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Boing Boing Threatened By Software Creator
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.'"
I have Starforce on my machine (came with Silent Hunter III) and I've had no problems. If someone was spreading rumours that my software was screwing up people's machines when it wasn't I'd be pissed too. Try and see both sides of the argument before naturally attacking people who just don't want to see their work stolen.
Troll? TROLL?? Huh? Look mister jandrese or whatever your name is. Get this through your head. This is America now!! Land of the free and home of the brave! Love it or leave it! The commies have been put down and we're smokin' out terrorists daily. You're next if you don't watch your mouth. Freedom doesn't come without a price.
-"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
The company doing the threatening is in Russia! That means they are godless red commies, working to undermine the US freedom of speech and bring communism to the US. Supporting commies in anything they do makes you a terrorist! You even allude to "red-blooded" americans! My blood ain't red like you commie freaks, it's red, white, and blue. ...and keep your damn flouride out of my water supply you commie!