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MediaDefender Buys MediaSentry For $136,000 (Not $20M)

Posted by timothy on from the sneaking-aboard dept.

newtley writes "SafeNet paid $20 million for MediaSentry in 2005, but has just sold it to rival MediaDefender for a paltry $136,000, with a promise of more later. MediaSentry's new owner says the combination will allow it to 'dramatically expand its effectiveness.' Is it time for an official government inquiry into MediaSentry and the RIAA? A Chicago student said she was planning on killing herself because the RIAA promised her she'd land in court unless she paid almost $10,000 to 'settle' an alleged copyright infringement. She 'couldn't sleep, couldn't study, couldn't live a normal life because of the worry.' The RIAA 'evidence' came from MediaSentry, accused of operating illegally."

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  1. The RIAA by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are just a bunch of href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/5105

  2. I think ... by krou · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... timothy failed the Turing Test because the script couldn't figure out there was a problem with the other story before posting this one.

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    1. Re:I think ... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... timothy failed the Turing Test because the script couldn't figure out there was a problem with the other story before posting this one.

      Its this glass bird which rocks forward and backward, pressing the Y key every time around. You know the one:

      Vent reactor coolant [Y/N]:

      Post next /. story [Y/N]:

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  3. Re:Why? by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why kill yourself when you can flee the country? It's not like she's in jail or something. Talk about keeping things in perspective...

    And more to the point why just kill yourself when you could wait until the court case and take out a couple or RIAA lawyers too. Note: This is not legal advice!

  4. Kill yourselves over 10k? by tjstork · · Score: 3, Funny

    The girl needs to get a grip. Just wait till she gets older, screws up, buys a house bigger than she can afford, runs up 30k in credit cards that gets ramped up to 100k because the overlimit charges are just enough to wipe payments out, bringing on more overlimit charges... sooner or later, you learn to just pay what you can, unplug the phone, and move on with life.

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  5. And the receipt read thus: by Zerth · · Score: 3, Funny

    Facilities, Equipment, Data: $20,000,000
    Goodwill: -$19,000,000
    "Losing" the email server: -$864,000
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    Balance: $136,000

    Not that there is much of their email we haven't already seen.

  6. Re:Good grief!!! by AuMatar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Within walking distance of the Library of Alexandria? The walk better be through a hole in space time, I don't think the place ahs too many books these days.

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