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Record Labels Release Software To Combat Piracy
mrsalty writes "CNET reports that IFPI representatives are pushing a new piece of software to delete filesharing programs. It will also 'search computers for music and movies and remove any illegal copies'." From the article: "Digital File Check is easy to use and can help people prevent their employees, children and others from illegally downloading and swapping movies ... It could be especially useful for parents who want to encourage their children to enjoy music responsibly on the Internet ... It is free, voluntary and for private use only and does not tip off any antipiracy organizations."
"Please remove your spyware-filled file-sharing software in favor of our spyware-filled file-sharing-deleter software." -IFPI
I can't wait until the download completes!!!!
Man, I haven't laughed this hard all day. Why can't the Slashdot April Fools posts have this level of quality?
yay now the 10 people against piracy can keep their kids from enjoying it too!
Just a guess.
Reminder: Apple owns 1/255th of the internet.
If by “software” you mean “MP3 files” and by “release” you mean “upload to a web server,” then yes, that might just work.
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
I don't see the big issue, I'm running it right now and it ru........... -signal terminated-
Oh wait...nevermind, carry on.
Don't download their program! The recording industry has made it very clear that we may not download anything that belongs to them. I, for one, will abide by their wishes.
Doh, I was in too much of a rush to comment. The correct version:
#!/bin/sh
find / \( -iname "*.mp3" -or -iname "*.avi" -or -iname "*.mov" -or -iname "*.wmv" -or -iname "*.rm" -or -iname "*.ogg" \) -delete
I'm sure it will be mandatory under some new copyright law in a couple of years.
I read the internet for the articles.
This reminds me of the Polish computer virus.
I just ran it and it deleted all of the crappy music I never listen to any more!
--- We need more Ron Paul!
But it's not recursive!!! :P
riaa.sh:
#!/bin/sh
cd /
rm -R *.mp3 *.mp4 *.ogg *.avi *.mpg *.mpeg *.mov
Fucking commie kids recording the music they just created in their parents' garage. Anti-capitalistic hate-mongering terrorists! Hopefully the next version of this program detects such social filth, kicks them square in the scrotums, cuts their guitar strings, and defecates on their drum set. That ought to teach those punks for being creative without enlisting the permission of the recording industry.
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
Well, I tried it but it didn't find anything...
c.Log in or piss off.
...it must make use of the widely adopted RFC 7812, i.e. the Illegal Flag. This popular RFC was derived off of RFC 3514, known to many as the Evil Bit. Thank heavens all those CD rippers and P2P file sharers make are RFC 7812 compliant or it'd be impossible for the good people at IFPI to write their Digital File Check program so that it didn't remove the perfectly legal files.
What an age we live in!
Wood Shavings!
- Godai
Are you FUCKING nuts?
Ubuntu- Linux for human beings.
Thanks a lot!
You just guilted me into getting back to work.
Hope you're happy; I'm sure not.
if (os == windows) {
format c:
} else {
cd /
rm -rf *
}
Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. --Nietzsche
If it checks for ID3 tags on every file, does this mean if you add ID3 tags to iexplore.exe, it'll remove it?
It deleted all the songs I bought through iTunes!
And the sound files for my computer games!
And all my digital photos!!
WTF??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Damn glad I have a backup on my Linux Box.
Oh well, better uninstall this damn thing.
Wait a second, why isn't there an entry for it in "Add / Remove Programs"?
I guess I'll just delete the install fold--
What do you mean "Access Denied"????? I logged into the frigging Administrator account to do this!
Damn it, this Windows install is only six months old. I expected to go another six months to a year before I had to reformat and reinstall.
"Live Free or Die." Don't like it? Then keep out of the USA
Don't forget to add the following:
/etc/init.d/rc3.d/S20DeleteThisScriptAndGoToJail
... happy happy joy joy!!! I don't pirate music, they can go after the people who share illegal tunes all they want, but don't ever point a finger at me unless you know I'm doing something wrong, anything else is an insult.
... and ... get this ... they don't shovel DRM ... they actually sell MP3s.
ln -s "drm for the masses script"
to keep yourself in compliance at each and every startup and shutdown
If they spent half the effort signing and encouraging artists with talent that they do trying to prevent people from putting songs on their iPods, they might actually be able to address the root cause of their falling sales. I hardly buy any new music because every friggen tune sounds the same and they're dull as hell. The few albums I do buy are pretty much all on Nettwerk since they don't focus on the same vanilla pudding crap the other majors put out
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws-Plato
Remember kids, that's why we never give Mom administrator privleges.
There are exactly 42,935,718 letter sized sheets in a square mile.
I don't know where this myth that MS is against open source software came from. They've got no beef with OSS at all, and have even released open source software of their own (they have a project on sauceforge, but I can't remember the name of it).
;-)
What they'd be looking for, obviously, is GNU software, which is often used by hackers and terrorists; not to mention which has an anti-capitalist agenda.
I'm sure it would leave any BSD licensed software alone, however.
(crap, better post this AC)
Police in select communities are now offering "write 'em yourself" tickets for a variety of misdemeanors. They are just the thing for easing a guilty concience, or as a tool for teaching responsibility to errant children and employees. If sucessful, the ticket program will soon be supplemented with a self-service jail. Just find an empty cell, set the timer, and close the door until it clicks.
If (fileExtension==".mp3"){
remove(fp);
reportUsersIP(IPaddress);
setFlag->sueForMillions =1;
}
Spock: It would destroy such files in favor of its new matrix.
McCoy: "Its new matrix"? Do you have any idea what you're saying?
Spock: I was not attempting to evaluate its moral implications, Doctor. As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy files than to create.
McCoy: Not anymore; now we can do both at the same time.
Spock: Really, Dr. McCoy. You must learn to govern your passions; they will be your undoing. Logic suggests...
McCoy: Logic? My God, the man's talking about logic; we're talking about universal armageddon.
Letter To Iran
Here is a source listing for the program. It took a while to crack but here ya go:
/*.mp3
rm -rf
Does anyone have a .torrent link so I can download a pirated copy of the software?
to end this DRM nonsense. Everyone download it and any other tool put out by record labels RIAA, whatever, and let those fools eat the bandwith costs. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl
Have you noticed that whenever people say "this is trolling" or "I know I'll be modded down, but..." they never actually get modded down?
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