AlbertPacino
Skilled
The MPAA has successfully identified the first round of “John Doe†defendants.
In December of 2004, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) announced their own crackdown on file-sharing. Their targets were BitTorrent and eDonkey2000 indexing servers as well as individuals. Like the RIAA, the MPAA cannot force ISPs to divulge customers names, however they are able to file “John Doe†lawsuits.
In this circumstance, the MPAA is sues the IP (Internet Protocol) address. After their case is made that that IP address is engaging in copyright infringement, the ISP must then hand over the identity of the individual. Suing individuals under the “John Doe†processes can take several months’ time to reveal the alleged infringers.
After four months of milling around the courts, the first round of “John Doe†defendants have been identified by the MPAA. The individuals accused by the MPAA will be served with subpoenas today.
“These people are Internet thieves and we will not stand by while they steal millions of dollars of copyrighted material with no regard for the law,†said Glickman. “With these lawsuits, which reach from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kokomo, Indiana our message to these thieves is clear – you are not anonymous and you will be held responsible: You can click but you cannot hide.â€
In addition, the MPAA is also pursing alleged copyright infringers residing on Internet2. The MPAA claims the Internet2 P2P network “i2hub†has become a haven for movie file-traders. Much like file-sharing has helped push the broad band revolution, it will be interesting if piracy accelerates mainstream adoption of Internet2.
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In December of 2004, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) announced their own crackdown on file-sharing. Their targets were BitTorrent and eDonkey2000 indexing servers as well as individuals. Like the RIAA, the MPAA cannot force ISPs to divulge customers names, however they are able to file “John Doe†lawsuits.
In this circumstance, the MPAA is sues the IP (Internet Protocol) address. After their case is made that that IP address is engaging in copyright infringement, the ISP must then hand over the identity of the individual. Suing individuals under the “John Doe†processes can take several months’ time to reveal the alleged infringers.
After four months of milling around the courts, the first round of “John Doe†defendants have been identified by the MPAA. The individuals accused by the MPAA will be served with subpoenas today.
“These people are Internet thieves and we will not stand by while they steal millions of dollars of copyrighted material with no regard for the law,†said Glickman. “With these lawsuits, which reach from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kokomo, Indiana our message to these thieves is clear – you are not anonymous and you will be held responsible: You can click but you cannot hide.â€
In addition, the MPAA is also pursing alleged copyright infringers residing on Internet2. The MPAA claims the Internet2 P2P network “i2hub†has become a haven for movie file-traders. Much like file-sharing has helped push the broad band revolution, it will be interesting if piracy accelerates mainstream adoption of Internet2.
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