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MPAA Blames BitTorrent for Star Wars Distribution

Posted by timothy on from the what-do-you-burn-apart-from-witches? dept.

AI Playground writes "Slyck News reports on the MPAA's press release (.doc) blaming the BitTorrent protocol for the leak of Episode III. MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman: '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.'"

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  1. Re:Firefox crash? by whiteranger99x · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Did anyone else's Firefox crash when visiting the parent's link, or is it just me? (Try refreshing a couple of times.)

    Nah, didn't crash on mine. Try using a computer that DOESN'T suck ;)

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  2. Let's please get our heads on straight... by null+etc. · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Bleh. I find nothing wrong with the terms "piracy" and "theft" to describe such actions. "Copyright infringement" should be reserved for cases such as when I make a video game that stars Mario or Pokemon, infringing upon Nintendo's copyright.

    If a DVD is a product which provides the service of displaying a movie, then stealing that movie is a theft of service.

  3. Re:they need to be stopped by Reaperducer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    it's already been ruled that copyright infringement is NOT theft

    In a real world court, or on Slashdot? I'd like to see a link to the court decision that says that.

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