Hollywood and Bit Torrents... - Club CDFreaks

*Sexy_Southerner* · 26-08-2005

Published Aug 25th

Hollywood studios filed a new round of lawsuits against file swappers on Thursday, for the first time using peer-to-peer companies' own data to track down individuals accused of trading movies online.

The Motion Picture Association of America said it filed 286 lawsuits against people around the United States based on information acquired from file-trading sites shut down earlier in the year. Most of those sites were hubs connecting people using the BitTorrent technology, a peer-to-peer application designed for speeding downloads of large files.

The group previously said in February that a Texas court had ordered that the server logs of one big site, called LokiTorrent, be turned over to Hollywood investigators. An MPAA spokeswoman said that none of Thursday's suits were related to that action, however.

Hollywood lawyers are hoping that the fear of exposure will dissuade more people from trying to download movies for free online.

"Internet movie thieves be warned: You have no friends in the online community when you are engaging in copyright theft," MPAA Senior Vice President John Malcom said in a statement.

Studios launched an aggressive new campaign against individual file swappers and peer-to-peer services last December, in particular targeting the BitTorrent hubs that served as jumping-off points for downloading a wide array of software and movies.

Many of the most popular sites, including SuprNova, LokiTorrent and others, have since shut down, either voluntarily or on the heels of lawsuits.

Although it is widely used for piracy, BitTorrent is increasingly being tapped for wholly legitimate applications such as distributing open-source software. Web browser company Opera Software has even built the technology into the latest version of its Net-surfing software.

BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has warned in the past that using his technology to distribute material illegally is a "dumb idea," because the file-swapping tool is not designed to hide the identity of anyone using it.

As with previous lawsuits filed by the MPAA and the Recording Industry Association of America, this round of cases is aimed at anonymous "John Does" identified only by their Internet addresses. The defendants' true identities will be sought through a later court process.

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*Wesociety* · 26-08-2005

Quote:

"Internet movie thieves be warned: You have no friends in the online community when you are engaging in copyright theft," MPAA Senior Vice President John Malcom said in a statement.

What does John Malcom know about 'the online community'? Absolutely nothing...

BeardedKirklander · 26-08-2005

I'm glad I'm not much of a modern movie buff. Most of the movies I have liked were done in black and white.

*Sexy_Southerner* · 26-08-2005

but what does it say.....i mean have these people never heard of ...download -copy- delete from incoming file?

*Quema34* · 26-08-2005

Good read, Southerner. Yes, I would think as others have said before that if you basically 'don't share' and/or delete it afterwards so it won't be distributed, that that would remove the potential problem.

*madmax* · 27-08-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quema34

Good read, Southerner. Yes, I would think as others have said before that if you basically 'don't share' and/or delete it afterwards so it won't be distributed, that that would remove the potential problem.

That is the point of bit torrent though if everybody did this there would be nothing to download..

*besmirch* · 29-08-2005

if u wont share .. network will die .. How u want to download something.. if no1 will have it in share ?

26-08-2005	#1 (permalink)
Sexy_Southerner Chocolate Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,495	Hollywood and Bit Torrents... <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Published Aug 25th Hollywood studios filed a new round of lawsuits against file swappers on Thursday, for the first time using peer-to-peer companies' own data to track down individuals accused of trading movies online. The Motion Picture Association of America said it filed 286 lawsuits against people around the United States based on information acquired from file-trading sites shut down earlier in the year. Most of those sites were hubs connecting people using the BitTorrent technology, a peer-to-peer application designed for speeding downloads of large files. The group previously said in February that a Texas court had ordered that the server logs of one big site, called LokiTorrent, be turned over to Hollywood investigators. An MPAA spokeswoman said that none of Thursday's suits were related to that action, however. Hollywood lawyers are hoping that the fear of exposure will dissuade more people from trying to download movies for free online. "Internet movie thieves be warned: You have no friends in the online community when you are engaging in copyright theft," MPAA Senior Vice President John Malcom said in a statement. Studios launched an aggressive new campaign against individual file swappers and peer-to-peer services last December, in particular targeting the BitTorrent hubs that served as jumping-off points for downloading a wide array of software and movies. Many of the most popular sites, including SuprNova, LokiTorrent and others, have since shut down, either voluntarily or on the heels of lawsuits. Although it is widely used for piracy, BitTorrent is increasingly being tapped for wholly legitimate applications such as distributing open-source software. Web browser company Opera Software has even built the technology into the latest version of its Net-surfing software. BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has warned in the past that using his technology to distribute material illegally is a "dumb idea," because the file-swapping tool is not designed to hide the identity of anyone using it. As with previous lawsuits filed by the MPAA and the Recording Industry Association of America, this round of cases is aimed at anonymous "John Does" identified only by their Internet addresses. The defendants' true identities will be sought through a later court process. Source __________________ wobble " I like to play "dress up" now and then!" source The worst thing about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth.There's a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways, either. Some of the things they do are pretty awful and some of the things they do to each other are pretty awful.-Will Arnett

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BeardedKirklander CD Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,949	Re: Hollywood and Bit Torrents... I'm glad I'm not much of a modern movie buff. Most of the movies I have liked were done in black and white.

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Sexy_Southerner Chocolate Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,495	Re: Hollywood and Bit Torrents... but what does it say.....i mean have these people never heard of ...download -copy- delete from incoming file? __________________ wobble " I like to play "dress up" now and then!" source The worst thing about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth.There's a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways, either. Some of the things they do are pretty awful and some of the things they do to each other are pretty awful.-Will Arnett

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Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,901	Re: Hollywood and Bit Torrents... Good read, Southerner. Yes, I would think as others have said before that if you basically 'don't share' and/or delete it afterwards so it won't be distributed, that that would remove the potential problem. __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.

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