Digg.com might be sued for allowing copyrighted code to be posted

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Digg.com in 'hacking' copyright row - CNN.com

Digg.com, one of the most popular sites on the Web, is bracing for a possible legal battle over refusing to remove stories containing a single 32-digit code that lets people crack HD-DVD copyright protection.

Digg's administrators gave in to user demands to allow the story to be published, rejecting a legal notice from an anti-piracy movie industry group.

"You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company," said company founder Kevin Rose in an online statement...
 


I think digg handled the situation as best they could. They were right to take down the story containing copyrighted information. Although it didn't really matter since it hit the front page and had been copied all over the internet.

Then the users got all pissed, and they realized it didn't matter if they took the story down or not, since anyone who wanted to find it only had to do quick google search for "HD DVD code" or something. So they put it back up, not wanting to lose traffic.

I think hopefully the people on the other end of this lawsuit will realize this. Once stuff gets on the net, you can't take it off, especially if it goes on a website getting millions of hits a day. Make your shit more secure.
 
personally i could care less but i like drudge's headline yesterday: 'Geek Riot' at Digg.com after story pulled...
 
Seriously who cares if they get sued its well worth it business wise, think about it how much will they get sued? Probably 10, maybe 50 thousand bucks.

Who knows in an extreme case maybe half a million they will have to pay out.

How much does digg make through their members?, a few million a year?, definatly in the millions.

So you've got to decide display the numbers and payout half a million or less....OR...... piss off your members again and loose the company forever because of the user take over.

The digg community now knows that they can control the website if enough of them agree on something.
 
Wired magazine has had the code on their site since February, why weren't they sued? Unless Digg ignores any C&D I doubt they will have any problems.
 
If I were the privacy rights group, I'd be more afraid of being attacked by the pissed off tech guys on Digg than I would be of going to war with Digg in court.

When that blogger last year wrote about the online camera store ripping him off with a bait and switch, and their threats against him, the crazy kids of Digg fought back and won. They took down the site at first, then clogged up all of the over 200 phone lines, took down all levels of communications for the company, caused Yahoo and the comparison engines to ban them, etc. I know the sales guy because he's a friend of mine, and when he asked for advice, I told him to just quit and find another job. He told me that the kids on Digg wiped out a $50M+ year company in 2 weeks. They even shut down their warehouse and dissolved the corporation. Now THAT is fucking mob power.

People really do underestimate the power of kids who know their shit banding together to put up a fight. Even if Digg were shut down, these guys have other means of banding together and doing some damage. I think it would be great if they took on the MPAA and made life pretty damn miserable for the people there.

Funny thing too, because Hollywood is constantly bitching about the numbers and figures they lose to downloads on the internet of pirated copies, but they never admit how much money they actually made, profit wise. I can assure you, they are well taken care of and their losses are really not as big as they say they are. Can you imagine if Metallica pulled their mp3 fiasco shit now instead of years ago? It's like going into Harlem and not insulting their music, but downright calling them a nigger, laughing, and then leaving. There would be a huge riot and a massive lashout from them. They would destroy everything, and these kids are the same way. Mob frenzies are scary and can get brutal.

The internet is still young, and I'll bet that once something big like this happens again, it may be the spark needed to ignite an firestorm of shit from the community as a "we're not going to take your abuse anymore, let's band together and fight them", and I'd put my money on the internet kids over anyone they are up against for sure.
 
Jon, do you have any links about the company the kids took down? That looks like a helluva good read.
 
Am I the only one that felt inspired to start a new website in light of Jon's post? :)

EDIT: This means soon I'll be the first internet crime GOD.
 
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