heh stupid little shit

that is hella funny i know a LOT of people are dumb about phishing attempts but this is almost the same he faked out GOOGLE saying he was someone he wasn't! Wounder what it would take to get some C.C. info from GOOGLE??? idiots! there own fault, now everyone knows that they remove stuff without checking any info.

all you have to do is spam reports and they will kill it out of it just being reported, even youtube is not big enough to actually check every video reported.

this kid is trying to get himself on the Chaser isn't he?

lol another phishing attempt but this guy is smart, able to trick google......

Sounds like he's a prospect for ABC [prospect = basicly someone who is attempting to be a member of a gang but before they are accepted have to do dirty work], next stop prospect for the RIAA..lol..

Originally posted by gozilla:

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this kid is trying to get himself on the Chaser isn't he?

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Haha, yeah probably... explains why I haven't been able to watch any of my favourite shows on YouTube lately. I didn't think the ABC would give a damn about copyright.

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Shortly after, lawyers for ABC contacted the boy and he apologized for his actions.

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Why? Thats googles own stupid fault for believing him.

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next stop prospect for the RIAA..lol..

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very true.

This guy must have been really bored or was put up for a dare. At least he said sorry and has not had anything else added to his punishment.

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Shortly after, lawyers for ABC contacted the boy and he apologized for his actions.

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Why? Thats googles own stupid fault for believing him.

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Unlawful impersonation. Maybe? If me and my buddies dressed up as an FBI agents and had fake seizure papers and confiscated your computer for piracy. It would be your dumb luck to believe us but we'd have to make right with the authorities.

Anytime you present yourself as someone else you risk fraud charges. ABC thought it best to play it off and look like a good guy rather then pressing charges and giving the kid a record.

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Unlawful impersonation. Maybe? If me and my buddies dressed up as an FBI agents and had fake seizure papers and confiscated your computer for piracy.

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While I understand the point you are trying to make, your example is a touch much. You are talking about impersonating an officer of the law, trespassing, theft, invasion of privacy, etc., etc. That's nowhere near on the same level as sending a letter to Youtube pretending to be an ABC executive or lawyer.

Whose law did he break? Does Australia have a law against its citizens mailing out funny letters, or does the US have laws against Australians? I get mail all the time that lies to me - who do I call to get the Australian or US government to track them down?

With the RIAA trend I though the ABC lawyer wanted to give him a medal!
I mean he manage with one letter to stop copyright infringement.
Or perhaps the lawyer were angry that he stole their fees...

I find it a good hoax. And hoax are hoax not war declaration or techno-religious statement.

I prefer a 15 year old doing that than drugs or raping around and stabbing little kids.

Just my 5 cents

Best regards

Helldiver

Originally posted by Steve83:

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Whose law did he break? Does Australia have a law against its citizens mailing out funny letters, or does the US have laws against Australians? I get mail all the time that lies to me - who do I call to get the Australian or US government to track them down?

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Good point!

Let's not forget that only now are laws being passed to prevent pretexting - which is someone else impersonating you to get personal information from someone else.

[EDIT] And, I might add, the RIAA and MPAA want to be excluded from these laws, so they can still be allowed to pretext.

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this kid is trying to get himself on The Chaser isn't he?

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el-oh-el. i loled