Re: Nopir-B worm...

From: andy smart (anonymus_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/25/05 

Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:24:46 +0100

Michael Pelletier wrote:
> Now, who really thinks this was NOT sponsored by the Music Industry?
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10985?ref=rss
>
> Michael

Well, I don't.

1) To talk about 'the music industry' is to suggest that there is some
kind of global entity who could sponsor something like this; rather than
1000s of individual companies who in business terms don't want THEIR
music pirated.

2) Given the enthusiam with which relatively unskilled Internet users
like to steal illegal copies of music and films it's a great way to
spread malware

3) I'd be more inclined to suspect an individual who thinks stealing
other people's work is wrong and is acting in 'vigilante' mode.