The tables turn for "MAFIAA" ;-P
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| henke54 May 25, 2006 3:50 PM EDT |
The tables turn: Torrentspy sues the MPAA for conspiracy and invasion of privacy "The MPAA, so used to suing file-swapping networks and BitTorrent search engines, now finds the tables turned. Torrentspy has just filed a lawsuit against the MPAA, accusing the group of conspiracy, unlawful business practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and more. Torrentspy alleges (PDF) that the MPAA hired a hacker to retrieve private information from Torrentspy servers and from the private e-mail accounts of the company's management. The complaint alleges that a man named Dean Garfield offered a hacker US$15,000 to retrieve the information for the MPAA, telling the hacker that "we don't care how you get it" (p. 5). After accepting the assignment, the hacker allegedly broke into Torrentspy servers and retrieved the following items:...." http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060525-6915.html |
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