Comments on: Anti-Piracy Outfit to Spy On Usenet, Punish Legitimate Purchasers

By: LJ

LJ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:54:27 +0000

To clarify: Only digitally purchased & downloaded music/video files can be marked as the article describes.

People who rip from mass-market retail CD/DVD’s don’t need to worry about this.

If their Usenet server records the IP of an uploader, then they might have something to worry about.

By: RebaLwttu

RebaLwttu — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:59:20 +0000

torrents and tracers? common, to stop the acts of piracy one would have to be able to controle information on the net all together… its just not possible, welcome to the real world TriMark, the pirates have already won.

By: CrazyHeaven

CrazyHeaven — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:41:59 +0000

I can just see how this is going to look. Guy goes to store and buys a cd . Guy runs out of money and sell it to a pawn shop. Guy 2 gets off the pawn shop and puts it online. Guy 1 is now charged?

Way to many flaws in this system.

By: Josiah

Josiah — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:18:51 +0000

These efforts are pointless. Whatever companies try to do to regulate piracy, we all know that there is always a way to program around the security features. For the most part, those that know enough to utilize Usenet have some computer skills. Many may be part of the Open Source community which is known for its ability to hack its way around problems.

Lets face it, it’s the elite of the computer industry that support Usenet. There is always a way to hack around it, and the community will inevitably find it.

By: Redchaos

Redchaos — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:10:19 +0000

If this does somehow become a big deal…guess what is going to happen?

Some freelance programmer that is all for P2P and usenet is going to develop a program that removes all digital fingerprints with the click of a button. This will all be produced for free of course and once that is up and running you can bet more people are going to join his cause.

By: George

George — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:43:04 +0000

digital fingerprint embedded in files which can uniquely identify the original purchaser of the content, usually audio tracks”

Let me get this straight. Since zero content on usenet is actually digitally download, I buy a dvd or cd at wal-mart with cash. De-crypt it, re-encode, and upload it encrypted. A few weeks later the FBI is pounding at my door…right. Lets not even get to recording shows off the air.

This has to be the biggest waste of time and money outside of the the US government.

By: PC-Magazin

PC-Magazin — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:11:24 +0000

[...] Torrentfreaks berichten (ohne Quelle), dass die Musikindustrie ihr Vorgehen gegen Filesharer 2008 auf das Usenet [...]

By: StoneCold

StoneCold — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:38:34 +0000

Fuck em cause you Fucking IDIOTS at TriMark will NEVER be able to SHUT down the usenet it existed before the internet did assholes and I will continue to upload to the usenet and you fuckers will NEVER stop me!!!

By: Trimark, la technologie anti-pirate inutile | Korben

Trimark, la technologie anti-pirate inutile | Korben — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:38:39 +0000

[...] Trimark est LA nouvelle solution anti piratage a la mode. Elle vise les sites et les serveurs Usenet et scan l’intÃ©rieur des fichiers musicaux (Mp3 and co) Ã la recherche de numÃ©ros de sÃ©ries cachÃ©s Ã l’intÃ©rieur. [...]

By: me

me — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:22:17 +0000

“destined to roll out in 2008 when it is expected to make zero impact on the amount or type of material shared on Usenet.”

Why do they even bother?