4Chan To Target RIAA Next

http://torrentfreak.com/4chan-to-ddos-riaa-next-is-this-the-protest-of-the-future-100919/

by Indyan • 16 years ago

44 30 16 years ago

goalieca• 16 years ago

And its down... Though, I gotta wonder how useful it is to take down an almost useless website on a weekend. The email infrastructure would be far more damaging I would imagine.

planckscnst• 16 years ago

Hint, hint?

cookiecaper• 16 years ago

People keep saying this but is there evidence that this attack doesn't bring down the mail server too? I'm not making assumptions, but for what amounts to a brochure site, it wouldn't be that surprising if mail was on the DoS'd servers.

Of course, if not, I agree this is kind of pointless.

Zev3• 16 years ago

As little as I like the RIAA/MPAA/etc's policies of suing everyone, I'm finding it even harder to like what amounts to petty cybervandalism.

sp3323• 16 years ago

"Turn about is fair play," as they say. AiPlex has been DDOS'ing file-sharing sites for months. http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-outfit-threatens-to-dos-... RIAA and MPAA have a long history of taking down websites they don't approve of with less-than-legal tactics. http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-outfit-threatens-to-dos-... Some of those sites weren't even illegal! MediaDefender group broke into Revision3's private tracker (which had ONLY original Rev3 content on it), injected illegal torrents into it in the hope of suing them for illegal distribution, then (accidentally!) DOSed it. http://revision3.com/blog/2008/05/29/inside-the-attack-that-...

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Zev3• 16 years ago

The whole "an eye for an eye" thing doesn't exactly scale terribly well.

ZeroMinx• 16 years ago

and that's the whole point!

I don't agree with this either, but it's only happening because the MPAA did it first. And they're supposed to be the "good guys".

If/when this hits mainstream media, I think this is the important thing to point out. The people have to be informed how these companies operate (I'm too cynical to think this enlightenment will ever happen, but it's a nice thought).

tomjen3• 16 years ago

I would have had to agree with you, if it wasn't because they themself started it.

So now, it is about showing them what happens when they thread on 4chan.

lotusleaf1987• 16 years ago

I'm finding it hard to feel bad for the RIAA.

doki_pen2• 16 years ago

A group of people who find pedophilia funny vs. a group that is willing to ruin the lives of elderly and children to make more money. Somehow I just don't care what happens.

Goladus• 16 years ago

Cultural taboos are always ripe for humor. Be careful judging someone for something you might not understand as well as you think.

doki_pen2• 16 years ago

Wouldn't offending 4Chan enthusiasts result in great lulz? Perhaps the reason I don't understand is because it doesn't make sense.

paul92903• 16 years ago

What is the reasoning behind these attacks? Immaturity?

Getting content legally and quickly in 2010 is a lot different and better then say 2003/2005.

TeHCrAzY• 16 years ago

If you live in America, sure.

paul92903• 16 years ago

The argument is weak re: DDOS(ing) the RIAA, you can listen any song for free on Youtube or Vevo either through your PC or through either iPhone app. Also YouTube's new artist playlist mix is awesome!

As for watching MPAA content check out YouTube as well. Tons of american tv shows can be found on youtube; better yet Justin.tv's entertainment section is awesome place to watch American TV shows for free! For me downloading is 2005, even if I did not have access to Hulu; youtube & justin.tv satisfy my prior bit torrenting.

bballbackus• 16 years ago

The idea is that the MPAA or someone hired a company that executes DDoS attacks against torrent websites. It is in fact a immature retaliation. At the end of the day, even if the RIAA and MPAA are sometimes behind the times, they are enforcing the (American) law on digital rights. People can use all the backwards reasoning they want, but they are still receiving content for free that the distributor wants them to pay for.

wipt• 16 years ago

When did the MPAA or RIAA become a law enforcement agency? Also, who's lobbying/(bribing) senators to make laws?

duairc• 16 years ago

I understand it as a protest against copyright, or at least the abuses of it by the organisations in question.

Rejecting copyright is a perfectly legitimate position. It's not immature, nor does it have anything to do with the means of "getting content legally and quickly" that are currently available.

paul92903• 16 years ago

It's a movement I guess that is screaming for Hulu? Are most of those in this movement not in the US?

But again this the RIAA they are targeting as mentioned above any song you want to listen to is available on youtube through ur PC or their iPHone app.

anonasorhaol• 16 years ago

Honestly, I don't understand why anybody cares about torrents.

I get all my music, etc. through upload-and-download sites like rapidshare, megaupload, mediafire, etc. and it's A LOT faster and doesn't mess with my internet like torrenting did.

Anybody else feel like we've also moved beyond torrenting like we did with napster, kazaa, limewire (well, most of us?)?

psiconaut• 16 years ago

Because they are a distributed network? Because they are more difficult to switch off? I believe that the massive download sites are a bad habit. It's a step back. It's not only about copyright. It's about who governs the internets.

jrockway• 16 years ago

The real protest is setting up a distributed infrastructure for sharing high-quality files for free that these organizations want $30 and your first born child for. Of course, that war has already been won so I guess 4chan has just decided to kick them while they're down for the fun of it.

I approve.

4Chan To Target RIAA Next

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