NYTimes Article about IRC and piracy

Posted by ryan at 01:31 AM in internet . | 1 Comments

Thanks go out to Colin for finding this gem. The New York Times ran an article about the "Wild West" of the Internet, IRC (Internet Relay Chat). According to the Times, IRC is where the criminals of the Internet go to do their business.

"I.R.C. perhaps most closely resembles the cantina scene in "Star Wars'': a louche hangout of digital smugglers, pirates, curiosity seekers and the people who love them (or hunt them)."