Petteri Pyyny
28 Aug 2002 13:41
Recording Industry Association of America's official website RIAA.org was hacked today with very, very funny modifications on the main page :-)
Earlier today hackers managed to break into RIAA.org's site and modify the site with pro-file trading messages and direct links to MP3s. Here's a short copy/paste from modified site:
RIAA to sue music sharers? Not Anymore
With the legal file sharing service kazaa still online, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced that it intends to offer the latest albums for download from riaa.org.
As you are probably aware, the RIAA has been pursuing a policy of preventing this activity in recent months
We have recently become aware that this approach is yielding only limited results and in some cases may in fact be harming sales and the artists' revenue stream.
The RIAA wishes to apologise for the heavy-handed manner in which the popular chinese site Listen4Ever was closed down, and would like to present the following items for free download as a token of its goodwill.
Of course the list is relatively small, but please be patient - we expect to offer over 300 next week. We also intend to offer pre-released movies in the coming months.
If what you want isn't on the list, then please try Kazaa Lite - available here.
RIAA found out this couple of hours later and took their site offline.
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Screenshot of the hacked RIAA.org