heystoopid, GristyMcFisty and ominus all used our news submit to tell us about this latest development in the world of filesharing, from a variety of news sites. Here is what heystoopid had to say about the situation"
"Whilst browsing the net, the MPAA has started the new offensive and brings it in line with RIAA in targetting file sharers, the article indicates at least 7 servers have been taken off line, and a number of persons being sought to be interviewd in connection with these units also a similar, shorter article is over at the Register. Ah, my only comment is now that legal action has started, I can only conclude like the RIAA, will find a way in reducing the royalties paid, to cover the cost of all legal expenses and costs, to the detriment of the artists real income."
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"These people are parasites, leeching off the creative activity of others," said John Malcolm, the MPAA's director of worldwide antipiracy operations. They "serve as traffic cops connecting those who want to steal movies with those who have a copy and want to provide it." The cross-border legal actions mark a strong new attack on peer-to-peer networks, which have continued to thrive over the past several years despite lawsuits against software developers and nearly 7,000 individuals accused of trading copyrighted music online. BitTorrent and eDonkey each have grown rapidly over the past two years, threatening to become to the movie industry what Napster initially was to the record labels. Each technology is designed specifically to speed downloads of very large files, and has been used widely to distribute full-length movies, computer games and software. BitTorrent in particular has become a recent concern for Hollywood companies desperate to stop video piracy before it cuts into their soaring DVD sales revenues. The threat of potential criminal penalties substantially raises the stakes for those helping to distribute a film using the technology, in what the studios hope will be a more effective deterrence than previous actions. |
Thanks guys, for the heads up on this one.
BitTorrent is becoming the most popular filesharing tool on the Internet if it
isn't already. Couple that with eDonkey and there is a lot of information being transmitted around that consumes a significant portion of the total bandwidth of the Internet. We have long known that the MPAA is even more sensetive to copyright infringement than the RIAA, this latest move though is the first of it's kind that I am aware of at least of this magnitude. We must watch this closely to see what happens.
Source: C|Net
