Anonymous Knocks Out Ministry of Sound Website 240
An anonymous reader writes "The latest DDoS attack from Anonymous has knocked offline UK solicitor Gallant Macmillian's website, the Ministry of Sound Website and their payment website. Macmillian is currently looking for several hundred identities of suspected file-sharers, accused of uploading artists under the Ministry of Sound label."
Yeah well (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Fuck Anonymous (Score:3, Informative)
I've seen this post dozens of times now. I'd be rather surprised if it were the same person every time, and highly suspect it's nothing more than a carefully engineered piece of fiction designed to get responses such as yours.
tl;dr: it's a troll dude.
Re:Fuck Anonymous (Score:1, Informative)
OP did look for CP and check them all out.
To have proof he must have many examples of them, him not being an officer acting on a case makes him a guy just collecting child pornography
We can't have pervs like him on the web!
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:5, Informative)
and so on. A general rule of thumb - if it has the potential to mislead you probably need to get some permission.
Re:Should have stayed relevant (Score:5, Informative)
Ministry of Sound is still one of the better clubs in London, especially with the closure of Matter, so they are still providing a venue for shows, clubs, raves, etc. The better promoters prefer Fabric as it's not as "corporate" as the others.
The brand itself has been diluted to worthlessness. You can get MoS branded alarm clocks and iPod docks FFS.
The label, while being the biggest indie label in the world, just churns out compilations - The Annual, Best of Happy Hardcore volume 40 etc.
The company does still release credible records, but they are all on imprints like Hed Kandi and particularly Data Records. Eric Prydz is at the top of his game, and Example is riding high in the charts.
Palumbo is a businessman, and that he would jump on the opportunity to screw a few more pennies out of file-sharers doesn't surprise me in the least.
Re:Should have stayed relevant (Score:3, Informative)
Because you cant possible do without your own copy. I mean, its right in there with food shelter and basic services. Isn't it?
By implying that you have some sort of need to consume their work but just can't or won't pay for it you're legitimizing the bastards. If no one decided to want personal copies of media that has shitty pricing, then the bastards would die out.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Should have stayed relevant (Score:2, Informative)
Your average MoS compilation is bus compressed so hard that I don't dare subject my amps to it, go anywhere near the clip light with that stuff and you know your spending a significant fraction of your time putting out DC.
Captcha was compress, creepy
Re:Fuck Anonymous (Score:1, Informative)
I time how long the threads remain active after they are reported (sometimes hours) and I log how many CP topics are posted in a day.
Strange, normally their lifetime seems to be a few minutes before getting nuked (unless you count threads that live on for hours before someone posts child porn and they then get deleted).
4chan has mods and its easy to solve the CP problem but moot doesn't want to because CP is a BIG part of the appeal of this place.
Well, they do what they can. Sort of like how you're using stale "copypasta" in what amounts to a lame attempt to troll, it's just that they are infinitely more competent.
4chan is the largest distributor of CP on the web.
Riiiiiiight....
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:5, Informative)
We've a scam company here in the UK called London Mint Office. It's not affiliated with the real mint at all, but somehow they get away with it. It's just on the right side of legal - the standard 'didn't read the small print,' where the customer is offered what looks like a good deal on a product (A commorative coin) but isn't clearly told that in accepting the agreement they are also agreeing to be direct-debited for a case full of overpriced junk coins every month... and the only way to get out of the deal is via a phone line that is always unavailable.
If its a direct debit then it is clearly not the only way. Cancel your direct debit - most banks let you do it online.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:4, Informative)
Are there any laws governing what you can legally name your organization? Can I register a corporation under the name "Federal government of the United States"?
Years ago in France a guy did name his company "Trésor Publicité". A perfectly good name. Except that he used it to cash intercepted checks intended for the "Trésor Public" [the french revenue service], just adding the 3 letters at the end. Guess how that worked out for him... Hint: never steal money from thieves, they don't take kindly to it.
Re:Why bother with this? (Score:5, Informative)
Well, it seems to have worked against ACS Law, the domain does not resolve anymore (since ca. 29. Oct). http://acs-law.org.uk/ [acs-law.org.uk]
It is very likely that ACS Law will go out of business for doing their shady "porn" extortion. After/During that attack, some 200MB of emails "leaked" which will put the last nail in their coffin: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5850493/ACS-Law_leaked_emails [thepiratebay.org]
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:2, Informative)
Which would be a breach of contract if they play their cards right, leaving you even more fucked up than in the previous situation.
There's a word for this sort of thing: terrorism (Score:2, Informative)
How is this not a terrorist act? Sure, one guy's terrorist is another guy's freedom fighter, but attacking sites one disagrees with is still terrorism, whether it's done with bombs or botnets.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:1, Informative)
That's the list for Limited Liability Partnerships (the equivalent of a limited company for lawyers, accountants, etc.)
Probably more relevant to Slashdotters is the limited company list [companieshouse.gov.uk]. Which is actually quite similar.
Re:Wow (Score:5, Informative)
Hope I actually got it close to correct.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:5, Informative)
Which would be a breach of contract if they play their cards right, leaving you even more fucked up than in the previous situation.
Not if key details of the contract were only in the fine print, and the cancellation number unavailable. You would have two defences: 1) The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, and 2) You made reasonable attempts to notify the company about the cancellation.
I would be very surprised if they even took you as far as the court for that.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:4, Informative)
In Britain there are naming rules [companieshouse.gov.uk] that require names be unique, none infringing, don't imply a connection to government or royalty, are not offensive, or confusing (e.g. Limited ltd). There are certain additional rules when you include words like Vet, Doctor, Solicitor etc. in your company name.
Even with the rules it doesn't stop some scummy ambulance chasing companies trying to pass themselves off as official sounding accident boards and such like.
Re:Offtopic, but I'm really curious (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Wow (Score:5, Informative)
Mostly correct. Describing "compression" as "amplification" is arguably correct, but doesn't tell the full story, even tho you correctly point out the soft sounds.
Compression basically makes the soft sounds louder, and/or the loud sounds softer so there is less dynamic range in the music - that is, the difference between the soft and loud noises is made smaller, or even much smaller.
The result is that the music sounds "louder", but you can lose a lot of the "feel" of a track.
It also uses more energy, and drives your amp and then your speakers much harder, and hotter.
But hey, that is a ton more words than you used, and someone will pick holes in this version too.
Yours is pretty darn good, for a paraphrase to non sound geeks.