'New' BitTorrent forces anti-piracy regroup

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'New' BitTorrent forces anti-piracy regroup

Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia
May 20, 2005
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/ 0,2000061733,39192758,00.htm>

update Illegal movie and software downloaders could have an edge over
anti-piracy operatives thanks to a new feature in the BitTorrent file- 
sharing software.

BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has eliminated the need for Web site
hosting of centralised servers known as 'trackers' in the latest beta
version of the peer-to-peer software. These servers coordinate the
BitTorrent download process and have been a key resource for
anti- piracy units in identifying infringers downloading and sharing
copyrighted material.

The enhancement may cause problems in shutting down the illegal
online distribution of software and content, according to software
piracy watchdog, the Business Software Alliance.

"Currently, if a tracker site is shut down, many downloads are
disrupted," Tarun Sawney, BSA Asia anti-piracy director, told ZDNet
Australia . "So, removing the trackers from the equation will
obviously cause those of us on this side of the battle to regroup."

However, Sawney pointed out that BitTorrent files could still be
identified. "BSA has traditionally sought the assistance of those
hosting the actual pirated files. With or without the tracker sites,
someone still hosts the infringing files," he said.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                     May 19, 2005


BitTorrent Facilitating Illegal File Swapping of Star Wars On Day of
Opening

Statement by MPAA President Dan Glickman

Washington, D.C. - - Responding to news reports today that BitTorrent
is already facilitating the illegal file sharing of the final Star
Wars episode,  Revenge of the Sith which opens in theaters today,
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) President and CEO
Dan Glickman made the following statement:

"There is no better example of how theft dims the magic of the movies
for everyone than this report today regarding BitTorrent providing
users with illegal copies of Revenge of the Sith.  The unfortunate
fact is this type of theft happens on a regular basis on peer to peer
networks all over the world.

"Fans have been lined up for days to see Revenge of the Sith.  To
preserve the quality of movies for fans like these and so many
others, we must stop these Internet thieves from illegally trading
valuable copyrighted materials on-line.

"If piracy and those who profit from it are allowed to flourish, they
will erode an engine of economic growth and job creation; undermine
legitimate businesses that strive to unite technology and content in
innovative and legal ways and limit quality and consumer choice."

Glickman said that the average movie costs $98 million to make and
market.   Less than one in ten movies re-coup their original
investment from the domestic box office and six in ten never recoup
their investment .  The average BitTorrent network has up to 2.5
million users a day.  The movie industry is the only industry with a
positive balance of trade in countries with which it does business.
Copyrighted industries are responsible for an estimated $626 billion
of the total gross domestic product.

"My message to illegal file swappers everywhere is plain and simple:
You are stealing, it is wrong and you are not anonymous," said
Glickman.  "In short, you can click, but you can't hide.  There are
lots of ways to legally download our products through companies like
CinemaNow, Movielink, Ruckus and others."

The Motion Picture Association is engaged in an all out effort to
root out Internet movie thieves and make them pay the consequences of
illegally downloading and swapping movies on-line.  It has hundreds
of investigators looking into these kinds of cases worldwide and has
already been successful in shutting down several BitTorrent type
sites.  As part of its anti-piracy effort, the MPAA and its member
companies have brought lawsuits against many Internet movie thieves
across the United States and plan to continue such action.

About the MPAA:  The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
(MPAA) serves as the voice and advocate of the American motion
picture, home video and television industries from its offices in Los
Angeles and Washington, D.C. These members include: Buena Vista
Pictures Distribution; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Paramount
Pictures; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox
Film Corporation; Universal Studios from Universal City Studios; and
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.


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MPAA Los Angeles
Kori Bernards
Anne Caliguiri
(818) 995-6600

MPAA Washington, DC
John Feehery
Gayle Osterberg
(202) 293-1966
Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com>

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