_hal_stealth ([info]_hal_stealth) wrote in [info]washustudents,
2004-02-23 23:46:00
I am [HAL]Stealth. I ran the hub. It is dead.

Here are the FACTS:


1. Direct connect is gone...FOREVER. So stop asking when the new hub will be up. This is serious, the school put the clap on on campus file sharing.


>2. People who are fucking with Lindsey are morons. Go after Ben Westhoff, remember he wrote the article.


3. The psuedo-riot or "gathering," if you will, had absolutely nothing to do with antagonizing Lindsey. People were bored at 3:00am, after frantically downloading all the music, movies, and porn their hard drives could fit, they had nothing better to do but gather and listen to live music.


4. I am in serious shit.


Too many people are taking this too far with Lindsey. Sure, I loved the hub, I mean, I ran it. I nurtured it. Don't be stupid.


Goodbye.

-[HAL]Stealth

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[info]mippet_ace

February 23 2004, 22:21:46 UTC 8 years ago

Well, thanks for running the hub for so long! It was fun while it lasted.

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[info]morwan

February 23 2004, 22:44:08 UTC 8 years ago

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Oh NO! You mean get a job and actually... WORK! Heaven forfend!

It was fun while it lasted, though. Yay for illegality.

[info]eneliamarie

February 23 2004, 22:49:07 UTC 8 years ago

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I completely agree. Why not buy it if you can afford it?

[info]panic_azimuth

February 23 2004, 22:43:36 UTC 8 years ago

4. How serious? Just out of curiosity, if you're not allowed to talk about it I understand.

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[info]panic_azimuth

February 24 2004, 15:29:03 UTC 8 years ago

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That's an interesting idea, how much are you contributing?

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[info]panic_azimuth

February 25 2004, 05:49:39 UTC 8 years ago

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As for "my participation in this matter," I didn't share any music on DC, so I have no part of any RIAA lawsuit. I'm sorry Stealth got screwed, but that tends to happen when you run a massive DC hub and the RIAA takes an interest in you. If you never used DC, and you weren't an OP, why are you in here answering questions addressed to Stealth?

Anonymous

February 24 2004, 10:30:31 UTC 8 years ago

A Link of Interest

People involved with the Hub issue might want to check this out: link (http://www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2004/02/10/news2.html).

It seems like the same thing happened at the University of Maryland.

I can't for the life of me figure out how the hub creator could be getting in any legal trouble over creating a direct connect hub. The files do not reside on the hub computer, nor do they go through the hub computer when you download them. If the school wants to implement a system for preventing students from using DC, that's their prerogative, but I don't see what kind of trouble he could be in besides ResTech taking away his internet account.

Chris Hill (http://chill.negative273.com)

Anonymous

February 24 2004, 13:29:05 UTC 8 years ago

A friend of mine is working on an alternate solution -- may not be at all viable. If anyone else has a technical background or is working on something themselves (or knows someone who knows someone who's doing so) respond here and we'll get in contact.

[info]_hal_stealth

February 24 2004, 13:56:26 UTC 8 years ago

Here are some interesting links regarding direct connect and file sharing with college campuses around the country. I meant to post these in the Hub, but I never got around to it:


Harassment at Maryland

Texas A&M's Hub Webpage

Swarthmore Article

Dartmouth Article

How not to get sued by the RIAA


-Enjoy

[info]silent_g

February 24 2004, 22:36:46 UTC 8 years ago

Can't you guys just connect to the DC++ public hubs in substitution of the Wash U server like most people or it wont work?

Anonymous

February 24 2004, 23:52:01 UTC 8 years ago

Im sorry you are in deep shit... i agree that anyone who used DC++ has an obligation to put money if it is an issue. My question is, how did they get your actual information? We all used "nicknames" when on the hub.

Anonymous

February 25 2004, 14:55:22 UTC 8 years ago

The RIAA isn't even involved in this- the school was worried they would get involved because of the article in RFT, therefore Wash U wanted to shut down DC to protect itself.
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