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This last week has certainly been interesting in terms of anti-piracy events. While the controversial SOPA and PIPA bills have been effectively shelved, the U.S. government still took a major bite out of online file sharing by shutting down Megaupload.com. If you’ve never heard of the site, Megaupload was a notorious cache of pirated material, a place where downloaders could access movies, music and television shows free of charge.
Anonymous, that volatile pocket of the web known for mass action, did not take kindly to the removal of Megaupload from the web. In fact, the organization (if you can call it that) went on a booming offensive, deleting CBS.com, toppling the U.S. Department of Justice website and shutting down the FTC’s online presence. It was a massive effort on the part of Anons, one that they have promised to continue.
But one has to wonder if hacking websites or shutting them down via DDOS attacks is a valid form of protest. Sure, it makes your point, but it also infringes on the rights of every person that depends on those websites for information or entertainment.
So today’s sound off begs this simple question: Do you think hacking-type protests are an appropriate response to disagreeable government actions?
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all hacking causes is a couple hours of hell well the site rebuilds
then everything goes on like nothing happend
in the end pointless has a protest
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Sure. It's the pussy, lazy ass way of protesting. Nothing says protest like never getting off your ass and never making yourself heard aside from a video that only blog sites distribute.
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Crack open a history book and learn about protesting. While you're at, learn about unions....dude.
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Yeah.
Clearly the second amendment is completely useless now.
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This isn't a protest... it's a temper tantrum.
Also as an "older person" (I'm 41) I care very much about the net. Hell if it wasn't for us "older people", you wouldn't have the net.
And it's not a "war", it's childish behavior engaged in by kids too cowardly to show their faces, kind of like the taliban and al qaeda (Yep that's right I equated these gits to terrorists).
Think before you speak.
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My reasoning for this is:
1. They're causing users of some sites to not be able to access them.
2. They're opening up opportunities for thieves to steal information from users.
3. They're giving a reason for shutting all of the internet down.
You can't hack what isn't there, so if the whole internet goes down, then what will they do?
They need different methods of protesting should this problem keep arising, in my opinion.
Sorry for the wall of text.
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And it's more like butt-hurt baby lost his bottle hissy fit.
Don't like what happened?
Actually try to do some problem solving and tackle it with a mature attitude instead of going for instant bitching.
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I think that a mode valid means would be to not delete the website but to very clearly put something on the site (like an image or a video front and center) So that it is seen by everyone visiting the site. So it remains up yet spreads the message.
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Was it the wrong approach? Yes. Will megaupload be fined infinity dollars? Maybe, maybe not. They're accused but not guilty as of yet.
The reason I'm upset about the whole thing is all the resources lost. Yeah a lot of pirated content on there but anything cool someone made to share with us is currently unreachable. No mods, no hacks, lost porn, MP3s (cuz im canadian, i'm sampling for life legally.), and countless other files. I'd imagine quite a few backups important to average people are stuck in limbo as well.
I think the FBI should just post a warning on the site and not shut it off but if they're guilty thats x amount of days of piracy blamed on the FBI.
Though personally i think the good should outweigh the bad and we should still have access to this site say for a 72 hour window to rip megaupload and start rereupload.
Oh well, just get used to going back to find something you liked or deleted and find no mirrors.
To all uploaders of pirated content, you killed megaupload, just the FBI can't target you for pennies is all.
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another apocalypse .....its worse than invading iraq MR OBAMA !
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* graffitti as an art form
* punching someone in the face as a form of plastic surgery
* mugging people as a form of wealth redistribution
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They never come out of no where and demand change, there's always some form of scapegoat.
To the kid who said credit cards exposed, take a picture of your mommy's credit cards and post them on the web, do it, its what you want.
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I'm sorry, what, did the PSN blackout induce cramps or something?
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2. Like Ultima said....suffer? WTF kind of spoiled mammas boy SUFFERED from the actions of anon?
If not getting to play with your toy is suffering then you are more blessed then you know!
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I do agree with your statement, apart from your claim of graffitti NOT being an art form.
That is just total BS.
Tags are not art, graffitti is.
I do agree that tagging public venues with some half-assed skid done in two and half seconds is not an art form, just sheer vandalism, any jerk with a spray can is able to do that.
But proper graffitti is a completely different matter. It takes planning, and years of practise. Ecspecially if you have consulted your city and negotiated an accepted venue where to create your piece.
It needs to be done right, and then it is a part of modern art.
Sorry for the rant, everyone.
I am not an graffitti artist, but I can appreciate graffitti, IF it is done right.
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It's a pretty safe bet to assume he meant ugly ass tagging.
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Its time we round up the rich and powerful, these dictatorial plutocrats, and behead them all in a simultaneous webcast - french revolution style.
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Just because you have some weird hero obsession with Anon you shouldn't allow it to crowd your judgement to what their actions will accomplish in the long run. These self proclaimed hackers are not helping anyone with these attacks, they only add fuel to the fire for those that are trying to take away our rights.
And really? Comparing this shit to 911? You need to get your head straight son. This has nothing to do with a bunch of religious zealots (WHO by the way would take away all your rights, period) but with a law that is convoluted and dangerous to anyone not in the record/film industry. Anons actions show the government that they need tighter laws, not that maybe the laws need to be reviewed further.
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Just look at what happened at Obama's speech he said he's for equality but then he turns around and shakes boehner's hand, the guy who lobbies for the rich the most.
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I don't know how to hack, but am more than willing to try and learn how to. I need to somehow get into the correct link and download my fucking anime movies in Japanese and am sick of seeing that fucking FBI NOTICE! please reply with some useful advice :|
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