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MPAA Ignores Usenet, Goes After Bittorrent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-wouldn't-you-too dept.

mjeppsen writes "The Motion Picture Association of America is turning a blind eye towards movie piracy on Usenet, going after torrent link sites instead. PC Magazine says it is because the studios are in bed with GUBA, who is also shilling downloadable movies for the MPAA at a premium price."

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  1. Shhhhhhhhh by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ethay irstfay uleray ofway ethay usenetway isway ouyay oday otnay alktay aboutway ethay usenetway.

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    1. Re:Shhhhhhhhh by xtracto · · Score: 3, Funny

      Does anyone know about a nice usenet client for Linux to download binaries?

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  2. The first rule of Usenet is... by calbanese · · Score: 5, Funny

    You do not talk about Usenet.

  3. Uh-huh by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because if they *had* sued this "Guba" thing, you idiots would be congratulating them for their meticulous fairness and consistency and expressing relief that they hadn't "lost the moral high ground" by failing to take legal action against someone...

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  4. Re:The Second rule of Usenet is... by vtechpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

    You do not talk about Usenet.

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  5. Re:How do they do that? by Deadplant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazon's mechanical turk service could be used to decode elite speak.

  6. Nooooo! by revery · · Score: 4, Funny

    PC Magazine says it is because the studios are in bed with GUBA

    GUBA!!! You said I was the only one...

  7. Re:GUBA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF man? Didn't you see the first two rules of Usenet above.

  8. The Third rule of Usenet is... by gijoel · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...if this is your first time on Usenet, YOU will upload pr0n