Left to right: Deth Vegetable, Eric "Emmanuel Goldstein" Corley and Joe630 in Freedom Downtime

Eric Gorden Corley is viewed by some as a leader of the computer hacker community and goes by the name "Emmanuel Goldstein", after the leader of the underground in George Orwell's classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four. He and his company, 2600 Enterprises, Inc., together publish a magazine called 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, which Corley founded in 1984, and which is widely read in the hacker community. From the suplementary DVD of Freedom Downtime, by Eric Emmanuel Goldstein Corley. ... From the suplementary DVD of Freedom Downtime, by Eric Emmanuel Goldstein Corley. ... Left to right: Tsutomu Shimomura, Eric Emmanuel Golstein Corley, Kevin Mitnick on the supplementary DVD of Freedom Downtime The documentary centers around the fate of Kevin Mitnick, and how they feel it was misrepresented in the reality-based movie Takedown produced by Miramax and adapted from the book by the... // Definition Hacker is a term used to describe different types of computer experts, who employ a tactical, rather than strategic, approach to computer programming, administration, or security. ... Emmanuel Goldstein is a key character in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... George Orwell George Orwell was the pen name of British author Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950). ... A centennial printing of Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four (often 1984) is a political novel written by George Orwell. ... (Redirected from 2600 The Hacker Quarterly) Fall 2004 (21:3) 2600 Issue 2600: The Hacker Quarterly is a traditional (printed) magazine named for the fact that phreakers in the 1960s found that the transmission of a 2600 Hertz tone (which could be produced perfectly with a plastic toy whistle given... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The name "2600" was derived from the fact that phreakers in the 1960s found that the transmission of a 2600 hertz tone over a long-distance trunk connection gained access to "operator mode" and allowed the user to explore aspects of the telephone system that were not otherwise accessible. Mr. Corley chose the name because he regarded it as a "mystical thing," commemorating something that he evidently admired. Phreaking is a slang term for the action of making a telephone system do something that it normally should not allow—in the words of one former practitioner, making the phone company bend over and grab its ankles. Sometimes, phreaking will be considered illegal, like in the act of toll... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... The hertz (symbol Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... For computer networking, trunking describes using multiple network cables/ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port. ...

In 1999 Corley was named as a defendant in Universal v. Reimerdes, the movie industry's attempt to squelch DeCSS. DeCSS is a program designed to allow Linux users to watch DVDs on their computers, and 2600.com had provided links to websites which contained the DeCSS code. Corley was the only defendant who chose to fight the industry in court. In his controversial ruling against Corley, United States District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan described 2600 magazine as follows: 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... DeCSS is a computer program capable of decrypting content on a DVD video disc encrypted using the Content Scrambling System (CSS). ... Tux, a cartoon penguin frequently featured sitting, is the official Linux mascot. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... A hyperlink, or simply a link, is a reference in a hypertext document to another document or other resource. ... CODE is a visual programming language and system for parallel programming, letting users compose sequential programs into parallel ones. ...

"2600: The Hacker Quarterly has included articles on such topics as how to steal an Internet domain name, how to write more secure ASP code, access other people's e-mail, secure your Linux box, intercept cellular phone calls, how to put Linux on an Xbox, how to remove spyware, and break into the computer systems at Costco stores and Federal Express. One issue contains a guide to the federal criminal justice system for readers charged with computer hacking. In addition, 2600 operates a web site located at 2600.com, which is managed primarily by Mr. Corley and has been in existence since 1995." A domain name is a name of a computer on the Internet that distinguishes it from the other systems on the network. ... Active Server Pages (ASP) is Microsofts server-side technology for dynamically-generated web pages that is marketed as an add-on to Internet Information Services (IIS). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Tux, a cartoon penguin frequently featured sitting, is the official Linux mascot. ... The Xbox is Microsofts game console, released on November 15, 2001. ... Malicious Web sites may attempt to install spyware on readers computers. ... Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world, and headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States, with its flagship warehouse #1 in nearby Seattle. ... The Federal Express was a passenger train operated on the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1999, Corley released the full length documentary Freedom Downtime, which he wrote, directed and produced, about convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick and the Free Kevin movement, among other things. Furthermore, he was creative advisor to the movie Hackers. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Left to right: Tsutomu Shimomura, Eric Emmanuel Golstein Corley, Kevin Mitnick on the supplementary DVD of Freedom Downtime The documentary centers around the fate of Kevin Mitnick, and how they feel it was misrepresented in the reality-based movie Takedown produced by Miramax and adapted from the book by the... Kevin Mitnick Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is one of the most famous criminal hackers to be jailed and convicted. ... Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is one of the most famous criminal hackers to be jailed and convicted. ... Hackers - Poster 1 Hackers - Poster 2 Hackers - German Poster Hackers is a movie released in 1995 that follows the misfortunes of young hacker Dade Murphy (aka Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate (aka Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ...

He was arrested on August 31, 2004 in New York City, while trying to videotape a demonstration against the Republican National Convention. After being detained for more than 30 hours, he was charged with disorderly conduct. At a hearing on November 29, 2004, the city dropped all charges against Corley. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... 2004 Republican National Convention Logo President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney accepted their partys nomination to run for second terms. ... In the criminal law of the United States of America, disorderly conduct is a name given to a rather ill defined crime. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Eric Corley currently lives in Middle Island, New York, near New York City, where he hosts the radio show Off the Hook on WBAI, and is concerned with legal matters related to social engineering and other issues affecting the hacker world. He has recently ressurrected his old radio show Brain Damage (under the name Off The Wall) on Stony Brook University's WUSB. Middle Island is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Off The Hook airs every Wednesday night at 7:00 PM EDT in New York City on listener supported WBAI 99. ... The WBAI studios on the 10th floor of 120 Wall Street, Manhattan WBAI is a non-commercial, listener sponsored New York radio station, located at 99. ... In the field of computer security, social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users. ... Off the Wall is a radio show that airs every Tuesday night at 6:00 PM EST on WUSB 90. ... Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU) or the University at Stony Brook (USB), or the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), located in Stony Brook, New York, USA, is one of the premier public universities in the United States with more than 21,000 students enrolled. ... WUSB is Stony Brook Universitys radio station. ...

Image of Corley: http://www.mccullagh.org/image/950-10/emmanuel-goldstein.html

References

• United States District Court Southern District of New York (2000). Decision in UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC, et al. v. SHAWN C. REIMERDES, et al. (PDF from MPAA) p. 12–13
• 2600 Magazine (2004). 2600 editor Emmanuel Goldstein among 900+ arrested at anti-RNC protests. Retrieved Sept. 3, 2004.
• 2600 Magazine (2004). Update: Emmanuel Goldstein finally released from custody. Retrieved Sept. 3, 2004.
• 2600 Website (2004) Off The Wall. Retrieved June 16, 2005.