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Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:00 am
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What Warners were up to does seem excessive. I suspect that if they could they would do it to every file on the site and have all the links directed to Warner sales areas. :oops:

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Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:57 pm
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At the very least, that's gross incompetence leading to material damage. There must be a legal term for that. Let us hope such ignorant actions are properly punished. You can't just (badly) program a bot and set it off killing things FFS...

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At the very least, that's gross incompetence leading to material damage. There must be a legal term for that. Let us hope such ignorant actions are properly punished. You can't just (badly) program a bot and set it off killing things FFS...

I think malicious prosecution might cover the term you are looking for.

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