Yes, Hollywood has hackers
Some reporters have told me that they thought 'Hollywood's hackers', a term we use to describe how the Hollywood cartels have installed spyware with CDs or gotten people like Orrin Hatch to advocate blowing up computers, was misleading.
Well, looks like Hollywood is employing hackers.
CNET is reporting on a lawsuit filed by TorrentSpy alleging that the MPAA paid a hacker $15,000 to steal emails and trade secrets.
One MPAA executive is quoted in Torrentspy's lawsuit as saying: "We don't care how you get it," referring to the alleged assignment to dig up information on Torrentspy.
Some of the information that the man allegedly pilfered included a spreadsheet containing Torrentspy income and expenses from January to June 2005, copies of private e-mails between Torrentspy employees, detailed information on the company's servers, and billing information, according to the lawsuit.
Torrentspy alleges in the suit that the man, whom the company refers to as the "informant," has provided documents that prove the nature of his relationship with the MPAA, including a written agreement signed by the hacker and an MPAA executive, Rothken said.
It's pretty obvious that the Hollywood cartels have no respect for the law unless they paid for it. There is a consistent and lengthy record of the cartels flagrantly breaking the law while attacking companies, like XM, that operate entirely legally.
2 Comments:
ooooh, Hollywood Hackers. teh Scary Monsters. Russian hackers are way more scary.
Yes you are misleading. Hacker does not mean someone who breaks into or otherwise violates other people's computers.
What bogus political redefinition will you buy into next? Pirate?
Agreed - Hackers are cool. This person is obviously referring to another type of human being called "asshole".
Rules of being a hacker - By ESR
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1. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved.
2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice.
3. Boredom and drudgery are evil.
4. Freedom is good.
5. Attitude is no substitute for competence.
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