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Cable modem hacking expert indicted on fraud charges
Ryan Harris—known by the alias DerEngel—is an expert on cable modem hacking, an art that he describes at length in a 2006 instructional guide that was published by No Starch Press. He runs a small company that sells unlocked cable modems with custom firmware and provides instructional material that explains how to manipulate the devices in various ways. Although there are plenty of valid reasons for users to want complete access to their network hardware, cable modem hacking can also be used to circumvent ISP-imposed bandwidth caps and obtain free service through MAC address spoofing.
Continue reading »RIAA v. Jammie Thomas, round two: an in-depth preview
Accused file-sharing defendant Jammie Thomas and the RIAA will meet again in Minneapolis this month for a retrial of the only such case to reach a jury verdict. When they meet, the two sides won’t agree to much; in fact, a joint court filing this week shows that lawyers for both sides can only agree on three facts: Record labels did in fact print copyright notices on their CDs Jammie Thomas did subscribe to Internet access from Charter The Media Access Control (MAC) number of Thomas’ cable modem was 00028ACF5590 Everything else is up for grabs.
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