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Re: [LUG] Movie pirate forced to use Windows

 

Doesn't sound too hard to circumvent to be honest, although I've not
seen their setup.  I wonder if he can run it on windows running inside
a VM.

On 24/08/07, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have just seen an article on The Register about someone who was
> sharing a copy of Star Wars via Bit torrent before it was released.
>
> It turns out he uses Ubuntu but has now been given the option of
> either not using his PC online or installing Windows to use the court
> ordered monitoring software.
>
> Don't get me wrong, he was sharing a movie illegally, but being forced
> to run Windows just so the monitoring softare will run seems a bit
> harsh.
>
> Link here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/movie_pirate_linux_ban/
>
> Rob
>
>
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