Comments on: MPAA anti-university software

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:56:32 +0000

Are their any other industries hated more universally than the record industry? Their artists hate them, the public hate them, even their own employees hate them!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:52:07 +0000

I’m sure university leaders will gladly bend to the their will and install this. After all, they clearly can’t resist big business and protect their students.

Years in the future, people will look on the government and universities with disgust for this unchallenged acquiescence.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:03:44 +0000

What about GPL license violation? Where is the source?

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:37:34 +0000

“Brian Krebs did an article on this topic as well and that article got Slashdotâd.”

Good It’d be a real shame if this didn’t get widely circulated.

Cheers! And thanks ….

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:06:06 +0000

Brian Krebs did an article on this topic as well and that article got Slashdot’d.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/11/mpaa_university_toolkit_opens_1.html

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/23/150232&from=rss

By: SomeDude

SomeDude — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:28:36 +0000

Well if the software is open source, I wonder if the developers of the software are aware of how they are using it.
Maybe someone should track them down and get them to stop MPAA from using it via the software use agreement.
Add in a little section indicating that the software must not be used for spying.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:07:17 +0000

Hi all:

This really needs to get around so I’d be grateful if someone would do a Slashdot on it. I’d do it myself, but they never use my submissions

Cheers! And thanks …