Friday, May 6, 2011

Gene Simmons' Retribution; More Anons Swept Up by the FBI

The SeattlePI reports that the FBI has tracked down and descended upon members of Anonymous who were involved in the "Operation Payback" attacks against the Gene Simmons website.
Reviewing information related to the October attacks against Simmons, the FBI was able to trace the source to several IP addresses. One of those, the agent told the court, tracked back to the Gig Harbor home.
What does Anonymous have against Gene Simmons? Well, Mr. Simmons spoke out against music piracy at a MIPCOM convention in Cannes, France last October. And when Anonymous claims to be "fighting for the freedom of information," what that really means is "fighting for the freedom to pirate stuff online." The dramatic YouTube videos and the Guy Fawkes masks? Yeah, that's all because of some kids who didn't want to part with their allowance.

It turns out that if you didn't want to part with your allowance, Gene Simmons isn't the guy you should have messed with. During the talk he gave at Cannes, he made it unmistakably clear that he'll sue the pants off anyone who dares to steal his music--let alone attack his website!
"Make sure there are no incursions, be litigious, sue everybody, take their homes, their cars, don’t let anybody cross that line."
Let's just say that it wouldn't be a surprise if another Anon ends up in prison with a $20,000 bill to pay.