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MPAA Under Investigation for Illegal NYPD Payoffs

Posted by Zonk on from the but-they're-so-pure-of-heart-and-purpose dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Post is reporting that two NYPD officers are being investigated for taking illegal payoffs from the MPAA for busting sellers of pirated DVDs. According to the article, MPAA investigators would tell the cops where pirated movies were being sold, which is perfectly legal, but, after the bust, they'd give them several hundred dollars in gratuities, which is illegal. Naturally, the MPAA denies all of this."

11 of 500 comments (clear)

  1. pirated movies/games.... by npfscayle · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm all for free movies, but when people sell them, they should get arrested.
    Save the bandwidth for me. :)

  2. Campaign funds by BrookHarty · · Score: 4, Funny

    The MPAA giving to someones campaign funds is perfectly legal, lets say a Police Chief, who then in turn is tough on copyright crimes.

    Yup, business as usual.

  3. Life is easy... by William+Robinson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uh.. No Officer.. I just read it on slashdot that you accept cash.

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  4. Re:Why not? by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny
    "You say they lose $x billion per year to the underground industry is ludacris"

    No, no; a lot of other bands are being copied too, not just Ludacris.

  5. Irregular verb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So where do you draw the line between tipping an officer for doing you a "favor" and bribing him to do you a "favor"?

    I tip
    You bribe
    The MPAA induces massive police corruption

  6. Why is it that.... by sugapablo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why is it that this makes me want to do a little happy dance? :)

    I bet the MPAA thought that while their actions might have been *technically* illegal, they certainly weren't hurting anybody.

    Sound familiar?

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    1. Re:Why is it that.... by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny
      " bet the MPAA thought that while their actions might have been *technically* illegal, they certainly weren't hurting anybody. Sound familiar?"

      The next step is to call them thieves.

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  7. Bad cops bad cops by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny
    Bad cops, bad cops

    New York's finest paid by MPAA
    Bust down your door and take your movie away!
    In de car or on de horse,
    They'll take your DVD's with excessive force.

    Bad cops, bad cops.

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  8. come on by nomadic · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're SUPPOSED to tip police officers, it's only common courtesy.

  9. How much to have someone arrested? by bcmm · · Score: 4, Funny

    How much does this great service cost? I can think of people I would like to have arrested...

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  10. What kind of cop are you? by MisterSquid · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only cop I would ever expect to surf Slashdot is Robocop.

    Cheers, officer. Just having a funny.

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