MPAA caught pirating software.

[Mikey_]

Oh the irony.

A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way.

Patrick Robin, a 29 year old web developer from South England, is the developer of an ASP-based blogging platform called Forest Blog. He distributes it freely under a linkware license, asking that anyone who uses it merely link back to his site where Forest Blog is offered for download. If someone wants to remove the links back to his site, they must purchase a license. A personal license costs 10 Pounds and a commercial one costs 25.

Amazingly, the MPAA seem to think they’re above “formalities” like licenses and such. The MPAA blog, located at www.mpaa.org/blog_default.asp (currently down - pic), was using Patrick’s Forest Blog software, but had been completely stripped of his name, and links back to his site. He only found about it accidentally when he happened to visit the MPAA site.

Clearly, there seems to be a lack of concern by the MPAA of others’ copyrighted works. Therefore, is it unsurprising that their customers seem to have the same attitude towards their movies?

According to Patrick, it isn’t something new to find his blogging software being used like this. What he finds really odd is that an organisation whose goal is to “protect” copyrighted creative works has no qualms in, essentially, stealing other people’s work. The MPAA still haven’t replied to a letter he sent them about the illegal use of his blogging software.

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[polobunny]

Oh the irony.

A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way.



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Bwahaha, clowns.

[Ktiger41]

People and companies getting ripped off daily. Kinda what this community was founded on...

[Cyberxion]

And your point is what, exactly?

The point of the article is to draw attention to the fact that one of the biggest opponents of piracy,is not much more than a group of filthy pirates themselves. It's not to point at them and pretend we're better than them.

[Ktiger41]

And your point is what, exactly? The point of the article is to draw attention to the fact that one of the biggest opponents of piracy, is not much more than a group of filthy pirates themselves.

We all have something to hide. They just got exposed.

[Cyberxion]

Wow. So the irony of this situation hasn't made itself clear to you?

We're not stupid, it's just that it's really ironic for the MPAA to be pirating people's shit. We know that it's likely to have been going on for some time, just that in being exposed, it makes for a good discussion.

[Dinosaurman]

We all have something to hide. They just got exposed.

Yes but we are a comunity of filthy pirates,
and they are an anti-piracy agancy.

Its ironic.

See?

[Banned]

Yes but we are a comunity of filthy pirates,
and they are an anti-piracy agancy.

Its ironic.

See?

Hey, I'm not filthy.

[Corey]

We all have something to hide. They just got exposed.

Maybe i'm wierd but this was dirty the second time i red it... and yes, we are filthy pirates. not hypocrites though.

[Dinosaurman]

Hey, I'm not filthy.

:heyhey:

[WolfCoder]

Let's go sic MC Double Def on them now!

[_M_]

It's not to point at them and pretend we're better than them.

It's not? Ah, man. That's what first came to mind.

[Cyberxion]

It's not? Ah, man. That's what first came to mind.

Well, to be fair we all seem to be the sort of people who collectively think that we're better than everyone else. But in this case, we're totally focusing on the fact that the MPAA is a bunch of hypocritical douchebags, and we're leaving the part about us being better than them understood, but unsaid.

[Ktiger41]

Yes but we are a comunity of filthy pirates,
and they are an anti-piracy agancy.

Its ironic.

See?

I know. I got it from step one. I was reiterating the point. Or in your eyes trying too.

[Fer!]

So this means we have free hand to download movies as we like until they apologize.

Jump in people! Open your favorite P2P program!