http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,63178,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6

Hmmm...

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so they're going after release groups like fairlight. They took down razor1911 a few moths ago, but the loss of a major group hasn't really hurt the warez scene as far as I've heard. It's not like that will permanently make a difference-- new groups will form and go on as before and the whole warez scene will be driven further underground but will still remain active. I believe this b/c If there was a real way to stop warez, it would have happened a long time ago.

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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited April 22, 2004).]

Diddn't farlight close a few months back anyway?

I diddn't know they took down razor1911.. they still seem to be releasing stuff... Not that I would know of such things I can't see them stopping warez, it's bigger than ever at the moment.. and what with more and more people using programs like bittorrent and edonkey it's going to become harder and harder to track these people down.

Even if they close sites and manage to stop p2p programs, there are still hundreds of active pulbic and private FTPs.

Just wait for Gmail and people will be attaching a file. Saving the email and letting people have access to the account. There really is no way to stop warez.


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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/22/1855215&mode=nested&tid=99

CLASS is strong, and theres still Deviance and MYTH.


..Its funny how they keep talking about "syndicates" and "piracy", instead of "breech of copyright". They make it sound like theres a rampaging horde of pilliging pirates pludering software company's profits, but thats simply not the case. Most of these guys are 14-year-olds sitting in their parent's basements widdling the time away by trading games with a few friends. A few thousand friends...

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I used to believe that we must fight the future, lest change come without our consent. I was wrong. The truth is that we must embrace the future, for only with change can we remain the same.

Last I heard, they busted Razor for distributing and selling copies on physical media. It's a fair bet that a few of the other groups might not be above such practices.

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On my desk I have a workstation...

Yarr, they be making us walk the plank.

As long as they stay away from my anime, I'm AOK. Personally I like having the game boxes...

Well, anime and porn.

Speaking of porn, isn't it the most pirated item? Why aren't they doing anything? Never heard a peep outta them.

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I didn't realize that the FBI could legally perform searches in other countries. Unless of course those countries gave permission, in which case I've said nothing and you can all ignore me.

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Its ok, Crimson, we always ignore you..

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I used to believe that we must fight the future, lest change come without our consent. I was wrong. The truth is that we must embrace the future, for only with change can we remain the same.

It is probably the most common item traded on p2p programs, but there isnt anything illegal about that unless it is kiddy porn or somthinglike that.

[This message has been edited by Chris (edited April 22, 2004).]

It's as illegal as trading pirated software, music, or non-adult movies; however, the pornography industry has yet to really press charges against anyone.

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What was that? I thought I heard a whisper in the wind...:P

Anyway, I like to buy games personally myself. If I am not sure about it, I demo it.

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Yeah, they were here in Glendale, Arizona. They had the internet shut down yesterday, and actually siezed some servers from our school district's main office.

The porn industry knows better than to try and complain... There's more than enough people that actually pay for it, as well as if they made a big uproar about people sharing it, they know the majority would be people under 18 p2ping this stuff, the final action would be to ban porn, and we all know THAT would never happen.

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according to a message on a few dvds, piracy funds terrorism.

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Sure it wasn't the zombie nazis?

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Nah man I could have sworn it was supporting Satan.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

Deviance is just about older than GOD at this point. I really don't think they're going anywhere.

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I know someone who is HEAVILY involved in the warez scene (there is nothing that you can do to make me sell him out, so dont even try), and he never trusts p2p stuff. He only touches stuff that comes from reputable groups b/c according to him, p2p stuff usually has viruses/spyware or is a bogus release. Stuff from relerase groups is always good b/c they have a reputation to maintain.




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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

No, Im fairly certain G.O.D. was founded a year or two before Deviance...

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I used to believe that we must fight the future, lest change come without our consent. I was wrong. The truth is that we must embrace the future, for only with change can we remain the same.

Every time I want a song. I reinstall kazaa. Nab it. Then unistall kazaa. Before any virus come in. But really. Downloading music should not be illegal. Selling it should.

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You mean... I have to... NO! DON'T MAKE ME!!!

I agree with Casperhead!?

While its perfectly alright for bands to make money off of tours and cd sales, I don't think it should be sold as a corporate comodity.

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While I agree with what you say, I fear the flamewar that will no doubt come...

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I used to believe that we must fight the future, lest change come without our consent. I was wrong. The truth is that we must embrace the future, for only with change can we remain the same.

I totally agree with canada's decision that downloading a song is no different than going to the library and copying pages out of a book.

"copyright" was originally meant to keep your competitiors from claiming your work as their own. (the DCMA may have changed that) Just because you download a song, it's not like you are claiming ownership of it, you're merely listening to it. With that said, how could it be copyright infringement?

It's not about protecting so-called intellectual property, it's about corporate greed.






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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

If they want to encourage greedy corporations to sue little kids in their country, that's their own problem.. but they have no buisness doing the same in other countries. If these countries feel that they need to do something, then let them do it, not the FBI.

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Meh I don't care I don't download music anyways.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.