MediaDefender memo lists sites from "strong to low presence."NOTE: In light of the recent leak of some internal MediaDefender memos have been able to reprint this e-mail and story concerning it in its entirety. Many of you I'm sure are now familiar with MediaDefender, a self-described "leading provider of anti-piracy solutions in the emerging Internet-Piracy-Prevention (IPP) industry," and how they are frequently employed by movie studios and record labels to make illegal file-sharing as difficult as possible. The infamous 99.9% BitTorrent tracker download on TorrentSpy is perhaps the most famous of all fake files that I'm sure they can take partial credit for. A number of fake Korn albums is apparently some of their most recent work in support of one of their clients, EMI Records. But, it's often wondered to what degree MediaDefender monitors a BitTorrent tracker site and works to protect the copyrighted material of a particular client. Well, I have been fortunate enough to get a hold of an interesting internal MediaDefender e-mail that details the degree of BitTorrent tracker site protection they offer for one of their clients, which in this case is Fox Studios. It reads: UPDATE: We have been served with a "C&D" letter from the law firm Sheppard Mullin, which ironically I hear use to represent Zeropaid in the past.Apparently the "...use, display, and/or misappropriation of MediaDefender's trade secrets and confidential information" is a big "no can do." Who would've thought that exposing the under-handed tactics of an anti-P2P company would bear such legal repercussions (Don't all raise your hands at once).
Pretty straightforward legal stuff right? Well, in case you haven't had a chance to read the e-mail, I was lucky enough to find that a copy of it had been uploaded by a loyal reader to the Pirate Bay's image hosting service, BayIMG.READ IT HEREI think what's most interesting to find in this list is the fact that the Pirate Bay and Mininova are at the bottom with a "low presence" of anti-piracy activities. There could be a number of reasons for this but, I think it's because the pair are just too darn sophisticated to fall for the fairly easy to detect and predict IP addresses that MediaDefender uses to upload fake content. Also to note is the glaring lack of PRIVATE tracker sites on the list. Very interesting to say the least. Either way, at least the list can provide you with a better idea of what sites to avoid if you don't want to have a run in with fake content, or worse yet, have your IP captured for legal action by the a client's copyright attorneys. Looking for more stuff to watch or download?
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Many of you I'm sure are now familiar with MediaDefender, a self-described "leading provider of anti-piracy solutions in the emerging Internet-Piracy-Prevention (IPP) industry," and how they are frequently employed by movie studios and record labels to make illegal file-sharing as difficult as possible.
The infamous 99.9% BitTorrent tracker download on TorrentSpy is perhaps the most famous of all fake files that I'm sure they can take partial credit for.
A number of fake Korn albums is apparently some of their most recent work in support of one of their clients, EMI Records.
But, it's often wondered to what degree MediaDefender monitors a BitTorrent tracker site and works to protect the copyrighted material of a particular client.
Well, I have been fortunate enough to get a hold of an interesting internal MediaDefender e-mail that details the degree of BitTorrent tracker site protection they offer for one of their clients, which in this case is Fox Studios
It reads:
From: Pedro C.
To: Octavio H.
Subject: RE: Fox torrent sites
O,
Here is the Fox list site we protect on....from strong to low presence,
in that order.
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-Bitenova.org
-Torrentportal.com
-Torrentreactor.to
-Isohunt.com
-Torrentbox.com
-MyBittorrent.com
-Torrentspy.com
-Mininova.org
-ThePiratebay.org
The following are sites where we additionally post torrents.
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-Meganova.org
-Worldnova.org
-Fenopy.com
-BTmon.com
-BTjunkie.org
-Snarf-it.org
-Bushtorrent.com
-Fulldls.com
-Extratorrent.com
-torrentlocomotive.com
~Pedro
I think what's most interesting to find in this list is the fact that the Pirate Bay and Mininova are at the bottom with a "low presence" of anti-piracy activities. There could be a number of reasons for this but, I think it's because the pair are just too darn sophisticated to fall for the fairly easy to detect and predict IP addresses that MediaDefender uses to upload fake content.
Either way, at least the list can provide you with a better idea of what sites to avoid if you don't want to have a run in with fake content, or worse yet, have your IP captured for legal action by the a client's copyright attorneys.