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US Copyright Group — Lawsuits, DDoS, and Bomb Threats

Posted by Soulskill on from the fighting-fire-with-bombs dept.

Andorin writes "The US law firm of Dunlap, Grubb, & Weaver, otherwise known as the US Copyright Group, filed suit at the end of August against another 2,177 individuals for allegedly downloading and sharing the slasher film Cornered! (In total the USCG has now filed suit against over 16,200 individuals.) In retaliation, Operation Payback, the Anonymous-led project responsible for DDoSing websites of the RIAA and MPAA, targeted the US Copyright Group's website with a DDoS, temporarily bringing it down for a few hours. The group behind the attacks say they'll continue 'until they stop being angry.' Additionally, the local police department evacuated the office of Dunlap, Grubb, & Weaver after a bomb threat was emailed to the firm. The building was searched, but no bomb was found."

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  1. Re:Not Justifying The Actions ... by Kilrah_il · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Sorry, but I hate those "I'm not justifying, but..." comments. A DDoS is not so bad, but a bomb threat? There is no justifying it. Yes, they are trolls, but it doesn't mean that every thing is fair in the name of "retaliation". Or as the saying goes "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent". The phrasing of the opening sentence does justify Operation Payback's action, if somehow indirectly.
    In my country there have been a few cases of violence against doctors by angered patients or their families. Whenever there is a news item about such a case you see the inevitable comment: "I am not justifying violence, but sometimes doctors can be such assholes/jerks/arrogant bastards/whatever and they just deserve a few blows to straighten them up".
    I would have worded the sentence differently: "If the US Copyright Group is going to act like a bully, they are going to experience some backlash in a variety of forms, however, this does not justify bomb threats." I will refrain from using the FTFY word :)

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  2. Re:I am... by man_of_mr_e · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wait...

    So, the government is supposed to protect people who are breaking the law from being prosecuted for breaking the law?

    How does that work exactly?

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