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MPAA Targets eDonkey, BitTorrent P2P File-Sharing Server Operators

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2004 - 2:52am.
Los Angeles -- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which represents the interests of Hollywood movie studios, plans to file lawsuits against operators of servers in the U.S. and Europe that aid in the sharing of movie files on peer-to-peer networks including BitTorrent and eDonkey. The studios' lawsuits will target over 100 operators of computers that "serve as traffic cops connecting those who want to steal movies with those who have a copy and want to provide it," said John Malcolm, director of worldwide antipiracy operations for the MPAA. Already, seven servers have been seized by French authorities, who are still seeking their operator, a French government representative told CNET News.com. Recently, the eDonkey file-sharing service recorded more average monthly users than the popular Kazaa network.
http://tinyurl.com/6qjoj 
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http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66034,00.html
http://www.edonkey2000.com 
http://bitconjurer.org/bittorrent 
http://www.mpaa.org

tags: P2P | MPAA | BitTorrent | eDonkey | File-Sharing Server Operators |

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