[Infowarrior] - MPAA rips off freeware author

[Richard Forno]

MPAA rips off freeware author

The author of ForestBlog, a blogging tool, has discovered that the MPAA was
using his code in violation of his license. He gives the code away for free,
but requires that users link back to his site and keep his name on the
software. The MPAA deleted all credits and copyright notices from his work,
and used it without permission. They ripped him off:

    Way back in October last year whilst going through the website referals
list for another of my sites I stumbled across this link. That's right, my
blogging software is being used by the MPAA (Motion picture Association of
America); probably one of the most hated organisations known to the
internet. Cool, I thought, until I had a look around and saw that all of the
back links to my main site had been removed with nary a mention in the
source code! 

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