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No need for SOPA to combat this kind of cybercrime. DNS takedown may slow these guys down but it would not stop anything.
by Zarathust 15y ago
No need for SOPA to combat this kind of cybercrime. DNS takedown may slow these guys down but it would not stop anything.
- pilom 15y agoSOPA doesn't fight cybercrime! It attempted to allow US authorities to block access to people who provided counterfeit or unlicensed copywritten work. That's all.
- jaylevitt 15y agoThe pharma counterfeiters ARE the botnet herders ARE the credit card rings. And counterfeit drugs would have fallen under SOPA. SOPA was a horrible idea, of course. But yes, any anti-counterfeiting laws can also be cybercrime laws.
- teyc 15y agoCompanies like Microsoft have worked with ISPs to take down botnet command and control. All this without needing new regulations.
- daeken 15y agoWhat does SOPA have to do with this? SOPA is meant to battle copyright and trademark infringement, not 'cybercrime' in general. Making SOPA into something that it's not isn't an effective way to fight it.
- nhangen 15y agoA sniper rifle would do a much better job.
- daeken 15y agoI hate to be that guy, but really? You're suggesting that people be killed for supposedly infecting machines and spreading malware? They should be brought to justice; that's not the same as murder.
- nhangen 15y agoI'm not suggesting it, but I wouldn't be upset if it happened. These people are scum in my book.