US Copyright Group — Lawsuits, DDoS, and Bomb Threats

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 2, 2010 @02:46AM 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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Re:Not Justifying The Actions ... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-02 02:57 · Score: 5, Funny

... in case he suddenly realized what a dick he was decided to kill himself.
There WAS an actual bomb involved ... by tomhudson · 2010-10-02 04:43 · Score: 3, Funny

The building was searched, but no bomb was found.

They just failed to find a copy of the bomb^Wmovie that they accused people of downloading. This bomb (title: "Cornered!") was a direct-to-dvd turkey that was already shown on TV in Hungary. It's not nearly as highly rated as the 1945 film Cornered.