Gene Simmons Threatens Anonymous Again and Gets DDoS'd

BussyB writes "Rather than shutting him up, the 'Operation Payback' DDoS attack on his websites only made Simmons more angry and outspoken. None of those threats seemed to bother Anonymous, however, and the group promptly launched another DDoS attack on both of Simmons' websites and rendered them inaccessible once again."

Re:Something I find interesting

[jayme0227]

I think a lot of the most successful musicians end up starting their own labels. Simmons certainly did, as referenced in the article. This gives them a stake in the game and even more reason to be anti-piracy.

Re:Something I find interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

autotune

Re:Something I find interesting

[MozeeToby]

Since their last album they operate their own label (Kiss Records), the same is true of a lot of the big name, super successful, anti-piracy bands. Considering that is only one of their many albums though, it's probably true that they make more money touring, but if they self publish another couple of albums that might not be the case.

Re:Something I find interesting

[jbeach]

You're right. The music was in Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Who then got fired.

Gene, you may want to stay quiet

[Drakkenmensch]

Anonymous regularly takes on the church of scientology, one of the most aggressively litigious entities in the world (WORSE than the RIAA/MPAA) and stays ahead of them. You really think that your facepaint and unnaturally long tongue are going to scare them any?

Re:Something I find interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

Now, the way Mr. Simmons is talking, I don't buy Kiss merchandise because I'm concerned he's so far over the edge he'll use the money to try and get draconian revenge, far beyond any proportionate concept of justice, on some kid he elects to make an example of.

I don't buy Kiss music/merchandise because I am no longer a 14-year-old child.

Re:Wrong.

[the_hellspawn]

Anonymous is a mishmash collection of personalities ranging from teens to crusty old people. Each person contributes in their own way. I use to purchase music on physical media, but as time wears on the music just keeps getting crappier as most of us know already. Many in the Army of Anonymous purchases music if he/she can and for the youth of Anonymous they grab their media in the way they know. Anonymous is everyone and yet no-one.

Re:Something I find interesting

[bws111]

He got paid based on EXPECTED FUTURE sales of the car he designed. The manufacturer (the people who paid him) will get that money back on the sale of EVERY car they ACTUALLY sell. If they sell more cars than they expected they get to keep the extra money as profits. The only difference is: do I get my money all at once NOW, or do I get it as the items are actually sold. If I get my money now, whoever paid me gets to keep all the profits. If I get paid when things are sold, I get to keep the money. Of course, if I get paid later, and my product doesn't sell well, it is me who is losing out. It is amazing the number of idiots who can't grasp these simple concepts.

Re:How to handle Anonymous

[Anonymous Coward]

>The RL equivilent would perhaps be announcing that every day one random person caught littering shall be executed - it's also hugely excessive as a punishment,
>but it's a whole lot cheaper than hireing enough police to give every litterer a small fine, and you can be sure that the streets would get a lot cleaner.

No, they would not. Britain tried this once - it was called the "Bloody Code." Basically the punishment for almost everything from petty theft on up was hanging. It didn't do much to cut down on crime - in fact, there were pickpockets working the crowds at the foot of the gallows where other pickpockets were being hanged. What *did* cut down on crime was when Britain got a professional police force, created by Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.

Criminologists have known for well over a century that the certainty of punishment is a *lot* more important than the severity of punishment when it comes to deterrence.