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Piracy Threatens to put French Film Industry Out of Business

French anti-piracy association, the Association Against Audiovisual Piracy (ALPA), claims that piracy in France is so rampant that it threatens to put the entire French movie industry out of business.

Reducing Software Piracy Could Have Exponential Effect on Channel Profitability, Says New White Paper

HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new white paper by IDC released today at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 highlights the collateral damage that software piracy is causing to companies across the technology industry. Sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), the white paper shows that every dollar Microsoft loses to software piracy translates to $5.50 in lost opportunity for other companies in the partner ecosystem. The white paper points to a stark reality not often highlighted in industry discussions: Software piracy is a wide-ranging problem that deeply affects small companies as well as large software vendors.

PC Manufacturers See Piracy As A Hidden Benefit, Says id Software

Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software (think Doom and Quake), accuses PC hardware manufacturers of implicitly supporting piracy of all kinds because they see it as a "hidden benefit" when you buy a PC. This came up in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, and was part of a larger point aimed at answering the question of why PC manufacturers aren't doing more to stop piracy with hardware measures. When asked if these companies are secretly happy about piracy, Todd says:

Companies Coming Around To Piracy's Upside?

traycerb writes "The Economist has an article detailing how numerous companies are finding piracy's silver lining: 'Statistics about the traffic on file-sharing networks can be useful. They can reveal, for example, the countries where a new singer is most popular, even before his album has been released there. Having initially been reluctant to be seen exploiting this information, record companies are now making use of it. This month BigChampagne, the main music-data analyser, is extending its monitoring service to pirated video, too.' The kicker is Microsoft's tacit endorsement of Windows piracy in developing markets, namely China. The big man himself, Bill Gates, says it best in an interview with Fortune last year: 'It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.

Flaws In a BSA Software Piracy Report?

Ian Lamont writes "The Business Software Alliance has just released its state piracy study (full PDF also available). The BSA says that one in five pieces of software in use in the United States is unlicensed, and notes that piracy rates are highest in Ohio (27%). However, as noted by the Industry Standard, there are problems with the state study, and the way the BSA is presenting the data: the study only includes eight states, and it is making some questionable connections, including the claim that lost state and local tax revenue from piracy would have been enough to 'hire nearly 25,000 experienced police officers.'"

Six-month anti-piracy strategy delays Dark Knight piracy for just 38 hours

July 29, 2008 Warner Bros. devoted six months to an extensive anti-piracy strategy for the release of "The Dark Knight", and have deemed the 38 hour period between the film's premiere screening and the first appearance on file-sharing sites to be a success - keeping bootleg DVDs off the streets as the film racked up a record-breaking US$158.4 million on its all important opening weekend.

Piracy and the Underground Economy

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Piracy and the Underground Economy

I have heard some off-the-wall rationalizations for piracy before but this one takes the cake. The article takes the “I’m poor, I have to steal” to an astounding new level by suggesting that piracy supports whole countries so it is okay. Huh?!?!

ESA Appoints New, Piracy-Focused General Counsel

ESA Appoints New, Piracy-Focused General Counsel [08.19.08] The Entertainment Software Association trade org has announced the appointment of new general counsel Kenneth Doroshow, an ex-RIAA and Department Of Justice lawyer -- who spearheaded anti-piracy efforts as head of the RIAA's litigation department.

MediaDefender Claims Anti-Piracy Services No Longer In Demand - Declining revenue suggests they should fear bankruptcy

MediaDefender is an anti-piracy business that places both legal and illegal downloads online primarily for the purpose of trapping illegal filesharers for organizations like RIAA and MPAA. MediaDefender recently released financial information that indicates that they are rapidly moving towards bankruptcy. They have had a series of financial problems harming the company including a security breach last year that cost them over $800,000 but the business states that the reason that revenue has declined considerably is because there is a declining interest in anti-piracy services.

Microsoft: $1 of piracy = $5.50 in "lost opportunities"

Each dollar lost to software piracy equals $5.50 in lost opportunities, claims Microsoft. A new white paper released by IDC and funded by the software giant looks at how copyright infringement affects the software ecosystem as a whole, not just how it affects a single corporation. IDC claims that, if Microsoft were to make back each of those lost dollars, partner companies would gain $4.37 in increased revenues and $1.13 in lower operational costs. That's assuming, however, that the Business Software Alliance's estimated losses due to piracy are correct—an assumption that IDC makes in this report, despite having admitted in the past that the numbers are misleading.

Study shows reducing piracy benefits Microsoft VARs, some experts disagree

A recent study shows that reducing piracy will benefit Microsoft VARs, arguing that the VARs' income will increase as a result. The IDC study, which was sponsored by Microsoft and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners, says that VARs, rather than retailers, would be the biggest beneficiary from a reduction in piracy.

Nintendo Sues Piracy-Enabling R4 Cart, R4 Sales Predictably Skyrocket

Yesterday, Kotaku reported on Nintendo and 54 software makers filing an injunction to stop the sales of the R4 and similar devices in Japan. For the uninitiated, the R4 allows you to download DS games online and play them on your DS. Yes, DS piracy. And now said piracy is threatened! So what does that mean? R4 sales are through the roof. Hell, even I bought one yesterday.

The Dark Knight Employed Rigid Anti-Piracy Strategy

In an era where piracy is widespread, the premature and unauthorised release of a movie can be potentially disastrous. If the movie is bad, word spreads fast and cinema-goers will avoid it like the plague. Likewise, if the movie is good, people will download it, resulting in lost ticket sales. To ensure this doesn't happen to The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. came up with a hard-as-nails anti-piracy strategy.

Inside the Motion Picture Industry's Cuddliest Anti-Piracy Operation: DVD-Sniffing Canine Unit

John Malcolm, the director of anti-piracy for the Motion Picture Association of America was thinking "outside the box" when he envisioned a PR-friendly way to combat movie piracy.

Microsoft Not Sure If SaaS Will Cut Piracy

Microsoft has been increasing its efforts to battle software piracy using lawsuits and educational programs to bring more illegal users into the light. But as Microsoft moves toward delivering more applications as services, its anti-piracy tactics will

Microsoft Not Sure If SaaS Will Cut Piracy

Microsoft has been increasing its efforts to battle software piracy using lawsuits and educational programs to bring more illegal users into the light. But as Microsoft moves toward delivering more applications as services, its anti-piracy tactics will also have to change, according to solution providers.

iD CEO: Hardware Makers Condone Piracy

It's an issue that hurts game developers, but consider the effect of piracy on PC hardware manufacturers. Without a top-of-the-line graphics card and processor, it doesn't matter how many copies of Crysis you can pirate; you're not going to do much without the hardware to run it. On that note, in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead floated an interesting theory that PC hardware manufacturers might not be the biggest opponent of the piracy scene, to say the least.

G8 Summit Aims To Kill International Piracy

arcticstoat writes "Next week, the G8 summit will discuss proposals for new international piracy laws, which include border controls and cooperation from ISPs to identify pirates. The laws will also prevent ISPs from being liable for copyright infringement. If the G8 summit were to agree on these measures and enforce them through international cooperation, could they really cut down piracy, or would they be impractical to enforce?"

Inside the Motion Picture Industry's Cuddliest Anti-Piracy Operation: the DVD-Sniffing Dogs

A few years back, John Malcolm, the Motion Picture Association of America's anti-piracy director, was brainstorming new ways to combat piracy. Fresh on the job after serving as a federal prosecutor and a Justice Department attorney, Malcolm wanted to expand the group's efforts beyond public relations campaigns and federal lawsuits.

Altium Joins European Fight Against Piracy

Altium Limited has extended its Business Software Alliance (BSA) membership to include the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The move will strengthen Altium’s IP protection and complement its anti-piracy movements in China and the rest of Asia. The move will see Altium join BSA’s efforts to crack down on the $US48 billion black hole caused by piracy – with over 40% of these losses stemming from the EMEA region alone.

Warner Bros. Delays Dark Knight Piracy for 38 Hours, Deems it Success

Warner Bros. didn't want to lose one penny off of the precious early box office gross for The Dark Knight (one that traditionally favors Hollywood in the split over movie theaters), so they reportedly spent 6 months developing an anti-piracy plan to keep the film off filesharing sites for as long as possible. And through a highly regimented flow of tracking and distribution that included staggering reel delivery to individual theaters (so that no one had the entire film for too long), Warner Bros. was able to delay online piracy for a whole 38 hours. Their president of distribution explains why this was considered a success:

The MPAA Approves DreamStream's Anti-Piracy Technology

The Motion Picture Association of America has approved the use of DreamStream's secure online file streaming system as a solution to curb digital piracy. "We are very excited to have the MPAA stand behind our technology," said Ulf Diebel, chief development officer for DreamStream. "The MPAA understands the need to be proactive - rather than reactive -- in addressing the chokehold that piracy has on the motion picture industry. Their recommendation is not something that Hollywood will take lightly."

Bono Blasts ISPs for Turning Blind Eye to Music Piracy

U2-Bono-ISP.jpgIn a letter sent to NME Magazine, U2's Bono has weighed in on the issue of music piracy criticizing Internet service providers for showing indifference to the piracy of music taking place on their networks and letting it go on.

Free Games As a Solution To Game Piracy

christ, jesus H writes "PC gaming may not be dying, but it is in a state of flux. We're seeing developers and publishers blaming piracy for all the ills of PC gaming, but attempts to rein in pirates with the help of DRM only annoys and mobilizes the legitimate customers of your games. The solution? According to David Perry of Shiny Games, PC games are going to be free." (And if anyone has a favorite replacement term for "piracy," in the context of electronic copyright violation, please suggest it below.)

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