Daniel Josef M. Aloroy                                                                                                                   ITETHIC O0B

Teemee Jan F. Tang                                                                                                                        1/22/08

 

 

 

--“I had to check”, he says. Then he asks me about another Roth he has been researching; it turns out to be my brother.” I was just starting to dig in to him.” he says. (page 2, paragraph 3)

Why?

-He checks out information about people whom he is about to meet.

Commandment: Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

 

 

 

--“Ethan says, he figured out how to read MediaDefender’s email.” (page 2, paragraph 5)

Why?

-Ethan read on the emails of the MediaDefender.

Commandment: Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.

 

 

 

--“Ethan also figured out how the firm’s pirate-fighting software works.” (page 2, paragraph 5)

Why?

-Being a pirate himself, he dove into the works of programmers of the MediaDefender.

Commandment: Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.

 

 

 

--“He passed on his expertise to a fellow hacker...and commandeered it so that it could be used for denial-of-service attacks.” (page 2, paragraph 5)

Why?

-He even taught his friends how to hack like the way he does.

Commandment: Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s work.

 

 

 

--“They grabbed a half-year’s worth of internal emails and published them on the same file-sharing sites prowled by MediaDefender.” (page 3, paragraph 1)

Why?

-The emails may be downloaded and read by the P2P users.

Commandment: Thou shalt not snoop around other’s files.

 

 

 

--“A few days later, Ethan and his friends...one file contained the source code for MediaDefender’s antipiracy system.” (page 3, paragraph 2)

Why?

-The source code for the antipiracy system is only for the developer and not to be given to everybody.

Commandment: Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.

 

 

 

--“The Pirate Bay doesn’t host any of the actual content; it just lists it and supplies the BitTorrent files that let people connect with each other in order to share their libraries.” (page 6, paragraph 1)

Why?

-Pirate Bay produces also files which are not original or the actual file.

Commandment: Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.

 

 

 

--“The partners run the site more as a hobby; There is no registered trademark and minimal overhead. The Pirate Bay is basically just the domain name and a website.”

Why?

-Sunde and his partners operate online only and don’t have a formal headquarters. This will be very hard to detect.

Commandment: Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

 

 

 

--“Sunde and his partners eventually traced some of the files back to a few hundred IP Addresses.” (page7, paragraph 4)

Why?

-In order to figure out who uploaded garbage files, they were forced to look at the IP Addresses of the uploaders.

Commandment: System Design

 

 

 

--“The new protocol, tentatively called SecureP2P, got a boost through Ethan’s work: Because programmers were able to view the blueprints for MediaDefender’s Technology, they will be able to design an even more effective countertechnology.” (page 9, paragraph 4)

Why?

-They have decoded the blueprint  of MediaDefenders once again so it helped them develop an even more powerful technology.

Commandment: Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.