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Warner Bros. Accused of Pirating Anti-Pirating Tech

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-trying-it-out dept.

psycho12345 writes "German firm Medien Patent Verwaltung claims that in 2003, it revealed a new kind of anti-piracy technology to Warner Bros. that marks films with specific codes so pirated copies can be traced back to their theaters of origin. But like a great, hilariously ironic DRM Ouroborus, the company claims that Warner began using the system throughout Europe in 2004 but hasn't actually paid a dime for it."

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  1. Re:Do as I say--- by Runaway1956 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Thank you Mr. Anonymous Coward. AC utters some amazingly inane bullshit from time to time, but this time, AC couldn't be more insightful. Corporations have no rights, period. It is insanity to imagine that they can hold rights. Stockholders have rights, the company does not. Officers and employees of a company have rights, the company can not. Only pretentious fools arguing in court can assert otherwise.

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