MPAA Dogs Hack Diggnation

\r\n\r\nIf you need any more proof that the MPAA\’s \”antipiracy\” attack dogs hurt innocent people, look no further than this. Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback reports that a denial of service attack — a cybercrime — that took down his business for two days was committed by none other than Media Defender, an MPAA \”antipiracy\” watchdog.\r\n\r\nRevision3 produces online video shows, their most famous being Diggnation. They publish their content — quite legally — via BitTorrent. Apparently, Media Defender\’s systems are programmed to put fake trackers on BitTorrent servers, and attack those servers if caught. That\’s exactly what happened to Revision3.\r\n\r\nOf course, some idiots might say Diggnation\’s just some stupid Internet show. Fighting piracy is more important than some stupid Internet show, they might say. In response to such idiocy, may I quote Jim Louderback:\r\n\r\n

If it can happen to Revision3, it could happen to your business too. We’re simply in the business of delivering entertainment and information – that’s not life or death stuff. But what if MediaDefender discovers a tracker inside a hospital, fire department or 911 center? If it happened to us, it could happen to them too. In my opinion, Media Defender practices risky business, and needs to overhaul how it operates.

\r\n\r\nCopyright trolls think the need to protect their work gives them the right to hurt the innocent. Louderback says the FBI is now on the case. Let\’s hope those Media Defender dogs finally pay for all their cybercrimes.