Most Movies On P2P From Insiders?

Posted by simoniker on Monday September 15, 2003 @06:08AM from the stealing-still-bad-if-the-queen-does-it dept.

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.'"

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On a related note... by psydeshow · 2003-09-15 06:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is anybody else afraid that with Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, the statewide penalty for watching an illegally distributed movie will be to undergo memory-erasure?
mod parent up! by ed.han · 2003-09-15 07:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

this is dead-on.

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