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MPAA Violates Another Software License

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-little-cold dept.

Patrick Robib, a blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, not crediting him in any way. The MPAA blog was using the Forest Blog software, but had completely stripped off his name, and links back to his site. He only found about it accidentally when he happened to visit the MPAA site.

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  1. Re:Maybe they should be investigated som more by Mistlefoot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While I hope this is true - it would look good on the MPAA

    1) The screencaps show very little detail
    2) "Dan Glickman Forum" from the screencaps turn up nothing in Google.
    3) The line provided http://www.mpaa.org/blog_default.asp doesn't exist, isn't found in google OR the wayback machine and the home page back in September 06 looks very much like it does today - I don't find any obvious links to this.

    If the MPAA accuses me of stealing files they had better produce some evidence and I damn well expect (not that they desterve it) that evidence has to be provided on this.

    Of course my Google skills might not be up to snuff - but come on community, find the evidence while it still exists - if it did at all.