Most Movies On P2P From Insiders?

An anonymous reader writes "AT&T Labs has determined that a significant majority of movies on P2P networks are the result of leaks from movie industry insiders (New York Times, free reg req'd). They not only point to the obvious cases (movies online before theatrical release, like The Hulk or Star Wars AOTC), but also examine other cases. The researchers examined 285 movies from P2P networks and used the quality of the file to determine whether it was some guy with a video camera or not. Choice quote: 'Our conclusion is that the distributors really need to take a hard look at their own internal processes and look at how they can stop the insider leaks of their movies before taking measures that might hamstring consumers' technologies and rights.'"

Comments

And this is this news to who?

[inertia187]

Most Movies On P2P From Insiders?

Should say: from the duh dept. Umkay?

(fp)

Re:And this is this news to who?

[rot26]

Don't you knee-jerk-anti-conspiracy-theory-buffs ever get tired of poopooing every friggin thing that comes along? Guess what? THERE ARE CONSPIRACIES OUT THERE!!!! How do I know? BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE MINE. Hey, when my plot to overthrow the world gets close to implementation, I'll run it by you first so you can announce to the world what a load of crap it is. We'll see who has the last laugh then, buddy.

/me crosses fingers..

[grub]

[insiders putting] movies online before theatrical release [..]

Hopefully someone working on Duke Nukem Forever is reading /. today..

Re:/me crosses fingers..

[wo1verin3]

>> Hopefully someone working on Duke Nukem
>> Forever [3drealms.com] is reading /. today..

The most upto date version was already leaked on Kazaa. It consisted of one file: duke.nukem.4ever.plan.txt. The contents were as follow:

--- start duke.nukem.4ever.plan.txt ---

Step 1) Announce Duke Nuken Forever
Step 2) ???
Step 3) Release game

--- end duke.nukem.4ever.plan.txt ---

For the boys over at 3D Realms, step 2 is: MAKE THE DAMN GAME

Advertising wave of the future

[smittyoneeach]

Offering beta versions of movies vie P2P is a great way "sex up" the product through illegality.
You might even make a buck by suing someone not "in the loop" who does it.
A possibly better way to advertise products might simply be to have better products.
But then, I'm known for my unorthodox ideas.

Well that explains it!

[deep square leg]

I wondered how that copy of Gigli could got onto Kazaa, seeing that nobody has seen it in theatres.

"bad mixes" and "metallica album" is a

[RLiegh]

redundant statement.

They're violating the DMCA! Call the MPAA!!!

[LucidityZero]

The researchers examined 285 movies from P2P networks and used the quality of the file to determine whether it was some guy with a video camera or not.

They watched 285 unauthorized copies of movies! That adds up to $3.7 billion dollars in fines per researcher, and a minimum of 784 years in prison!!!

Re:Don't subscribe to NYTimes?

[Zork the Almighty]

This text brought to you by an insider at the New York Times.

Me Too!

[Vinnie_333]

Yeah, I've been doing alot of research on this topic too. I've been downloading movies online ... but just to check out the quality to see if it was an insider job.

Rough job... downloading movies

[bigmouth_strikes]

"The researchers examined 285 movies from P2P networks and used the quality of the file to determine whether it was some guy with a video camera or not."

Sounds like hard work, all those hours downloading and watching movies... I wonder what they do on their spare time ? Maybe they go to meetings, fill out spreadsheets and wait tables.

Reminds me of the Dilbert where Wally *almost* gets the job to "stress test the server by downloading high quality media files from the busiest servers on the 'net". "I was this close to making surfing porn my job" he says. Dilbert replies "I would've had to kill you."