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When I was a kid, hackers were criminals. Hackers were dreamers who saw through this world and its oppressive institutions. Hackers were brilliant maniacs who defined themselves against a system of capitalist relations, and lived their lives in opposition. Every aspect of the hack- er’s life was a tension towards freedom -- from creating communities that shared information freely, to using that information in a way that would strike out against this sti- filing world. When nobody understood how technology worked in the systems that surrounded us, hackers figured those systems out and exploited them to our advantage. Hackers were criminals, yes, but their crimes were defined by the laws of the institutions that they sought to destroy. While they were consistently portrayed as criminals by those in- stitutions, their true crimes were only those of curious- ity, freedom, and the strength to dream of a better world. Somewhere along the way the ruling class started pay- ing hackers to defend the very systems that they had so passionately attacked. Originally we took these jobs while smiling out of the corners of our mouths, think- ing that we were only tricking those in control. But at some point we tricked ourselves. Where power does not break you, it seduces you - and seduced by the si- ren song of commodity relations, we lost sight of our dreams and desires. Instead of striking out to create a new world, we found ourselves writing facial reconition software that sought to preserve this one at all costs. Today, the attempts at revival of hacker culture make hackers nothing more than mere hobbyists. We pat our- selves on the back and smile about how we’re really hack- ers again, that we’ve gotten back to tinkering, that we’re doing interesting things with LEDs once more. But this tinkering is only the shadow of its former self. Asking for the right to modify a commodity that has been sold to us does not challenge anything. These proj- ects only help to create bigger cages or longer leash- es, recuperating our desires and satisfying our sense of ingenuity by putting wall paper on this ugly world. But some of us still wipe our asses with white papers and dream dangerously. If you’re not satisfied with people mod- ifying their SUVs and being called hackers, look around, find those of us who aren’t either, and hack the planet. Software Freedom Day Hack This Zine #4 Chicago ~~ Sept 14th Ammo for the Info-warrior Calling all free-wheeling free-information free-reproductionistas! Attention to the hackers who love the streets! For the activists that just want to share Table of Dis-Contents resources! And for the militant media makers in search of free and open access to knowledge and ideas. Intellectual Property Regimes -NEWS and INTRO- Sept 14 2006 Creative Commons Zen and the Art... Location TBA Chicago, IL USA Low Power Radio FM of Non-Disclosure - pg #3 Internet Law for Activists Anti-DRM Flash Mob - pg #2 http://www.chicagolug.org Public Space http://www.freegeekchicago.com U.S gov. Indicts Hacktivist - pg #5 http://www.hackbloc.org/chicago Non Profit How the Net Was Lost - pg #9 http://chicagolug.org/lists/listinfo/chicago-hacktavismFree Labor -THEORY- This event will gather some of the regions most committed activist pro- Fear and Paranoia - pg #6 grammers, free software lovers, socially engaged artists, independent me- How the Net was Lost - pg #9 dia makers and critical thinkers to brainstorm and develop an agenda for Consumerist Society Revisited - pg #7 the technological support of radical social movements in the great lakes region. -SKILLS- Exotic vulnerabilities - pg #19 artificial hacker - pg #27 Disrespect Copyrights... in Practice - pg #10 Advanced Cross-Site-Scripting - pg #15 Cellular Suprises - pg #17 Windows BOF Adventures - pg #22 -RECIPES- Off the Record Messageing - pg #28 Free Shell - pg #30 d a i 5 y c h a i n . n e t How to Start a Hack Bloc - pg #29 dai5ychain is a public-access computer lab and events Start a Wargames Competition - pg #28 platform located in pilsen, chicago, in a former flower dai5ychain aims to provide a variety of technical re- -ACTION- shop. the dai5ychain project operates as a platform for sources, and is specifically interested in the following: new media performance and screening events devised 01 : open_platforms -- open source/hackable/extensible Free the Sagada 11 - pg #31 and programmed in response to a unique network archi- software systems; examples: linux, pureData, superCol- tecture. it shares a building with the Busker project initi- lider Let’s throw a PIRATE PARTY - pg #35 ated and programmed by tamas kemenczy and nicholas 02 : obsolescent_kit -- ‘obsolete’ and otherwise antiquat- Capture the Flag - pg #36 o’brien. the dai5ychain project is developed and main- ed and therefore commercially inaccessible hardware tained by jake elliott, lynn hurley, tamas kemenczy and and software platforms for artmaking; examples: com- others. modore64, dumb terminals, dot-matrix printers, vectrex the hacklab project has from its inception included work- the space is open daily from 12pm->5pm for general ac- anti-(C)opyright 2006 shops and skill-sharing sessions, and dai5ychain aims cess and hosts one-off and recurrent events in the late to enable these vital activites as well. members of the evening. access to dai5ychain outside of these sched- This zine is anti-copyright : you are encouraged to Reuse, Reword, and Reprint ev- local software development and new media arts commu- uled times may be requested via a form on the website erything found in this zine you please. This includes: printing your own copies to nity will be contacted and asked to provide workshops, and is encouraged and enabled whenever possible. distribute to friends and family, copying and pasting bits of text in your own works, and the space will also be open and very receptive to mirroring electronic versions to websites and file sharing services, or anything else proposals of this nature. you could think of - without asking permission or apologizing! Anti-DRM Flash Mob Hits Apple Stores in Eight Cities In a coordinated action at 8 cities across the United States, technologists donned bright yellow Hazmat suits and swarmed Apple Stores, warning shoppers and staff that Apple iTunes is infected with Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and that Apple’s products are defective by design. The technologists displayed posters mocking Apple’s marketing campaign, Intellectual Property Regimes with graphic images of a silhouetted iPod users bound by the ubiquitous Creative Commons white earbud cord. The group claim that as the largest purveyor of media Hack this Zine #4; Ammo for the info-warrior infected with DRM, Apple have paved the way for the further erosion of Low Power Radio FM We are an independent collective of creative hackers, crackers, artists and anarchists. We gather to share users’ rights and freedoms made possible by the technology. Internet Law for Activists skills and work together on several projects to teach and mobilize people about vulnerability research, practical anarchy, and how free technology can build a free society. We are an open, free flowing, and ever The coordinated protest was organized by DefectiveByDesign.org, a di- Public Space changing collective which generally works on IRC. Everyone is encouraged to explore and contribute to rect-action campaign targeting Big Media and corporations peddling DRM. Non Profit the group and it’s related projects. “In the 17 days since the launch of the campaign we have had more than Network of Projects hackbloc/hacktivist: flatline, alxciada, darkangel, themightyowl, 2,000 technologists sign the pledge to take direct action and warn people Free Labor hackthissite.org hexbomber, blissi, whiteacid, sally, squee, ardeo, pacifico, Ln about DRM” was how campaign manager Gregory Heller described the hack this site is a free and legal training ground that allows other helpers: spydr, phate, moxie, scenestar, truth, leachim, explosive grassroots effort. people to test their security skills against a series of realistic kage, morklitu, rugrat, ikari, s1d, skopii, bfamredux, kuroishi, hacking challenges. we provide a friendly environment for wyrmkill, mochi, smarts, random cola More information, see www.defectivebydesign.com or www.fsf.org hackbloc.org Make Contact About a dozen activists gathered in Chica- Hackblocs are local groups and gatherings where hackers and project organizer Jeremy Hammond - go at the Apple store on Michigan Ave, the activists gather to discuss, share skills, and collaborate on proj- whooka at gmail.com busiest shopping area of Chicago, to pro- ects related to free technology, open source, tech activism, and test Apple’s use of Digital “Rights” Manage- more. We work to defend a free internet and a free society by irc.hackthissite.org SSL port 7000 ment technology. Members from the local mixing hacker and activist strategies to explore both defensive #hackthissite #hackbloc #help Chicago Linux Users Group (chicagolug. and direct action hacktivism. Each local group is autonomous org), Free Software Foundation(fsf.org), and together we form a decentralized network to collaborate visit our online forums at Defective By Design(defectivebydesign. and coordinate actions in solidarity with other social justice http://www.criticalsecurity.net com), and Hackbloc Chicago(hackbloc.org/ struggles around the world. or http://www.hackbloc.org/forums chicago) had helped organize the event by current collectives: email us at [email protected] bringing bio-hazard suits, anti-DRM signs San Francisco Bay Area - http://www.hackbloc.org/sf/ or [email protected] and stickers, and posters of people getting Chicago - http://www.hackbloc.org/chicago/ roped up by their iPod cords mocking the Canada - http://www.hackbloc.org/ca/ official Apple ads. Shoppers stood in awe UK - http://www.hackbloc.org/uk/ GET COPIES OF THE ZINE! Electronic copies of the zine are available online at http://www.