The site appears to be operating fine now, but we noticed it certainly wasn't fine yesterday (and TorrentFreak has screenshots of the site, sans content). Is it ironic that the RIAA uses free open-source software (OSS) such as PHP to run their website while hunting down people who allegedly don't pay for music? You'd expect something more sinister, like Karl Rove hand typing HTML pages in a dimly lit sarcophagus or, at least MS SQL/IIS.
If only they spent more time working to save themselves from cross-site scripting attacks and SQL injection instead of going after college students for downloading "My Humps."
[Via TorrentFreak]
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1-21-2008 @ 10:27PM
DrWatson said...
I respectfully disagree with the comments/joke pairing commercial software with RIAA. While some of us may find non-open-source software harmful and debatable, the RIAA is the devil itself and should be forced to code their website in Perl with Oracle.
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1-21-2008 @ 10:30PM
AlexL said...
"Is it ironic that the RIAA uses free open-source software (OSS) such as PHP to run their website while hunting down people who allegedly don't pay for music?"
No, it's not ironic at all. RIAA isn't violating the terms of the licenses of the open source software when they use it to power their website.
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1-22-2008 @ 7:01AM
Todd Ritter said...
My point was not that they were violating any license. My point was simply that they were using free software...that is, using something without paying for it much like they accuse thousands of people for doing with music.
1-21-2008 @ 11:16PM
Fred Thompson said...
Agree, this looks like a hack post from Slashdot or KOS. Political commentary is like boudoir photography. Leave it to the professionals. It's really ugly when amateurs try it.
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1-22-2008 @ 4:26AM
catchwa said...
What AlexL said...
get a dictionary Todd
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1-22-2008 @ 4:58AM
skafi said...
is it a shame if an important company used free open-source as php? i dont think so..and if a bug was in the code that doesnt mean that u wont find bugs under another programming language like asp.it depends on how the webdevelopper wrtiting the code and protect his website....
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1-22-2008 @ 8:52AM
captain underpants and the bringdown gang said...
too bad they couldn't get admin access and change the password thus preventing the RIAA from coming back.
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1-22-2008 @ 11:09AM
flipthefrog said...
The creators of the software are the ones to decide that it will be released under an OpenSource license, not the users.
The creators of the music are the ones to decide if it will be released by a record company or "opensource", not the listeners
I see no irinoy at all. Only half formed ideas and hypocritical thinking
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1-22-2008 @ 1:38PM
AlexL said...
Todd, The RIAA isn't going after people for simply "using something without paying for it", they are going after people for violating the terms of the licenses of the music it oversees.
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3-11-2008 @ 5:18AM
Alex said...
RIAA had it coming.
Kudos to the brave citizens involved. All hail little Bobby Tables!
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