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MPAA Developing Digital Fingerprinting Technology

Posted by Zonk on from the following-in-your-tracks dept.

Danathar writes "The MPAA is looking to use digital fingerprinting technologies that in conjunction with legislation will enable and force ISPs to look for network traffic that matches the signatures. " From the article: " Once completed, Philips' technology--along with related tools from other companies--could be a powerful weapon in Hollywood's increasingly aggressive attempts to choke off the flood of films being traded online."

9 of 544 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Forget it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: Nobody really enjoys it and the frog generally dies as a result. -- E. B. White

  2. Re:SneakerNet the Ultimate by mboverload · · Score: 3, Funny

    All the talent was used up in the 70's.

  3. This will work.... by russint · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until someone invents something like ssl... oh...

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  4. Re:Forget it by tfoss · · Score: 5, Funny
    Only on slashdot would you find someone arguing against 'water is wet.'

    -Ted

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  5. Re:Encryption by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, and of course it never would have occurred to terrorists to poison the water supply or infiltrate nuclear power plants or destroy the Holland tunnel if they hadn't heard someone discussing those possibilities on Fox News either.

    Wow! Idle ramblings of a bunch of mostly adolescents. Better not let anyone hear this incredible font of devious ideas.

    Oh, the horrors!

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    You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
  6. Re:Made by Philips? by chris_eineke · · Score: 5, Funny
    probably the most pirate friendly DVD player

    Yeah, it's used to play DVD-Arrrrrrrr's. :-)
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  7. Hmm. by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 4, Funny

    Either that's really fucking awesome, or you just figured out a way to make ten thousand Slashdotters all get baby powder on themselves.

    I suppose I'll go acquire some baby powder and find out.

    Either way, kudos to you.

    --grendel drago

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  8. Who needs encryption anyway? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    Expect "digital fingerprint remover" software to appear in the digital 'black market' as soon as this thingy is implemented.

    Then expect conversations like this to appear in bash:

    [Joe]The MPAA is knocking at my house! :(
    [1337-0]Hahahahahah you forgot to remove the fingerprint?
    [PhantomZero]ROFL! Pwned!
    [Joe]It's NOT funny! I have to go, bbs :(
    [1337-0]bbs, or bbl... way l?
    [PhantomZero]LMAO!

  9. Re:Forget it by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

    pour a shitload of babypowder on a cup of water

    Hey, now, it's a lot of work grinding those babies up into powder. I'm sure as hell not gonna waste it trying to figure out something lame like whether water is wet or not.