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Boing Boing Threatened By Software Creator

Posted by Zonk on from the wah-wah-wah-all-the-way-home dept.

mfh writes "StarForce has issued threats to Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow in retaliation to Cory's post about the anti-copy malware that installs itself along with many popular (and unpopular) video games." From the BoingBoing post: "Yesterday, I posted about StarForce, a harmful technology used by game companies to restrict their customers' freedom. StarForce attempts to stop game customers from copying their property, but it has the side-effects of destabilizing and crashing the computers on which it is installed. Someone identifying himself as 'Dennis Zhidkov, PR-manager, StarForce Inc.' contacted me this morning and threatened to sue me, and told me that he had contacted the FBI to complain about my 'harassment.'"

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  1. My bad... my bad... by eno2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sorry. That was me. My Troll Tuesday antics got a little out of hand and I started calling everyone in my address book (Lycos People Search) and threatening to sue for unspecified amounts under the DMCA just to make a point. You can disregard the call. Sometimes a joke CAN go too far, can't it? ;P

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    -"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
  2. Re:Here is a picture of Dennis Zhidkov by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rich. A Russian informs a Canadian living in London that he's alerted the American federal crime bureau to his "harassment." Isn't it nice how the internet really brings us all together?

  3. Re:The FBI? by ePhil_One · · Score: 4, Funny

    So First4Internet was the reason why I can't play DVD's in my CD player? I'll get them! I had fallen for the urban myth that it was lack of codec's, no video screen, and laser wavelength differences.

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    You are in a maze of twisted little posts, all alike.