Comments on: RIAA/MPAA hit men private enforcement site indexed by Google http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Latente http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492046 Latente Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492046 @#5 use "google cache" :) eg. http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:43avZZWQ8fkJ:webreply.baytsp.com/webreply/webreply.jsp%3Fcustomerid%3D131%26commhash%3Daf36fb1762bc84fd3c98ef8121147003+%22infringement+information%22+site:baytsp.com&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk @#5

use “google cache” :)

eg.
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:43avZZWQ8fkJ:webreply.baytsp.com/webreply/webreply.jsp%3Fcustomerid%3D131%26commhash%3Daf36fb1762bc84fd3c98ef8121147003+%22infringement+information%22+site:baytsp.com&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk

]]> By: demidan http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-491816 demidan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-491816 ooooooH, fun hehehe ooooooH, fun hehehe

]]> By: pyrmontvillage http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-493613 pyrmontvillage Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-493613 Is there anything out publicly by RIAA about this? Is there anything out publicly by RIAA about this?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492345 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492345 heh, that infringer's IP (from the link) is a high school in Taiwan: 210.70.62.168 = [ ] (Asked whois.twnic.net:43 about 210.70.62.168) PROVINICAL KEE-LUNG VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Netname: KLCIVS.KL-NET (KEELUNG Taiwan; TW) heh, that infringer’s IP (from the link) is a high school in Taiwan:

210.70.62.168 = [ ]

(Asked whois.twnic.net:43 about 210.70.62.168)

PROVINICAL KEE-LUNG VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Netname: KLCIVS.KL-NET (KEELUNG Taiwan; TW)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492635 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492635 Looks like it's gone from google cache now as well. :( Looks like it’s gone from google cache now as well. :(

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-491869 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-491869 I assume that the Audacity of Hope is the audio book version, hence RIAA's involvement. I don't know if that makes sense, though, just an idea. I assume that the Audacity of Hope is the audio book version, hence RIAA’s involvement. I don’t know if that makes sense, though, just an idea.

]]> By: Slicklines http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-491871 Slicklines Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-491871 I'm sure this has been discussed before, but my question is: How much are these goons spending on all this tracking that 1) Doesn't stop anyone, 2) Appears to be a security nightmare, and 3) Makes themselves, not to mention the very material they are trying to market, wildly unpopular? I’m sure this has been discussed before, but my question is: How much are these goons spending on all this tracking that 1) Doesn’t stop anyone, 2) Appears to be a security nightmare, and 3) Makes themselves, not to mention the very material they are trying to market, wildly unpopular?

]]> By: Garbanzo http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492133 Garbanzo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492133 Barack Obama The Audacity Of Hope.zip could contain anything. It could be that a student in Taiwan didn't realize he left his homework in his eDonkey share folder. Barack Obama The Audacity Of Hope.zip could contain anything. It could be that a student in Taiwan didn’t realize he left his homework in his eDonkey share folder.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492137 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492137 The Customer IDs appear to be a series of consecutive integers. The URL is validated by an MD5 checksum... what if that checksum were based on something stupid... such as the ID? We'd be able to read the whole thing. :-) Sal The Customer IDs appear to be a series of consecutive integers. The URL is validated by an MD5 checksum… what if that checksum were based on something stupid… such as the ID? We’d be able to read the whole thing.

:-)

Sal

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-491885 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-491885 "Hulk vs." is the VERY FIRST THING? Ruh-roh. “Hulk vs.” is the VERY FIRST THING? Ruh-roh.

]]> By: TheCrawNotTheCraw http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492165 TheCrawNotTheCraw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492165 The premise that because this company did not write a "correct" robots.txt file, it was indexed is itself incorrect. robots.txt serves an *advisory* purpose, which *requests* that compliant search engines do not index (parts of) the site. It does not prohibit or prevent *non-compliant* search engines from doing whatever they choose to do. I am not accusing Google of doing anything inappropriate. I'm just saying, the purpose of robots.txt is not to absolutely prevent search engines from indexing the site. It's a hint or request, not a padlock. If you *really* want parts of your site to be off-limits (or to not be searched by specific search engines who are willing to comply with your request), there are other ways to do that, e.g. directory and file permissions (chmod), .htaccess, authentication, etc. The premise that because this company did not write a “correct” robots.txt file, it was indexed is itself incorrect.

robots.txt serves an *advisory* purpose, which *requests* that compliant search engines do not index (parts of) the site.

It does not prohibit or prevent *non-compliant* search engines from doing whatever they choose to do.

I am not accusing Google of doing anything inappropriate. I’m just saying, the purpose of robots.txt is not to absolutely prevent search engines from indexing the site. It’s a hint or request, not a padlock.

If you *really* want parts of your site to be off-limits (or to not be searched by specific search engines who are willing to comply with your request), there are other ways to do that, e.g. directory and file permissions (chmod), .htaccess, authentication, etc.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-491931 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-491931 Is anyone (wikileaks) copying this? The site looks like it's down, but google cache is still up. Is anyone (wikileaks) copying this? The site looks like it’s down, but google cache is still up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492234 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492234 In the FAQ; "I don’t recognize the title of the material listed as infringed. Is it a movie, a game, or something else?" Isn't that a good sign that if they are frequently asked that, then they frequently target the wrong person? In the FAQ; “I don’t recognize the title of the material listed as infringed. Is it a movie, a game, or something else?”

Isn’t that a good sign that if they are frequently asked that, then they frequently target the wrong person?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492238 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492238 Looks like the links come from random people posting about the notices in forums. I did searches on a few of the URLs and found forums linking to them. Looks like the links come from random people posting about the notices in forums. I did searches on a few of the URLs and found forums linking to them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-496116 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-496116 actually, the riaa doesn't use baytsp... actually, the riaa doesn’t use baytsp…

]]> By: DWittSF http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492022 DWittSF Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492022 Be ready for high dudgeon from the **AA spin mill: OMG we've been hacked by pirates!!!!!!! Be ready for high dudgeon from the **AA spin mill:

OMG we’ve been hacked by pirates!!!!!!!

]]> By: johnphantom http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492025 johnphantom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492025 Seems that baytsp.com has fixed the issue. Anybody have a mirror? Seems that baytsp.com has fixed the issue.

Anybody have a mirror?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/05/14/riaampaa-enforcers-p.html#comment-492281 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-492281 All of those links have little buttons where you can "resolve" the issue by saying you took down the material. How hard would it be to write a script that will cycle through all of those pages and click the "I got rid of the stuff, honest to moses" button for all of them? All of those links have little buttons where you can “resolve” the issue by saying you took down the material.

How hard would it be to write a script that will cycle through all of those pages and click the “I got rid of the stuff, honest to moses” button for all of them?

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