MediaDefender exposed

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited September 2007 in Science & Tech
In a long and sordid story, Ars Technica tells of a "P2P poisoning" company that had a large quantity of e-mails stolen by TorrentFreak. The e-mails reveal a secret government project, how it attempted to entrap users with a "video upload" site called MiiVi, and details of its contracts with music studios.
<blockquote>The cold war being waged between MediaDefender and P2P copyright infringers is rife with mutual deception, but one fact shines through all of the layers of obfuscation: MediaDefender consistently underestimates the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and dedication of its adversaries. In this case, it could cost the company everything.</blockquote>

The 700MB of internal company e-mail was obtained by compromising an employee's Gmail account. The company specializes in disrupting peer-to-peer transactions so that users must buy legitimate copies.

Comments

  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2007
    HA.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2007
    Owned in the dick.

    //EDIT: olol uncensored for comedy++
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2007
    Thrax wrote:
    Owned in the dick.

    //EDIT: olol uncensored for comedy++
    I concur!
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