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Internet MediaDefender CEO: MiiVi Stories Libelously Fabricated
Tom Corelis (Blog) - July 10, 2007 7:50 PM

19 comment(s) - last by Screwballl.. on Jul 12 at 11:54 AM

It's not a trap! -- Intentions of MiiVi were completely benign and not intended for public use

Last week, ZeroPaid.com accused video-downloading site MiiVi.com of being an MPAA trap. The accusations were based on MiiVi.com's DNS records, whose administrative contacts pointed to MediaDefender, Inc.

MediaDefender CEO Randy Saaf claims any accusations of wrongdoings are completely false. "We have stayed largely silent on the issue because for the most part the story on torrentfreak is a complete fabrication."

"It is true that MediaDefender was doing [research] on a new type of video site that we had registered under MiiVi," Saaf adds. "All the other mumbo jumbo about working with MPAA, spyware, lawsuits, etc was a libelously fabricated story by a group of p2p blogs that are generally pro-piracy and anti-us ... MiiVi has nothing to do with the MPAA, the RIAA, or any music or movie studio. It was not even meant to be used by the general public."

Mr. Saaf did not answer DailyTech's request for additional information regarding MiiVi, including questions as to why the DNS records were changed if MiiVi was a legitimate web outlet.

In a retraction issued on Digital Daily Saaf claims MiiVi.com was not intended for public use, stating, "I deny on record that MiiVi collected information for legal actions." Saaf claims the company is working on recommendation engines like Last.FM, though would not elaborate if MiiVi is part of that project.

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By cciesquare on 7/10/2007 9:28:44 PM , Rating: 5

"In hindsight, maybe we should have password-protected [the site].”

This is just complete BS as far as I know it. So you are telling me that you created a research website containing copy righted material, opened to the public to download, and that is accessible by anyone and didnt password protect it? Come on, give me a break, just tell everyone you messed up.

RE: BS

By shabby on 7/10/2007 9:38:45 PM , Rating: 2

Some ceo's are morons.

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RE: BS

By Tsuwamono on 7/10/2007 9:53:20 PM , Rating: 3

some?

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RE: BS

By ksherman on 7/11/2007 7:49:02 AM , Rating: 3

Yes some !

You cannot seriously think that all CEOs are morons.

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RE: BS

By ttowntom on 7/11/2007 10:09:25 AM , Rating: 3

Why, yes he can. Tswuwamomo's longterm anti corporate, pro-socialist stance is well known. He's made it evident he believes all CEO's are not only morons, but malicious demons who, after raping their workers by day, serve up a baby child or two for dinner at night.

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RE: BS

By erikejw on 7/11/2007 1:16:28 PM , Rating: 2

From reaserach.

"These are callous, cold-blooded individuals," Hare said.

"They don't care that you have thoughts and feelings. They have no sense of guilt or remorse."

"psychopaths":
The 1% of the general population that isn't burdened by conscience. Psychopaths have a profound lack of empathy. They use other people callously and remorselessly for their own ends. They seduce victims with a hypnotic charm that masks their true nature as pathological liars, master con artists, and heartless manipulators. Easily bored, they crave constant stimulation, so they seek thrills from real-life "games" they can win -- and take pleasure from their power over other people.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/96/open_boss.h...

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RE: BS

By dever on 7/11/2007 5:40:03 PM , Rating: 2

Now, imagine those same qualities, only the individual doesn't have to produce anything worthwhile for society to gain his power or compensation...

...we call these people "government officials."

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RE: BS

By Gul Westfale on 7/10/2007 9:55:30 PM , Rating: 4

and the fact that the name resembles nintendo's Wii/Mii is also just a pure coincidence!

move along people, nothing to see here...

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RE: BS

By kitchme on 7/11/2007 1:20:34 AM , Rating: 2

I didn't get a chance to visit the site, but I've heard that admins were welcoming people in their forum. That doesn't sound internal.

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RE: BS

By Christopher1 on 7/11/2007 5:56:13 AM , Rating: 5

Yeah, I'm not buying that either. This was a BLATENT attempt to prey on the most stupid and naive people out there, get their IP Addresses, and then sue them!

Even I, who people say is PERPETUALLY naive, realized that quite quickly.

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it was no mistake

By catalysts17az on 7/10/2007 11:04:10 PM , Rating: 4

listen to these quotes (as best as i can remember)
"i did not have sex with Monica L." Billy Boy Clinton

"There is no rootkit on our products and if we did put it there were really not collecting information anyways" Sony BMG

"we have about a 5% failure rate which is within industry standards" Xbox360

Make no mistake, they did not goofy, but trying to cover up things and continue to screw people over and as long as they can get away with it, they will continue to do it.....

so now they will wait for the heat to pass and then reopen it as another URL, of course this is my .02 cents

Long Live internet radio!!!!!!! Stupid RIAA!!!!!!!!! Go to Hell middle man!!!!!!!!!

RE: it was no mistake

By Proteusza on 7/11/2007 3:56:12 AM , Rating: 2

brilliant!

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RE: it was no mistake

By Screwballl on 7/12/2007 11:54:17 AM , Rating: 2

agreed.... lets see how many sheep we can get to follow the shepherd over the cliff...

I suspect this will die down and resurface under another name... the RIAA and MPAA are too dumb and money hungry to not do it... and many people are too dumb to see through it and get caught...

The smart ones of us have our fair-use media in a 256-bit encrypted folder (or 10)

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Hang on...

By The Boston Dangler on 7/11/2007 1:11:33 AM , Rating: 5

Does this mean it's legal for me to host 100's maybe 1000's of movies on a server, without paying for them, as long as I require name+pass and it's not for the open public?

If I did it, I'd get big bucks fines and jail. If a company does it, it's OK?

RE: Hang on...

By OblivionMage on 7/11/2007 6:51:56 AM , Rating: 2

If that company is backed by the RIAA or the MPAA, it appears so :(

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Lying Lawyers

By Dactyl on 7/10/2007 11:00:32 PM , Rating: 2

"I deny on record that MiiVi collected information for legal actions"

See, since no lawsuits have been filed YET, there are no "legal actions," therefore, even if the information was collected in hopes of EVENTUALLY filing lawsuits, he's technically telling the truth.

THAT is why his lawyers get $600/hour. Because they are damn good.

RE: Lying Lawyers

By Visual on 7/11/2007 4:12:35 AM , Rating: 2

but thats just a fraction of the problems with that website...
say, even if we agree that they did not collect info for legal actions by baiting users, they still offered copyrighted materials - isn't that illegal?

and its curious to know for sure if their client performed any hdd scans and uploaded results to them without the user knowledge. while it may not be illegal according to laws (i don't know) it sure sounds bad... and shouldn't be hard to prove.

but that info might well be fabricated

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RE: Lying Lawyers

By Christopher1 on 7/11/2007 6:03:21 AM , Rating: 2

Well, it is actually illegal for anyone to access someone's PC drive without their permission anytime, excepting when they have a court order or are the police investigating a crime (even then, they have to have a court order if at all possible, unless there is 'imminent danger' [a child being raped on internet cam or something similar]).

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