Hollywood Looks to BitTorrent for Distribution

daria42 writes "Vinton Cerf, who wrote the original TCP/IP protocol and is currently chairman of ICANN, said this week he had recently discussed BitTorrent with at least two interested movie producers. 'I know personally for a fact that various members of the movie industry are really getting interested in how to use the Internet--even BitTorrent--as a distributed method for distributing content,' Cerf said. 'I've spoken with several movie producers in the last month.'"

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Hang on a minute...

[TripMaster Monkey]

From the article:

Hollywood is anxious to embrace BitTorrent as a method of movie distribution, according to the father of the Internet, Dr Vinton Cerf.

But I thought that Al Gore invented the Internet...

Re:Hang on a minute...

[d34thm0nk3y]

allright, thats the slashdot i know and love. None of this encouraging enlightened discussion crap. I, for one, welcome back our trollish first posting overlords.

mostly joking given the actual content of the link...

Get with the times...

[Anonymous Coward]

are really getting interested in how to use the Internet--even BitTorrent--as a distributed method for distributing content

I've been doing this for years!

Just for This Thread

[fuct_onion]

Can we call Bittorrent a 'Decentralized' Network? The word 'distribute' has too many uses in this context; my head hurts.

hmm

[Sv-Manowar]

Ironic, how the industry turns to one of the tools their were claiming ruins it.

It's a smart move by the movie business, they are expanding into the online market, better late than never. They just need a way to make sure to stop piracy, as shown with the iTunes mp3 encoding.

They don't even have to do anything!

[Anonymous Coward]

Just stop suing the sites and bam, they will distribute it for you! It's amazing.

Re:Cheaper than a movie

[Monkelectric]

Not to mention standing in line with a bunch of hot teeners remembering when you could get girls like that with your fat g/f at your side ... >sigh(laugh, its a joke)

From the I'll-Believe-It-When-I-See-It Department:

[jtosburn]

'I know personally for a fact that various members of the movie industry are really getting interested in how to use the Internet--even BitTorrent--as a distributed method for distributing content,' Cerf said.

I think he mis-heard those movie producers. What they said was that BitTorrent is a "disturbing method for distributing content."

Re:It will happen, but not for a long time.....

[GweeDo]

I thought it was for the pictures?

Reality Check

[mokolabs]

As inevitable as IP-based film distribution is, Vint Cerf talking with TWO movie producers isn't news and doesn't herald the dawn of a new age.

If Slashdot worked like Fark, we'd file this under... OBVIOUS.

In Other News...

[100lbHand]

The US Army turns to the French for millitary training
Veterinarians turn to Chinese resturants for pet care
Software developers turn to EA for human resource advice
Grumman turns to Poles for submarine construction
Geeks turn to /. for relationship advice

Re:Argh, my eyes.

[PakProtector]

Thank you, Clippy.

No, really. It's funny.

Please... not the downmod! ARRGG!

Shame on you, hollywood!

[lightspawn]

According to Andrew Lack, President of Sony Music, "P2P stands for piracy to pornography." Which P are you planning to use, MPAA?

I'm not a Pirate!

[Nom du Keyboard]

I'm not a peer-to-peer file sharing pirate.

I'm a beta tester for the MPAA's 21st century digital distribution system.

Re:Listen closely, all of you

[kyojin the clown]

Fine, I'll stop trying to understand and just go down the adversary path. it'll be easier in the long run.

*Throws Cosmo in the bin*