RIAA Wants Right To Hack 651
An Anonymous Coward writes: "According to Wired, the recording industry wants the right to hack into your computer and delete
your stolen MP3s." From the article: "It's no joke. Lobbyists for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tried to glue this hacking-authorization amendment onto a mammoth anti-terrorism bill that Congress approved last week. A copy of an RIAA-drafted amendment obtained by Wired News would immunize all copyright holders -- including the movie and e-book industry -- for any data losses caused by their hacking efforts or other computer intrusions 'that are reasonably intended to impede or prevent' electronic piracy." Does this give you the right to crack RIAA systems to make sure no one there is selling copies of your term paper?
Encrypt access to your system (Score:5, Funny)
I don't have pirated stuff on there, and I don't want them snooping around my system
They can have my MP3's (Score:3, Funny)
Ah, now I understand! (Score:4, Funny)
Of course (Score:5, Funny)
What is most disturbing however, is that those folks are not responsible for consequential damage, according to the article.
Uuups, sorry we trashed your hard disk. Here's a 3$ off voucher for the new Britney Spears CD.
If a web site defacer could wind up in jail for life, then the same measures should apply to corporate entities.
will the last geek... (Score:5, Funny)
How to get free lawsuit money.. (Score:3, Funny)
Step 2: Leave your PC connected to file sharing programs until the RIAA finds your IP address
Step 3: Allow RIAA MP3-Killer-Bot to delete your mp3's
Step 4: Sue the RIAA, pointing out the fact that you actually had a Step 1.5, in which you renamed some of your personal documents as mp3's, named after your favorite bands. It's their fault for not checking the data inside the files first.
Ta da.
BSA? The Boy Scouts of America? (Score:4, Funny)
OPEN BSD firewall...... (Score:2, Funny)
.....let'm try me...
Re:Farenheit 451 is here early. (Score:5, Funny)
A dark cellar, somewhere in the world. One man - 1 - is examining goods in the cellar. A second man - 2 - enters...
2: FREEZE, thief! What mischief are you up to?
1: No mischief, Sir. My biclycle was stolen yesterday, and I am just looking to see if it is in your cellar.
2: You smashed a window to do this!
1: I had reasonable cause. I saw bicycles in your cellar, and you, Sir, look pretty thieverish yourself
Coming to think of it, I want this law to be passed. The nights would be exiting again!
Alex
A good development (Score:5, Funny)
I think this is a great idea. People who copy music and distribute it on the internet are robbing artists of their rightful earnings. After all, the RIAA is really just a kind of charity that collects money for poor musicians.
I think they should go further. They should allow the RIAA to break into people's houses to check that they don't have any music copies on cassette. If they do, the RIAA should be allowed to smash up their music system. And crap on their carpet.
Re:They can have my MP3's (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah let the MPAA take care of the porn... but they won't use that law, they will need to rewrite the proposition so they can have the right to download "to be sure it's porn" before deleting it off
Re:THIS IS GREAT!!! (Score:4, Funny)
Jaysyn
Re:Farenheit 451 is here early. (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Farenheit 451 is here early. (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, your honor, it was self defense.
I know I was in his basement, but under the RIAA's bill, I caused less than $5000 damage while entering his basement.
I only fired after the homeowner refused to allow me to search his basement for my bicycle and threatened me with a handgun.
I'm sorry that his wife and kids are starving, but maybe the homeowner should have read up on the laws of our country. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Re:THIS IS GREAT!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Ahem. I sense that some of you may have violated my copyright by caching this article on your hard drive. I'll be exercising my rights to hack into your systems shortly.
On that note... (Score:2, Funny)
Problem solved.
they can take my mp3's... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This feature is built into the WIN XP license (Score:2, Funny)
I'm just a surfer. My IP is 192.168... quite anon 8)
and I can always use an anon proxy to surf & serve
Then maybe a webpage recording all IPs used by RIAA HaK33rz could be used with a small firewall so as to deny them access...you know, RIAA=> dev/null, or RIAA=>disney.com, matureandvulgar.com...
you know, user community defending themselves...
maybe even a tool such as NetBo, that automatically started countermeasures if somebody tried to root BO (mine was sending 15.000 tims the picture of the guy with his head stuffed in his arse... God, I woul love to get the same for all people accessing muy MP3z 8)
Also, as they seem to so much love shrink wrapped EULA, I could wrap one into all IP Header (if U RIAA, don't connect !)
BTW, all your MP3 are belong to you, not the RIAA
RIAA Job Annoucement (Score:5, Funny)
to: alt.virii, alt.h4x0r, comp.sec.black-hat
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--The RIAA... ph33r us!!!!!!11111
Re:Farenheit 451 is here early. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Doesn't this remind you of a witch hunt? (Score:3, Funny)
New solutions (Score:4, Funny)
Of course infringement is not going to be a big problem, since the new version of the SSSCA expands the definition of an "interactive digital device" to include humans, so the neural implants required under the Act will keep things under control. And if someone tries to infringe, it can be set to kill them on the spot. After all, no one has the right to infringe, and it must be stopped by any means necessary. Any collateral damage is the fault of the infringer - if they didn't want to be electrocuted from within, they could have chosen not to infringe.
;)
(yes this is sarcastic, but you can see the parallels to what the copyright cartel is trying to do)
Two word solution to our problem (Score:3, Funny)
DMCA
They can try... (Score:1, Funny)
Nuff said.
Re:Are we really surprised? (Score:4, Funny)
As for more talented artists, hey, anyone can make mistakes and accidentally miss a few songs, right? Nudge nudge wink wink.
Get on board!!! (Score:1, Funny)
Next stop? Corporate controlled wire taps!
Your freedoms are for sale!
Hoooray.