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THE MPAA has been caught pirating Open Source software.
« on: February 19, 2007, 06:38:30 pm »
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The writer of the blogging engine called Forest Blog spotted the pirate hunting outfit MPAA was using his work and had completely violated his linkware licence.

Not only had it removed all links back to the Forest Blog site, the MPAA had not credited him for creating the software in any way.

Patrick Robin wrote the ASP-based blogging platform called Forest Blog and distributes it for free under a linkware licence. The idea is that you can use it for free merely by linking back to his site where Forest Blog is offered for download. The cost of removing the linkware would have set the MPAA back the grand sum of £25.

The site is down now, but one wonders if the MPAA has this attitude about piracy, why is it so surprised when others rip off its music or movies.

The MPAA wriggled out of the hole it dug itself by removing blog and the offending software from its servers.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37707

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Re: THE MPAA has been caught pirating Open Source software.
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2007, 06:44:24 pm »
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Re: THE MPAA has been caught pirating Open Source software.
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2007, 07:12:15 pm »
Hope he sues their wallets dry.
People who keep pointing others are usually the culprits themselves...

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Re: THE MPAA has been caught pirating Open Source software.
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2007, 02:08:46 am »
hehe, good to see the cartel fucking over themselves once again. I hope the programmer sues them the same way the RIAA sued allofmp3 (I don't know how many zeros they added to that number.. lol)

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