Yep, that worked REALLY well.
Now eight.
People selling pirated movies and music at car boot sales, markets, roadsides, ebay, etc. This is totally wrong and I think is what the RIAA/MPAA should target and not joe bloggs downloading britney spears from kazaa.
Since you are a fan of hers, be sure to open the "Britney Spears naked" email being forwarded to your email address.