The first wave of suits would probably involve about 200 P2P users. The Movie Industry has attempted to deter filesharing using anti-piracy advertisements and other methods but P2P use seems to be only growing worldwide. They may be particularly after CAM and Telesync copies of movies, which are movies recorded in theatres that can come up on the net even before the official theatre dates. Along with the Recording Industry, the Movie Industry has attempted to shut down organizations responsible for developing P2P networks with no success. The respect the movie industry had among file sharers will probably fade away as soon as 1 lawsuit is filed, as it did with the recording industry as millions of people swear never to buy music CD's again.
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SiliconValley.com
Written by: James Delahunty @ 3 Nov 2004 17:57