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Music Piracy Unit Raids ISP in BitTorrent Assault
renai42 writes "Australia's music industry piracy investigations unit has raided an Internet service provider in Perth, Australia in what it says is the first Australian assault on the use of BitTorrent technology for copyright infringement. Outgoing Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) general manager, Michael Speck, said the raid was launched this afternoon at the offices of Swiftel Communications."
Arrr matey! Show me the pirates and I be on me way!
Guess it's time for file-sharing Aussies to switch to AOL.
For some reason I see the scene from Ghostbusters where the EPA barges into their business:
"Turn it off! Turn it all off!"
Democrats or Republicans. They are both taking us to the same place and they are not afraid of us anymore.
A raid! Quick hide those torrents!
The actors proceed to furiously bury floppies in desk drawers.
Are you sure? I was pretty sure they were their own continent. I mean, England's just an island -- I'd say it's more correct that England's broken off of Australia.
But realistically, since they're so far away from each other, I have doubts as to whether they were _ever_ connected.
...provided the user has BitTorrent software or software or a protocol equivalent to BitTorrent.
Ah, ZDNet.
I just can't be bothered.
I've already paid up to everyone who accepted the bet. Where were you?
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
I'll bet two RIAA settlements and half a donut
/. general public: Check
Starting post with arrogance: Check
this is merely ZDNet's inability to differentiate between journalism and editorializing.
Attack of major corporation: Check
Of course, they are hardly alone in this deficient behavior, and are in the company of many prestigious (and formerly prestigious) media outlets.
Attack of major media: Check
It's obvious to all but the tinhat crowd (and ZDNet)
Attack of
Second attack of major corporation: BONUS!!
that the police did the raid.
Arrogance of knowledge of another country's legal system: Check
Hmmm witty sig or funny sig? Maybe elitest techy sig!
And that would make MUTE moot.
Quid festinatio swallonis est aetherfuga inonusti?
Africus aut Europaeus?
it's called the slashdot two-step! anybody can dance to it. the idea is just to keep moving with your keyboards in any way you can to justify piracy.
For example, in response to this message, you can ignore the main point, and concentrate on the minor linguisitc point that I used the term "piracy" instead of "copyright infringement." See, you can do it.. it's easy!
"I've never even heard of this technology" is the new "I did not have sex with that woman."
*radio chirps*
we have 404 in progress
*chirp*
they've taken down the links
*chrip*
I'm goin' in
*chirp*
*crashing sounds*
*screams*
put down the network cable!
put your hands above your head!
Hey, you, in the greatfull dead tshirt and the
"fuck-you" hat! Ya you, drop the Peanut butter
and jelly sandwich right now!!
The tough jobs of tough men in law enforcement and the War on Torrent....
*sob*
-if at first you don't succeed, stay the heck away from paragliding.
The guys who only did petty crimes like murder were kept in nice prisons like the Clink in South London.
Although I'm of course being sarcastic, you might have some idea now of why "a fair go" is such a treasured concept in Australia.
Oh sure, at first they'll be on the up and up. But after a while, with so many songs just laying around, soon a young cop...not getting paid enough, will start skimming a few songs off the raid for himself. He'll think "hey, there's so many songs here, they won't know I took a few!"
Then after a while, he's a major song peddler himself...and the bittorrent pirates will know they can pay him off with a few dozen songs here and there. Corruption will seep into the ranks of the bittorrent police and soon after that, it makes way for the song cartels.
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
Just hang on there, mate - I hope you've got a license for that NOT you've just used.