After takin' a swig o' grog, [H]omer belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> Exclusive: I Was a Hacker for the MPAA
>
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> | In an exclusive interview with Wired News, gun-for-hire hacker
> | Robert Anderson tells for the first time how the Motion Picture
> | Association of America promised him money and power if he provided
> | confidential information on TorrentSpy, a popular BitTorrent search
> | site.
> `----
>
> http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/10/p2p_hacker
According to Anderson, the MPAA told him: "We would need somebody
like you. We would give you a nice paying job, a house, a car,
anything you needed.... if you save Hollywood for us you can become
rich and powerful."
And how much does he get?
In 2005, the MPAA paid Anderson $15,000 for inside information about
TorrentSpy ...
Sucker.
More:
Anderson's brief Hollywood career began in the spring of 2005, after
a online advertising venture with TorrentSpy founder Bunnell turned
sour.
Looking to profit in other ways, Anderson approached the MPAA with an
e-mail offering to help the movie studios' lobbying arm beat piracy,
which the industry says costs it billions in lost sales each year.
Among other things, Anderson proposed to implement an anti-piracy
marketing campaign for the MPAA.
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Tux rox!
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