MPAA Is Suing Torrent Sites

DopeWeasel · #1 29th Dec 04, 04:24 AM

Just a heads up to anyone using bittorrent. At least one of the major torrent sites Lokitorrent.com is now officially being sued by the MPAA according to an announcement on the front page of their site. I'm sure that more are soon to follow. No word yet on whether individual users will be sued as well although judging from the MPAA and RIAA's reputations I'm sure that users are soon to follow.

Cyberion · #2 29th Dec 04, 07:29 AM

I'd be very interested in reading the wired article for January's issue..

"The Bittorrent Effect" and that of the "Shadow.. "

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1...ittorrent.html

richardc2000 · #3 29th Dec 04, 08:41 AM

Interesting article Cyberion
thanks

KingCobra · #4 29th Dec 04, 09:12 AM

@Cyberion - GREAT article, thanks!
@DopeWeasel - Thanks for this News posting.

Quote:

The executive vice president for research and planning at CBS, David Poltrack, elaborates: "In our research with consumers, content-on-demand is the killer app. They like the idea of paying only for what they watch." The trick, he figures, is to work out a solution before the audience for illegal downloading becomes truly huge. He figures the networks have 10 years.

Clearly the MPAA is as dumb now as the RIAA was back during the Napster startup. They need to embrace BT and use it to their advantage right now. Offer the media content users want on demand right now for such a small fee it's not worth taking the risk of downloading illigal. Wake up MPAA and get the old farts out from behind their desks and put some new blood in there that understands what's currently going on.

Edit - I think this thread should go in Team News, moving