FBI crack down

NickK · Dec 13, 2001

I don't know if you guys saw the story in News Week, but here's what's happening... It seems like the government is getting really tough against software pirates, which I really could care less about. They already busted up some major groups at universities across the nation... Like MIT. Right, so, it's nice that they're taking down these groups that spew out copyrighted materials for the fun of it, but today a guy down the hall from me got his equipment seized by the FBI... (They took his computer and his DreamCast games but left his DreamCast........

) He says he thinks his phone line was tapped... It's kinda scary. I wonder what will happen next?

Enigma1982 · Dec 13, 2001

Hmm..........
Yep there are going happen here too...........
There are rumor said microsoft will catch on software pirates too
Many people who open netcafe and game fear this news because they using windows and office pirates.Now they disscussing to move to liunx os and open office.

Prafull · Dec 13, 2001

Piracy has always been a big big problem here in India.Many people dont even know that what they are using is pirated software . Recently few steps have been taken to minimize piracy. Piracy report hotlines are one of them.Lets see how much difference does it make.

Shiori · Dec 13, 2001

I guess they're sometimes right about students selling pirated software....after all, they gotta have some form of income to pay for tuition or dates. I just hope M$ doesn't just go rounding people up and turning them into instant suspects just because they had a burner installed.

Hung One · Dec 13, 2001

you guy should be thankful you have no fbi there like supercops

THE FEDS ARE WATCHING YOU

edit**ahh im an idiot you probally got your own specal police in your countrys but they cant come close to the fbi's capability

Takmadeus · Dec 13, 2001

well...... here we got the fedesoft... (like the FBI but for software....) when they get you..... they get you...

seriously.... if you are caught, they don't just seize your stuff.... they send you to jail for like 10.000 years... big stuff

but we are lucky, if they wanna catch all the pirates, the will have to jail every owner of a computer :evil:

PS: if you are caught with pirated software and a CD writer, you go to jail like for 100.000 years

Hung One · Dec 13, 2001

where the hell is that?? in my country id get like 6 months probation for something like that or id maybe have to write a 2000 word essay about why software pirating is wrong its pretty leinant

OH and why in THE hell do you wnt shiori in underwear lying on your legs

Shiori · Dec 13, 2001

Originally posted by takmadeus

seriously.... if you are caught, they don't just seize your stuff.... they send you to jail for like 10.000 years... big stuff

PS: if you are caught with pirated software and a CD writer, you go to jail like for 100.000 years

i don't think the Earth is even going to last that long

kairi00 · Dec 13, 2001

I was reading the local newspaper this morning, and spotted this story
http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20011213/868012.html

Might be of interest to you guys.

404 · Dec 13, 2001

Pirates....

the Peter Pan version, or the one from Cutthroat island?

Sylvan Sorrow · Dec 13, 2001

Originally posted by 404
Pirates....

the Peter Pan version, or the one from Cutthroat island?

The ones from Silicon Valley

Sylvan Sorrow · Dec 13, 2001

one kid in college once paid me in copies of some of his software to do his math takehome test, does that count for selling pirated stuff?

Ryos · Dec 14, 2001

Unless he paid for both of the copies or is specifically permitted to make unauthorized copies (ha), then yes.

Sylvan Sorrow · Dec 14, 2001

well, no, but he paid for his CD burner, so that should count

(note: this post is of an individual opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of NGemu, or ever Ryoga for that matter

Ryos · Dec 14, 2001

I'm sure they'd think so.

BTW, the Daily Show had a most interesting piece on this story ("f*** Finland").

Gk1986 · Dec 14, 2001

Look at this article: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/13/magic.lantern.reut/index.html
Hope it doesn't happen.

NickK · Dec 14, 2001

Originally posted by Gk1986
Look at this article: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/13/magic.lantern.reut/index.html
Hope it doesn't happen.

That's some scary stuff... Invasion of privacy definitely!

Ryos · Dec 14, 2001

Great, before I'd getting viruses from some nitwit. Now I'd be getting them from some government nitwit. Peachy. -_-

Shiori · Dec 14, 2001

....and I think they're making deals with the antivirus companies so their DAT updates won't detect it.

NickK · Dec 14, 2001

Originally posted by Shiori
....and I think they're making deals with the antivirus companies so their DAT updates won't detect it.

It says that at the moment anti virus companies will not stop updating their definitions unless ordered by law, which hasn't happened yet.

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