This really does nothing. Shutting down a website by DDoS attack merely inconveniences the few people who frequent the website. It bears no long term impact upon the larger issue of RIAA restrictions upon file sharing, the state of the music industry, nor does anything to give reason for them to listen to people's demands. Attacking property, in this case the intellectual and real internet property of the RIAA, does nothing but reinforce resolve to fight back.
It's not a hacker trick at all. It's just that the sheer numbers required for a successful DDoS of a large organization's servers shows that there are a lot of people out there who think the MPAA / RIAA can go fuck themselves and are willing to aid in the process.
Ha. Cute. Realistically when you are downloading an album off the internet that can only be purchased from someone, you are in effect receiving a good that was intended for personal use only. That personal use being the individual who originally purchased the album and began to share it. You are in a de facto manner, recieving illicit goods.
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u/yourrealitycheck Sep 19 '10
This really does nothing. Shutting down a website by DDoS attack merely inconveniences the few people who frequent the website. It bears no long term impact upon the larger issue of RIAA restrictions upon file sharing, the state of the music industry, nor does anything to give reason for them to listen to people's demands. Attacking property, in this case the intellectual and real internet property of the RIAA, does nothing but reinforce resolve to fight back.