MPAA’s antipiracy toolkit shut down after DMCA complaint
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently released a software toolkit designed to help universities detect instances of potentially illegal file-sharing on school networks. The toolkit is based on the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux distribution and includes the Apache web server as well as custom traffic monitoring software created by the MPAA. Although the toolkit was previously available from a web site set up by the MPAA, the software was removed last night after the organization received a request from Ubuntu technical board member Matthew Garrett to take it down due to GPL violations.
Although the MPAA’s failure to comply with copyright law in this case is a delicious irony, it won’t permanently prevent distribution of the antipiracy software toolkit. Oster told Ars Technica that the MPAA would make sure that it fully complied with the GPL, and that the software would be available once again in “short order.” The most straightforward way to resolve the problem would be to post a notice next to the download link that provides contact information and affirms willingness to provide the source code upon request. These guys should first sort their own mess and then waste millions on so called antip2p fight…
Source: Ars Technica
Comments(29)
haha MPAA got pwned
nice post martin.
Only noobs live on-campus anyways – so there is not much they can do.
I read about this 6 days ago. http://mjg59.livejournal.com/78590.html
Figures. Only genius’ work in the MPAA.
It is hilarious that the MPAA does not have more respect for copyrights than any one downloading copyrighted material. Complete hypocrites.
I HOPE THOSE ANTI PIRACY LOOSERS BURN IN HELL
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Oh, that is beautiful. Next thing that is going to happen is an MPAA employee is going to get fired for using p2p…Oh, good stuff.
Stupid Idiots. They kicked themselves in the ass. Absolutely priceless.
Sonny: Are you a fuc!(ing 2etard? I should smack you with a dead gopher…
@10
Its there so you cant take advantage of something made by others, unless youre contributing aswell
which they failed to do
@ #7 – First, turn off the caps lock. No need to shout. Second, loser is spelled l-o-s-e-r. Not looser. Looser is the opposite of tighter. Loser is one who doesn’t spell check their post if they aren’t sure. Class dismissed.
@3, everyone’s a newbee at one time. Don’t be so elitist and condescending thank you
@10, Sonny, why don’t you learn a bit about something before criticizing it? I can’t believe you took the time to make such an ignorant post…
@10 Sonny.
That’s the most ridiculous comment ever.
Does it hurt when you use your brain?
well now if you end up in court cause of them, you know what source of information you can pull “why attack me when they ‘illigely’ broke copyright laws themselves”
@ #18 – Illegally. I-L-L-E-G-A-L-L-Y. Illegally. Class dismissed.
LOOOOOOOOOOLLL @ Spelling Teacher.
ROFL!
I love The Spelling Teacher!
GPL basically says, you are allowed to modify the product, but you have to make the modified source code freely available.
I guess MPAA didn’t really want the GP seeing how their software was working, and ultimately build a defense for it. lol
This has nothing to do with the DMCA.
Nice … me, someone anonymous wanted you guys to get real news and my post got deleted and replaced with this news bit without a shred of credit.
Good one.
Hey, SpellingTeacher! How do you spell the Mary Poppins word?! “Suprcolofraudialisstcespialadociuss”! Stop being such a douche…This is a bloody response section for piracy news, not a forums…Its not like we are always thinking of how to spell everything perfectly…So stop making yourself feel special with your pathetic excuse of sarcasm…It isnt cute, it isnt funny…
old news.
[NZ]SoniKalien wrote:
GPL basically says, you are allowed to modify the product, but you have to make the modified source code freely available.
I guess MPAA didn’t really want the GP seeing how their software was working, and ultimately build a defense for it. lol
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That’s not enough to comply with the GPLv2.
ALL sources need be available with every product that’s being distributed, even if you don’t modify anything (GPLv3 is less strict on this).
In reality, most GPL developers (also being the copyright holders) just don’t really care about this(MPAA being ruthless assh0les was probably part of the motivation for that DMCA takedown request).
If it had been me, I would have sued them. I mean it’s not like the MPAA or RIAA ever excepts an excuse of “Oops, sorry, I didn’t know I was doing anything wrong.” They sue first and don’t even bother to ask questions.
@24 Darth Arcon,
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
You’re welcome.
@ #’s 19,20,27 – Three gold stars and you may move your chairs to the head of the class.
@ #24 – As for you, young man, report to the headmasters office. Perhaps a dose of the cane will sort you out.
Class dismissed.
thats funny, boot on he other foot eh guys !!
but, they got it out there, and they know from experience, that once something gets out, there is no way stopping it