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I believe that LulzSec activities of late, likely accelerated a deal like this happening. Goodbye freedom of the internets, forever.

nextparadigms 15y ago
How is cracking down on copyright infringement related to Lulzsec hacking into websites? Trust me, they've been working on doing this for a while, and they're trying to do it in as many countries as possible in the same time, so that they can give each other as example, and hope that people will take the new laws for granted. It's their evil master plan. RIAA and MPAA are by far the most dangerous entities for our freedoms online, more than the Government itself is with their own initiatives for censorship. But what RIAA is trying to do all over the world is at least one level above what governments were trying to do already. People must revolt and put and end to this before it's too late.
- marcamillion 15y ago
  Because cracking down on copyright infringement is tough to do politically. But if they can show that 'everybody is in danger', i.e. see these 'rogue hackers' are attacking not just companies but the CIA, the Fed, etc., then it becomes politically easier for them to go through with stuff like this. LulzSec is playing into their hands. They are terrifying the public, with the constant headlines and giving these idiots the political initiative to 'control' the internet. Now they can say, these anonymous hackers are pirating and hacking. They need to be stopped. Large Co is now the victim, the anonymity of the internet that these hackers hide under is the enemy, so they are going after it vigorously. This is just the first step. But believe me, the end game is: Everybody suffers. Privacy for none.
marcamillion 15y ago
Really...all the downvoting ? Is it unrealistic to see that by attacking all these large companies as a 'headless' organization that can't be tracked, would force them to join forces with each other and the government to implement more stringent IP protection laws and get rid of anonymity online ?
- sukuriant 15y ago
  You're not alone in these concerns

nextparadigms 15y ago

How is cracking down on copyright infringement related to Lulzsec hacking into websites? Trust me, they've been working on doing this for a while, and they're trying to do it in as many countries as possible in the same time, so that they can give each other as example, and hope that people will take the new laws for granted. It's their evil master plan. RIAA and MPAA are by far the most dangerous entities for our freedoms online, more than the Government itself is with their own initiatives for censorship. But what RIAA is trying to do all over the world is at least one level above what governments were trying to do already. People must revolt and put and end to this before it's too late.

marcamillion 15y ago
Because cracking down on copyright infringement is tough to do politically. But if they can show that 'everybody is in danger', i.e. see these 'rogue hackers' are attacking not just companies but the CIA, the Fed, etc., then it becomes politically easier for them to go through with stuff like this. LulzSec is playing into their hands. They are terrifying the public, with the constant headlines and giving these idiots the political initiative to 'control' the internet. Now they can say, these anonymous hackers are pirating and hacking. They need to be stopped. Large Co is now the victim, the anonymity of the internet that these hackers hide under is the enemy, so they are going after it vigorously. This is just the first step. But believe me, the end game is: Everybody suffers. Privacy for none.

marcamillion 15y ago

Really...all the downvoting ? Is it unrealistic to see that by attacking all these large companies as a 'headless' organization that can't be tracked, would force them to join forces with each other and the government to implement more stringent IP protection laws and get rid of anonymity online ?

sukuriant 15y ago
You're not alone in these concerns