No matter how they spin it, it isn't legal. Likely he won't be touched in India but in the U.S. he and the industry paying him would be facing a judge. The guy is a moron. Wanna be elitist. ------Original Message------ From: Michael Painter To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Copyright Enforcement DoS/DDoS Attacks Sent: Sep 9, 2010 12:13 AM Brandon Galbraith wrote:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-h...

<http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-hitmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html>Has anyone dealt with this in the wild? I wasn't aware DoS/DDoS attacks were suddenly legal.

It's gotta' be tough reading that when you're in the slammer, eh? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/25/second_scientology_ddoser_jailed/