MPAA moves onto TV series'

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:48 pm

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds21163.html

The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has stepped up its crackdown on internet piracy by launching lawsuits against several major TV-oriented torrent websites.

The company has thusfar focussed its energy on closing down sites which facilitate the distribution of movies across the web but is now taking on those who specialise in offering TV shows.

Recent research revealed that tens of thousands of surfers regularly download their favourite programmes, a phenomenon especially common in the UK.

"Internet thievery of all creative materials is unacceptable and these thieves need to realize they are not anonymous," said MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman.

"Every television series depends on other markets-syndication and international sales to earn back the enormous investment required to produce the comedies and dramas we all enjoy and those markets are substantially hurt when that content is stolen. On these sites, anyone in the world can download entire television seasons in a single click."

Among the sites slapped with a lawsuit are:

* ShunTV - Has around 10,000 registered users.
* Zonatracker - Has over 2500 users. It offers hundreds of popular movies, including many movies still in cinemas.
* Btefnet - This torrent site and the eight associated servers specialise in distributing television shows. Over 48,000 registered users seed files on the servers
* Scifi-Classics - Distributes science fiction content. Torrents are posted in the forum section, which has over 1600 users, and are tracked by the associated server.
* CDDVDHeaven - Has over 8000 registered users. The site profits by giving privileges to users who make
monetary contributions to the site, allowing them faster downloading speeds
without requiring them to upload torrents
* Bragginrights - Has over 12,000 registered users and a wide variety of torrents, including those for films currently on release. It solicits donations to make money.

The MPAA claims that since it began action against torrent sites, the amount of time required to download a pirated file has increased "exponentially."

"The experience of downloading copyrighted films and TV shows is not what it
used to be," added Glickman. "We intend to make it even worse."

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:49 pm

Saw this earlier. Can't they just fuck off. I understand with movies; but when we have to wait months ifnot years over here to watch American TV shows why shouldn't we be able to download them?

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:51 pm

I wonder whay they have never gone after usenet newsgroups? It's prolly the easiest way to acquire anything you need, without peer to peer.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:51 pm

because most people don't bother with newsgroups, because they don't know how.

Post by **Pext** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:15 pm

hm... so... 'how'?

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:19 pm

If I told you I'd have to kill you.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:21 pm

First you need a subscripton to http://www.newshosting.com/ or http://www.giganews.com/ (the best one). My ISP give me 10GB free to Giganews

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Then you also want to sign up to http://www.newzbin.com/ to make things easier.

Then to actually download things I use http://www.newsleecher.com/

Post by **Pext** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:21 pm

huh... sounds dangerous. i'm not sure if i want to be involved then. lol.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:22 pm

xnews is where it's at

Post by **Pext** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:34 pm

thanks. :icon14:
but: why is it safer?

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:36 pm

Because you don't upload at all (unless you release something) and most servers don't keep logs of what its users do. The only thing you connect to its the IP of the server.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:36 pm

phantasmagoria wrote:xnews is where it's at

W3rd Xnews is great Except on heavy flow days when it eats up 800mb of system memory :icon32:

no need to signup of newzbin just use it as a search, and most ISPs offer free use of usenet, they just have sucky retention usually 2-4 days only where pay services are a week or more.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:44 pm

And thier usually slow as well, at least my ISPs were. Since they switched to Giganews I get 30 day+ retention. Not bad for free

.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:58 pm

who's your isp?

Post by **shaft** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:58 pm

Newshosting Unlimited

Post by **R00k** » Fri May 13, 2005 5:24 pm

Funny they don't mention the downloading of old tv shows that they refuse to sell anymore because they don't think it's profitable and can only be found online.

This one-size-fits-all policy on entertainment downloads reminds me of BushCo's strict abstinence policy in the face of growing AIDS epidemics.

They're slogan should be "Let's Get Idealistic!"

Yea. And then cry some more when it doesn't work, and try to blame it on everyone and everything except your own inability to adapt and change with the times.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:44 pm

phantasmagoria wrote:who's your isp?

Pipex. £23 a month for true unlimited 1mb downloads and 10gb giganews access (£2 for every additional 5gb + 1 extra download slot)

Post by **Tormentius** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:45 pm

Stupid fucks :icon8: . They're so completely oblivious to the fact they can never stop the people who do this and that their heavy-handed tactics piss people off and just encourage them to download more.

Post by **stocktroll** » Sat May 14, 2005 1:16 am

um, how secure are the avg torrent user from getting plugged?
completely retarded to get pissed over some show that was broadcasted on public tv