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Posted by patrick on November 2, 2009 at 12:39 am
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Last night 60 minutes had a segment on movie piracy. Watermarking was represented, in its most primitive forms, and used crudely. The focus was on camcorders feeding organized crime. A highlight was a pirated DVD with a Mexican narco trafficker organization logo on the package.
An MPAA investigator gave a blow by blow of an arrest in a theater. Best feature was the graphic representation of Peer to Peer file sharing. Bit torrent, which has dominated file delivery for years, was presented as a ‘’perfectly legal’ technology used by 50 million people worldwide to get films for free.
Humor was provided by Stephan Soderburg with the A list director speaking for the film workers whos jobs are being impacted by reduced risk taking and production in the studio system, since the stars ‘aren’t being hurt’.
French law was highlighted for its current proposal to restrict internet access for downloaders and send thieves to prison.
So the good news is that P2P technology is prime time news. The failures of preventative strategies were well discussed. Many more minds are now prepped for the USVO approach of enforcement and active engagement of the new digitally enabled markets.
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