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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. They got it wrong by tuxlove · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The reason the magic was dim this time around had nothing to do with piracy. The problem is entirely due to George Lucas' inability to make a movie with magic in it. And the same goes for most of Hollywood. Really excellent movies are rare and hard to come by any more. Piracy isn't to blame for that.

  2. I condemn the .doc format by jspoon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For requiring me to pirate Microsoft Word. OK, so I didn't do that, I just give .docs a miss on my home computer.

  3. Don't ban TCP/IP, make it more secure by Wrexs0ul · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm all for this, quite frankly we should rebuild TCP/IP with an easily-managed layer of security. RFC1149 provides an excellent example of an easily secured network, all the MPAA would needs is a suitably-qualified group of packet "hunters" to dispose of unwanted traffic.

    -Matt

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  4. Re:Once again... by pboulang · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Reread your parent, son. You can't get much more physical than a cable. Just because it is called an ethernet cable doesn't make it layer 2.

    Besides, there are two many variants of the 4 layer model, thus it makes sense to discuss the 7 layer OSI model. Well, at least you go that part right.

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  5. Re:Tragic by YU+Nicks+NE+Way · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    You were being sarcastic? Gosh, I missed that entirely.
    Watch films in the original - no translator can capture the true essence of a language in mere words scrolling underneath the cinematography.
    I'm reminded of a time I went with a date to see some Truffaut film in subtitle. I speak both French and English, so I had the dubious pleasure of reading the English subtitles while I listened to the dialog.

    The punch line? The English script was better.
  6. Re:Let's please get our heads on straight... by null+etc. · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Score:0, Flamebait?

    Look, I done started a flamewar!

    Damn liberals.

  7. I was sitting behind a butthead with a PDA by voss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cant people shut off their s--t and stop talking during movies? These backlit screens nearly blinded me. They think "my little screen" wont disturb anybody....WELL IT DOES. Its like seeing a little flashlight, its okay for a few seconds then it becomes a serious distraction.

  8. Re:You, sir, are most correct! by hashwolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "If you see this same woman, is not working at a particular moment, due to not having a paying client, should you be allowed to take a free romp? Sure, why not, that's what she does, and she's just sitting there."

    Now, to be able to compare this with the situation with movie, imagine you've got a magic wand which let's you copy that same woman...

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