RIAA website attacked again, this time the FBI will investigate


We all know the RIAA isn't very popular and, because of their controversial anti-piracy measurements, many people have felt the urge to take some sort of revenge. The RIAA's website has become quite a target for these people and once again the website has been attacked, causing it to go offline for several days. This time the FBI will be investigating the matter:



"We are working to get our site restored so the press and public can continue to get the information they want and need from the RIAA," spokeswoman Amy Weiss said in a statement released Friday.

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Although the RIAA did not say when it first noted the attack, IDG News Service staffers have been unable to access the group's site, at www.riaa.org, for at least three days.

The RIAA site has repeatedly come under attack in recent months, apparently due to the group's efforts to stamp out online piracy.

However, Weiss added, "We will continue to fight theft on the Internet and work hard to make sure songwriters, artists and other copyright holders continue to get paid for their work."

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Source: IDG News

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