Feel The Burn RIAA...

djqwest · 29th July 2003, 18:58

After the RIAA used out-of-context quotes from Techfocus's interview with Fred Von Lohmann of the EFF, and without obtaining permission to use such media, Techfocus chose to ban all known RIAA IP addresses from viewing the site.

http://techfocus.org/comments.php?id=3662&catid=17

Since then, more than 5,000 have downloaded the file containing the IP addresses to block, and many have reportedly put similar blocks on their websites.

Techfocus also found an interesting loophole in the RIAA's legislative baby, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which illegalizes circumvention of "access controls." So if the RIAA attempts to break through such attempts at blocking access, they could be theoretically sued by their own pet law.

Qwest.

ifm2181 · 30th July 2003, 02:21

Blam, take that RIAA.

Lightning_Fire · 30th July 2003, 15:38

hah die riaa

29th July 2003, 18:58	#1
djqwest Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MotherShip Posts: 558	Feel The Burn RIAA... After the RIAA used out-of-context quotes from Techfocus's interview with Fred Von Lohmann of the EFF, and without obtaining permission to use such media, Techfocus chose to ban all known RIAA IP addresses from viewing the site. http://techfocus.org/comments.php?id=3662&catid=17 Since then, more than 5,000 have downloaded the file containing the IP addresses to block, and many have reportedly put similar blocks on their websites. Techfocus also found an interesting loophole in the RIAA's legislative baby, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which illegalizes circumvention of "access controls." So if the RIAA attempts to break through such attempts at blocking access, they could be theoretically sued by their own pet law. Qwest. The Choons: (128k) - (56k)

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30th July 2003, 02:21	#2
ifm2181 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: False Posts: 2	Blam, take that RIAA.

30th July 2003, 15:38	#3
Lightning_Fire Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15	hah die riaa