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Hacker Hired to Help Stop Piracy

October 23rd, 2007 | Category: Hacks, Technology News

You know I had to actually see the words I just wrote to see the irony behind it. Now, I will not say ALL hackers are pirates, but I will say that a substantial amount are… Anyway it’s beside the point.

The MPAA hired Robert Anderson to help them bring down piracy. Now firstly, I will say, having worked in the DVD industry before, it is quite obvious the devastating effect that piracy has had on movies. They have lost a lot of money with the coming of the internet age. (however I still strongly believe that cable TV has also made a substantial impact on it, more specifically from my personal experience, but I would also believe that it would be a considerable factor in the rest of the world). Now to see the extent as to which these people have gone. They had a “hired gun” Read more

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