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RIAA MediaSentry, Dead In US, Is Alive In Australia

newtley writes "Disgraced and discredited 'private investigator' MediaSentry, fired by former patrons Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music, and Sony Music and their RIAA, may be dead and buried in America, but it's alive and well, resurfacing in Australia where it's once again plying its trade, probably under new management. 'I currently (but not for long) reside at a student dormitory... in Brisbane, Australia,' says a p2pnet reader, continuing: 'Yesterday I got called into the Managers office because the network manager had been contacted by MediaSentry and emailed one of the generic copyright infringement emails as a result of me downloading Angels and Demons. Now instead of studying for my exams and working on my final assignments I must take time to find a place to live before the 29th of May (2009).'"

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  1. Angels and Demons by Andr+T. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn, you could at least lose your dormitory for a movie worth watching.

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    Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

    1. Re:Angels and Demons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah the illegallity of sharing movies is a gros affront to human dignity. Downloading free movies is exactly like what Rosa Parks did. Shithead.

      Maybe if Rosa Parks could download the movie she wanted to watch, she wouldn't get the bus to go to the movies in the first place.

    2. Re:Angels and Demons by Ash+Vince · · Score: 4, Funny

      In my day most people got thrown out of university accommodation for having wild parties and trashing the joint or for dealing drugs.

      How things have changed.

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      I dont read /. to RTFA, I read /. to offend people in ignorance.
    3. Re:Angels and Demons by oldspewey · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm telling you, if the movie-going public doesn't start falling in line and paying to watch movies like they're supposed to, there's no telling what may happen.

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      If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
  2. Re:This is fascinating. by mftb · · Score: 2, Funny

    I approve. Blind pro-piracy is extremely childish. Oh wait, slashdot.

  3. This was a triumph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
    It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
    Media Sentry
    We do what we must
    because we can.
    For the good of all of us.
    Except the ones who are dead.
    But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
    You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
    And the Suing gets done.
    And you make a neat gun.
    For the people who are still alive.
    I'm not even angry.
    I'm being so sincere right now.
    Even though you broke my heart.
    And killed me.
    And tore me to pieces.
    And threw every piece into a fire.
    As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
    Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
    And we're out of beta.
    We're releasing on time.
    So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
    Think of all the things we learned
    for the people who are still alive.
    Go ahead and leave me.
    I think I prefer to stay inside.
    Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.
    Maybe the EFF
    THAT WAS A JOKE.
    HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
    Anyway, this cake is great.
    It's so delicious and moist.
    Look at me still talking
    when there's Suing to do.
    When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
    I've experiments to run.
    There is research to be done.
    On the people who are still alive.
    And believe me I am still alive.
    I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
    I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
    While you're dying I'll be still alive.
    And when you're dead I will be still alive.
    STILL ALIVE

  4. Re:Not that sympathetic by YourExperiment · · Score: 3, Funny

    To be fair, it's highly unlikely he watched all of it.