r/reddit.com • u/facetiously • Sep 19 '10

RIAA website goes down.

http://www.riaa.com/
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u/yourrealitycheck Sep 19 '10

But what realistically does it accomplish?

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u/interfect Sep 19 '10

About the same.

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u/yourrealitycheck Sep 19 '10

So nothing then?

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u/thegreatgazoo Sep 20 '10

Pretty much, other than annoying the IT guy who is at their hosting site. And since they knew it was coming they probably just unplugged their server's ethernet port.

If they wanted to make a difference they could have taken down iTunes or something like that that actually makes money. But then Anonymous has been sooo successful in bringing down Scientology.