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His friends didn't think anyone was crazy enough, but a case of
Bud Ice can make you do some stupid things.
"We were sitting around talking about how stupid the MPAA was
when I said it would be neat if someone got the DeCSS code tattooed
on them. I didn't think anyone would actually do it," said
Paul's roommate Ali Khafari. Little did Paul and Ali know that
MPAA lawyers had been monitoring their conversation with the listening
devices installed in all DVD players. The code, developed
by hackers, has helped make it possible for computer users to copy
full-length feature films from DVDs onto their hard drives or other
recordable media.
 "When they
left their apartment for the tattoo shop the situation went to Code
Red," MPAA Covert Ops Director Terry Wills said. "We
tried to get our people there before the tattoo was done, but it
was too late. We had little choice but to take him into custody."
Ten MPAA Agents, mostly former Navy Seals, captured a staggering
Rugbear just outside his apartment building. Paul is now being
held in solitary confinement at the MPAA Correctional Facility outside
Hollywood. "We can't take the chance that he may take off his
shirt and expose the code to other inmates. He'll remain in
solitary until his tattoos are removed," said Director Wills.
Legal experts are divided on the issue. Some claim that a
tattoo is considered speech and is protected by the Constitution. Others
disagree stating that Mr. Rugbear's tattoo's threaten the very livelihood
of stars such as Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt. One lawyer said "You
wouldn't want to see Jim Carrey forced into a homeless shelter would
you?"
A puking Rugbear said, "Man, I am so hungover. Where
am I? Why does my chesst hurt so much?" When informed
of his situation Paul replied, "I'll never get rid this tattoo,
it would kill me to get it removed." In a strange coincidence
a Federal Judge ruled that Paul either remove his tattoo or be executed
by lethal injection under the Federal Copyright Violation Statute
of 2000.
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