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MediaSentry Hired By People's Republic of China
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "MediaSentry, now called 'SafeNet,' the RIAA's illegal, unlicensed investigator of choice, has been hired by the People's Republic of China to provide DRM for the Olympics coverage. The PRC says it 'owns exclusive rights to the broadcast of all audio and video content via online and mobile distribution channels across Mainland China' and wants to protect it from 'piracy.' I wonder if the Chinese government is aware of MediaSentry's track record — i.e. all the good things it has accomplished so far for the Big 4 record companies."
... the Chinese Government will blame these idiots for the (inevitable, unstoppable) YouTubing of the Olympics, and have them all beheaded.
Indeed! We'd never have let Nazi Germany host the Olympics!
If they are paid enough, I'm sure they'll causally ignore it.
A fine example of standard corrupt business finest.
Just think, now you can use Bittorrent to bypass two evil organizations at the same time!
Why would anyone want to Pirate the Olympic broadcasts?
Spite? Simply to piss off MediaSentry?
If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
I wonder if the Chinese government is aware of MediaSentry's track record
I wonder if MediaSentry is aware of the Chinese government's track record?
Meh. They're perfect bed fellows and we all know it. They both excel at exploiting an ignorant public.
No kidding - I've no need of organizations that exploit an ignorant public like China and MediaSentry. I'm perfectly content with the US government and Apple.