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 betterunixthanunix · 2010-10-02 02:54 · Score: 4, Interesting

This reminds me of what happened to Darl McBride after the SCO suits started. It got so bad that he began carrying a handgun at all times.

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And you believed him? by khasim · 2010-10-02 04:31 · Score: 4, Interesting

Then why weren't any of the "threats" ever followed up by the local cops or FBI?
No, McBride was just attempting to paint anyone who opposed him as criminally violent.
With the resources of SCO at his disposal, they should have been able to identify ONE person who made a threat via email and parade that person in front of the media.
Instead, there is nothing.