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Most of the hackers that I know hack because it's cool. It's about getting props and the respect of other hackers. And realistically, it's about little else.

Now cracking the encryption for protected music files or DVDs would get lots of props from fellow hackers. I'm not saying that it's a good thing -- just saying that cracking is one of the currencies of the web.

Deleting all of their music files would not gain many props for peers.

Me thinks that the music execs are more than just "suspects" -- just an opinion.
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Round Up The Usual Suspects  duclod | 04/22/05
Well that's a shame. Windoze takes a hit!  oo7curtis | 04/22/05
Go play with you Mac  victor@... | 04/23/05
mp3  fat32 | 04/22/05
Ok, here's my suggestion  crashoverride | 04/22/05
Consider this ...  coffeenite | 04/25/05
This Virus affects Windows computers, Linux users are safe  matrixdomain | 04/22/05
This virus only affects people that download the illegal file  zeusfuse | 04/23/05
are you sure you don't have a stealth viruses?  matrixdomain | 04/23/05
What a load of crap  Scrat | 04/25/05
Well Said!!  shmeep | 04/25/05
Leave em alone, he took the blue, the red, and the green pills  FilledOut | 04/25/05
Not True  voska | 04/25/05
Me too.  Outside T. Box | 04/25/05
I've had W2K on the net for 5 years  voska | 04/25/05
Whatcha smokin Willis  osreinstall | 04/23/05
Sorry dude, it's a Windows Worm!  B.O.F.H. | 04/23/05
Sorry dude you didn't read it right and no kidding  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Your original post is indicative of someone who has only used Windows!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
No but a newbie could on linux.  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Personally, I would fire you for that attitude!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
I wouldn't work for you so we are both happy  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Linux does not *EXECUTE* mp3 files  Knorthern Knight | 04/23/05
Sucks even more to use linux  osreinstall | 04/24/05
what in the world are you talking about?  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
If linux wants to be on desktops  osreinstall | 04/24/05
How linspiring  FilledOut | 04/25/05
easy scripting?  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
Read the post above to hipp  osreinstall | 04/24/05
What I described is basic Unix!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
I am talking about a computer for the masses  osreinstall | 04/24/05
I wonder...  Rick_K | 04/23/05
Ahh, poor pirates, losing their mp3s  FilledOut | 04/23/05
how do you know this hasn't affected legal owners of MP3s  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
For example  Hugh Jass | 04/24/05
Exactly  TommyTomTom_z | 04/24/05
very dangerous stand  toxicfreak | 04/23/05
Backup, backup, backup  chrislovesdana | 04/23/05
backup  gcbon | 04/23/05
when your credit card is ravaged, and employers secret data is posted  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
News Flash: RIAA pays virus author $2M for virus to combat piracy!  jgmsys@... | 04/23/05
If it is true that the RIAA has...  gkieffer@... | 04/29/05
PeerGuardian 2  Honsou | 05/03/05
Damn, another Windows virus!  B.O.F.H. | 04/23/05
To the "genius" who wrote this  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
actually what will happen...  Monkey_MCSE | 04/24/05
M$ Windows users deserve the viruses they get  matrixdomain | 04/24/05
So you wrote it  FilledOut | 04/24/05
Oh dear...  Scrat | 04/25/05
One again Matrix... Don't quit your day job!  shmeep | 04/25/05
I agree, though I wouldn't go that far...  voyager529 | 04/25/05
Why incompetent people use Windows?  matrixdomain | 04/25/05
ballance of nature  zomalaja | 04/25/05
What a goofball  osreinstall | 04/25/05
Options be damned  Suicida| | 04/25/05
You'll always have FreeDos and OS/2  FilledOut | 04/25/05
Virus hits MP3 files  kgs_z | 04/26/05
Illegal DVD cracking = deletion of illegal MP3s  zappattazz@... | 04/28/05

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