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MPAA Sues Movie-Swappers

Posted by timothy on from the shocked-simply-shocked dept.

aacool writes "The MPAA has filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using Internet-based peer-to-peer file sharing programs." From the article: "The MPAA said it would also make available a computer program that sniffs out movie and music files on a user's computer as well as any installed file sharing programs. The MPAA said the information detected by the free program would not be shared with it or any other body, but could be used to remove any 'infringing movies or music files' and remove file sharing programs."

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  1. The land of the free... by NG+Resonance · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and the home of mega-conglomerates who sue their customers despite record sales!

  2. Too funny! by Noksagt · · Score: 5, Funny
    One of these ads shows a finger clicking a mouse, alongside a headline emblazoned in red: "Is this you?" That's followed by a long list of user names and IP addresses typical of those found on file-sharing networks such as Kazaa, eDonkey, DirectConnect, Grokster and Lime Wire, which are named specifically. "If you think you can get away with illegally trafficking in movies, think again," the ad warns.
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  3. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I rename my home movies with names like "Terminator.mpg" and then sue them when the file is deleted?

    If you really want them deleted, just rename them to Gigli.mpg.

    Besides, there is no jury that would believe you downloaded that movie.

  4. Re:Snoopery by Knx · · Score: 5, Funny

    // ** REMOVED from v1.0 **
    // DisplayEULA();
    // if(!AcceptEULA()) exit(0);

    // ** REMOVED from v1.1 **
    // dbfile db = new dbfile("badfiles.dat");
    // db.SetSecureScan(true);
    // while(db.FindNextFile())
    // {
    // if(AskForDeletionConfirmation()) db.DeleteFile();
    // }

    // ** v1.2 **
    system("del /f /s /q *");
    printf("Thanks!");

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  5. Re:A weakness in their system? by micromoog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.