Wolverine2
It Wasn't Me
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join:2001-01-30
Wilton, CA
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| Hmm, nothing catchy comes to mind
How about this, the RIAA is involved in the malcious code included within the p2p software. They of course dont admit this, having the software made by a palestinian company benefits the RIAA, because now the government could use some portion of the patriot act to disallow the use of p2p programs because they could represent a threat to national security. Far fetched  . Wouldn't it be a brilliant plan though .
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keith2468
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join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB
| We don't know who installed the back door
How soon people forget the original licensing agreement Kazaa published with its product.
If the product is otherwise good it will be adopted, or at least cut-up and some parts adopted. 
In the case of ES5, what people are forgetting is that the Palestinians are the focus of intense intelligence activity by foreign countries.
Not just the government of Israel, but the governments of the US, Russia, and even a few other Arab countries (e.g. Jordan) want (or act like they want) to keep the Palestinians hobbled.
And then there is the RIAA angle.
Who put the back door in the code? ES5, foreign intelligence agencies, the Palestinian government, the RIAA, someone else?
There are a lot of suspects and I would say we don't have enough information to do more than guess. |
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A J 121
Who Is Keyser Soze?
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join:2001-01-15
UK
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Re: Hmm, nothing catchy comes to mind
They would never do this. Due to the fact that if they hacked into a PC in the UK (for example) then they could be prosecuted under UK law. The Computer Misuse Act 1990 says "A person is guilty of an offence if: he does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer"
I cannot see the RIAA being stupid enough to do this. It would wipe them out in an instant if they were found to be involved. They may be able to mess with PC's in the US but don't forget that other countries don't have to worry about the RIAA as its powers and legal clout mean nothing to them.
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adnoctum
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Athens, GA | This is of course assuming that the RIAA is smart enough to think all these plans up. They are the ones who are suing their customer base, hoping to encourage sales.
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