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Univ. Help Desk Staffer Extorts Over Copyright Violations

Posted by timothy on from the judge-jury-and-accounts-payable dept.

McGruber writes "The Atlanta fishwrap is reporting that an University of Georgia 'IT security support' employee was accusing students of copyright violations, then demanding money to clear their names. Sounds like he's been caught stealing the RIAA business model."

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  1. "a" not "an" :) by bassdrop · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just a quick grammar Nazi point, it should be "a University", not "an University"...

    Sorry this one annoys me, just because a word or acronym begin with a vowel does not mean you should use "an".

  2. Re:University Legal Services? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I never had to fight off the MAFIAA when I was in college, but I once got a lawyer from my university's Student Legal Services after my landlord refused to repair a pretty serious problem in my apartment.

    For better or worse, though, he got the problem fixed before I was able to lawyer up.

  3. "begins" not "begin" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This one doesn't annoy me, but just because you're talking about one of two possibilities does not mean you should refer to it as plural.

    That feigned, sarcastic apology people make before making a statement? That annoys me.