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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/9780934.htm?1c

``One of the scary things about BitTorrent is how effective it is at redistributing content,'' said Andrew Parker, chief technical officer at CacheLogic, a British firm that monitors Internet traffic.

As BitTorrent becomes mainstream, it imperils the movie studios' most lucrative source of revenue -- the $17.5 billion the industry reaped last year from DVD sales and rentals.

Hollywood has yet to find a way to thwart BitTorrent's distribution of bootlegged copies of new films like ``Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,'' or the latest episode of hot cable television shows like ``Nip/Tuck.''

Cohen, dressed in black and sitting with his knees pulled to his chest, said he isn't worried about being sued. BitTorrent is just a simple distribution tool and nothing more, he insists.

He said doesn't make money off piracy but earns his living from contributions he solicits on his Web site.

The Motion Picture Association of America suggests Cohen shouldn't rest too easily.

``BitTorrent and others who are complicit in copyright theft should take little comfort from their temporary celebrity status,'' said the MPAA's Malcolm.

 

[Ecrofirt]

or the latest episode of hot cable television shows like ``Nip/Tuck.''

How the motherfuck are they losing money on a cable show?

 

[Suerte]

How the motherfuck are they losing money on a cable show?

If you have the episodes on hand you're less likely to buy the dvd boxset?

 

[Dan]

How the motherfuck are they losing money on a cable show?

The assumption would be that people are downloading it rather than watching it on television, which implies its ratings are lower than possible, which results in lower ad revenue than possible.

Of course, the entire ratings industry is bogus anyway.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

God damn it, soon I will have to switch to another... uh, perfectly "legal" place to download media, yeah, thats the ticket.

 

[impirius]

``BitTorrent and others who are complicit in copyright theft should take little comfort from their temporary celebrity status,'' said the MPAA's Malcolm.

"HTTP, what are you smirking about? We're coming after you next. Then we'll file lawsuits against every layer of the TCP/IP stack until justice is finally served."

 

[Goreomedy]

Just curious... Would you guys pay $2 to watch a new release movie in a decent quality stream?

 

[Dan]

No, but then I have no interest in watching movies on my laptop for free even.

I'm not part of the problem! *runs*