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Anonymous not so anonymous..ruhhh ohh Sony
Puremallace
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http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/30/anonymous-declares-war-on-sony-over-sopa-support/
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I wonder if this next attempt will hurt their cause more then it will help...
I have a feeling that Sony will get cocky and try to call them out. They might think they are prepared to handle Anonymous this time around. Well, let me go ahead and clear out my credit card info again.
BOOYAKA!
Depends, will it be Bieber or GaGa?
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
First rule of hacking is be 100% before saying something. These guys probably already got them and Sony has not figured it out yet.
The thought alone is bad enough...
Love it go for it and show these shareholder driven big companies that you cant treat customers like shit and support sopa!
We need a MMORPG Cataclysm asap, finish the dark age of MMORPGS now!
"Everything you're bitching about is wrong. People don't have the time to invest in corpse runs, impossible zones, or long winded quests. Sometimes, they just want to pop on and play."
"Then maybe MMORPGs aren't for you."
Funny, I thought the same thing...
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true...
Down with SOPA !!!
someone needs to take these dumb hackers down. these companies have every right to not wanting people to pirate software. If someone doesnt feel the item is worth paying for then dont pay for it. pirating is theft no matter how you slice it. This group anonymous's cause is ridiculous and they are just trying to show how "powerful" they are because they are good with a computer.
"Gypsies, tramps, and thieves, we were called by the Admin of the site . . . "
Then i must be the greatest thief there ever was/is.
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thats just sad
unfortunate how common it is for people to believe this is ok.
so i take it that you believe that a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison for 10 pieces of music or movies is ok?
I'm afraid the world isn't as black-and-white as you'd like it to be.
Hype train -> Reality
@mcburly The problem is not what SOPA is allegedly aimed at (stopping piracy), but what it actually does.
You might want to read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-sopa-Stop-Online-Piracy-Act-PROTECT-IP-Senate,14393.html
One guy in that comment section who is not a tool understands what this Bill means. If you gusy think it applies to the music industry you are on drugs
If anyone body actually think SOPA will stop the Russian pirate sites or Chinese ones you is on drugs. All it does is allow for censoreship in America and this guy gets it.
"""The bill also establishes a two-step process for intellectual property rights holders to seek relief if they have been harmed by a site dedicated to infringement. The rights holder must first notify, in writing, related payment facilitators and ad networks of the identity of the website, who, in turn, must then forward that notification and suspend services to that identified website, unless that site provides a counter notification explaining how it is not in violation."
So if you don't like what someone has to say, you can create a letter writing campaign to which each letter must be responded to or GoDaddy, PayPal, etc is legally required to stop providing service to them.
Notice that the burden of proof is on the accused - they have to prove that they are not infringing - the accuser has to prove nothing, just write a complaint letter to PayPal. This is pre-court, pre-trial, pre any sort of legal function on the books today. And it applies to non-US sites who may not even be covered by our copyright laws. Most organizations, such as Scientology, use copyright law to try to take out sites trying to expose them already. The US Government copyrights most of its documents. This isn't about protecting the newest Justin Beiber song, make no mistake about it. He's a puppet just like that fool Lars Ulrich had a hand up his ass during the push for the DMCA. How's your Metallica doing now that it's all protected, Lars? But I digress. Entertainer activists pfft.
No, this is about using music and movies as an excuse to gain control over public opinion on the internet. It's about being frightened that Fox Nooz junkies are starting to watch TV online (they can just right click and google our talking points?? what?? repetition is no longer effective?? the horros!). It's about not letting an organization's own documents be used to call them on their bullshit. It's about not letting our kids know there are any choices besides republican or democrat or that there was ever a time when you actually walked out of a store "owning" the music you just bought. It's about patching the leaks in their propaganda.
Anonymous is making the Light Side choice"""
so just cause the penalty is harsh its wrong? lol
In what way am i going to feel bad for someone who decides to steal a form of entertainment. I dont care if the penalty is death. Its not like they are stealing food to survive.
Go anons give this company what it deserves then move on to apple then facebook.
Exactly what I was thinking lol
No signature, I don't have a pen
The funny thing is this sopa act isnt going to stop pirating but it is going to seriously hamper if not destroy the internet as we know it.
Currently websites are not held responsible for user generated content that infringes as long as they take things down when they see it / its reported and do their best to self police.
With this new policy that will no longer be the case. Everyone will be liable for what their users do post, which means anything thats posted has to be screened first in advance.
So sites like youtube, twitter, facebook, internet forums like this one, web hosting companies, search engines etc etc are all targeted. This will pretty much kill social networking and any and all sites based on user generated content.
Imagine if someone at MMORPG.com had to authorize any and every post on the site.
So before you go throwing your support in for a bill you might want to see what exactly it is they are supporting. I'm not a pro-hacker but I definitely wont be doing business with sony anymore if I can help it.
So just to be clear, you are fine with the death penalty for any and all copy right infringement?
yet if pirating hasnt gotten out of control like it has then its possible this act wouldnt be an issue. This can be argued many different ways and there are areas of that act I dont agree with. As someone who just wants to enjoy the games I play Im tired of these hacker groups pulling this crap. That last attack on sony effected me as I wasnt able to game. In no way was I blaming Sony on that, im blaming anon. plain and simple. If they really have a "righteous cause" then they better make sure it only targets the ones they intend it to.
im against pirating and thats all. As someone who works within this industry, I am the one who gets screwed over by products getting stolen, pirated instead of being purchased. Its definitely not the big wigs. All they do is cut payroll if business is getting slow. Most if not all are pretty well off so if they so happen to go out of business, they will be fine.
NO! thats not wat I said.. Rawwwrrrr
I love the law. I never stole anything.. or lied... or cheated.... or lusted...
/sarcasm
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I dont know there are a lot of rather large companies against it. Google, Twitter, Amazon, Microsoft, Ebay, Paypal, just to name a few.
I know they are talking about a national blackout of webservices prior to the vote to help get the word out. Imagine if all of those services shut down for even just a day....
For the story click here
Anonymous did you a favor by exposing the horrible security sony had. Consider yourself lucky they caught it first and didn't exploit the information they gathered!
Nobody should have to explain this to you.