[AusNOG] Film industry soliciting DDOS attacks?

[Vitaly Osipov]

Under Australian law (specifically section 477.3 of the Criminal Code
Act 1995 as mentioned in the article) only *unauthorised* impairment
of connectivity is illegal, with *unauthorised* excluding the
following (476.2):

                             (i)  under a warrant issued under the law
of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

                            (ii)  under an emergency authorisation
given to the person under Part 3 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004
or under a law of a State or Territory that makes provision to similar
effect; or

                           (iii)  under a tracking device
authorisation given to the person under section 39 of that Act;

So in Australia they could simply get a warrant from the government.



Regards,
Vitaly




On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM, ComKal Networks <admin at comkal.com.au> wrote:
>> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-h
>> itmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html
>
> Note, its mainly the Indian movie/film industry that has used that
> company and instigated DDoS's, and apparenty they have some
> Hollywood clients but I suspect that is simply to send out letters.
>
> Here in Australia it is illegal to attack a computer in this way so
> it shouldnt be done, and from memory AFACT have stated they
> do not, and have no intension of using a company like this.
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> ComKal Networks Australia
>
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