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Unit1
PiratesoftheInternet
It’snosecretthatonlinepiracyhasdecimatedthemusicindustryasmillionsofpeoplestoppedbuyingCDsandstartedstealingtheirfavoritesongsbydownloadingthemfromtheinternet.Nowthehign-techthievesarecomingafterHollywood.Illegaldownloadingoffull-lengthfeaturefilmsisarelativelynewphenomenon,butit’sbecomingeasierandeasiertodo.ThepeoplerunningAmerica’smoviestudiosknowthatiftheydon’tdosomething----andfast---theycouldbeinthesameboatastherecordcompanies.Correspodent:
“What’sreallyatstakeforthemovieindustrywithallthisprivacy?
”Chernin:
“Well,Ithink,youknow,ultimately,ourabsolutefeatures.”PeterCherninruns20thCenturyFox,oneofthebiggeststudiosinHollywood.HeknowsthepiratesoftheInternetaregainingonhim.Correspont:
“Doyouknowhowmanymoviesarebeingdownloadedtoday,inoneday,intheUnitedStates?
”Chernin:
“Ithinkit’sprobablyinthehundredsofthousands,ifnotmillions.”Correspondent:
“Andit’sonlygoingtogrow.”Chernin:
“It’sonlygoingtogrow.Somebodycanputaperfectdigitalcopyupontheinternet.Aperfectdigitalcopy,allright.Andwiththeclickofmouse,sendoutamillioncopiesallovertheworld,inaninstant.”
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Andit’sallfree.Ifthattakeshold,kissHollywoodgoodbye.Cherninrecentlyorganizeda“summit”betweenstudiomogulsandsomehighschoolandcollegekids---thepeoplemostlikelytobedownloading.Chernin:
“Andwesaid,‘Let’scomeupwithachallenge.Let’sgivethemfivemovies,andseeiftheycanfindthemonline.’Andweallsataroundandpickedfivemovies,fourofwhichhadn’tbeenreleasedyet.Andthenwecamebackhalfanhourlater.Theyhadfoundallfivemoviesthatwegavethem.”Correspondent:
“Eventheonesthathadn’tevenbeenreleasedyet?
”Chernin:
“Eventheonesthathadn’tevenbeenreleasedyet.”Correspondent:
“Didthesekidshaveanysensethattheywerestealing?
”Chernin:
“Youknowit’s…it’saweirddichotomy.Ithinktheyknowit’sstealing,andIdon’tthinktheythinkit’swrong.Ithinktheyhaveanattitudeof,‘It’shere.’”TheInternetcopyoflastyear’shitSigns,starringMelGibson,wasstolenevenbeforedirectorM.NightShyamalancouldorganizethepremiere.Correspondent:
“Themoviewasabouttobereleased.Whendidthefirstbootlegcopyappear?
”
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Shyamalan:
“Twoweeksbeforeitorthreeweeksbeforeit.BeforetheInternetage,whensomebodybootleggedamovie,theonlyoutlettheyhadwastoseeittothosevendorsonTimesSquare,wheretheyhadtheboxessetupoutsideandtheysay,‘Hey,wehaveSigns---it’snotevenoutyet.’Andyouwalkbyandyouknowit’sillegal.Butnow,becauseit’sthedigitalage,youcansee,like,acleancopy.It’snolongerthekindofthesleazyguyinTimesSquarewiththebox.It’sjust,oh,it’sonthisbeautifulsite,andIhavetogo,‘Click.’”Correspondent:
“HowdidthosemoviesgetontheInternet?
Howdidthathappen?
”Chernin:
“Throughanabsoluteactoftheft.Someonestealsaprintfromtheeditor’sroom;someonestealsaprintfromtheperson;thecomposerwho’sdoingthemusic…absolutephysicaltheft,stealsaprint,makesadigitalcopy,anduploadsit.”Correspondent:
“Andthereyougo.”DigitalcopieslikethisoneofTheMatrixReloadedhavealsobeenbootleggedfromDVDssenttoreviewersoradagencies,orcirculatedamongcompaniesthatdospecialeffects,orsubtitles.Chernin:
“Theotherwaythatpre-releasedmoviesendup(stolen)isthatpeoplegoto…therearelotsofscreeningsthathappeninthisindustry…Peoplegotothosescreeningswithacamcorder,withadigitalcamcorder,sitintheback,turnthecamcorderon…”
Correspondent:
“Andrecordit.”Thisisoneofthoserecorded-off-the-screencopiesofDisney’sPiratesoftheCaribbean.Notgreatquality,butnotawfuleither.Andwhileitusedtotakeforevertodownloadamovie,anyonewithahigh-speedInternetconnectioncannowhaveafull-lengthfilminanhourortwo.
Saaf:
“Well,thisisjustoneofmanywebsiteswherebasicallypeople,hackersifyouwill,announcetheirpiracyreleases.”RandySaafrunsacompanycalledMediaDefenderthathelpsmoviestudioscombatonlinepiracy.Correspondent:
“Lookatthis,allthesenewmoviesthatIhaven’tevenseenyet,allhere.”Saaf:
“Yep.”Correspondent:
“SecondhandLionsthatjustcameout.SometimesIfeellikeI’mtheonlypersoninthiscountrywhohasneverdownloadedanything.Butmaybethereisafewothersofusoutthere.SoI’mgoingtoaskyoutoshowusKazaa,that’sthebiggestdownloadingsite,right?
”Saaf:
“Right.ThisistheKazaamediadesktop.Kazaaisthelargestpeer-to-peernetwork.”It’scalledpeer-to-peerbecausecomputerusersaresharingfiles
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witheachother,withnomiddleman.AllKazaadoesisprovidethesoftwaretomakethatsharingpossible.WhenwewentonlinewithRandySaaf,nearlyfourmillionotherKazaausersweretherewithus,sharingeverykindofdigitalfile.Saaf:
“Audio,documents,images,software,andvideo.Ifyouwantedamovie,youwouldclickonthevideosection,andthenyouwouldtypeinasearchphrase.Andbasicallywhatthisisdoingnow,itisaskingthepeopleonthepeer-to-peernetwork,‘WhohasFindingMemo’?
”Withinseconds,191computerssentananswer:
“Wehaveit.”ThisisFindingMemo,crisppictureandsound,downloadedfreefromKazaaamonthbeforeitsreleaseforvideorentalorsale.Ifyoudon’twanttowatchitonalittlecomputerscreen,youdon’thaveto.Onthenewestcomputers,youcanjust“burn”itontoaDVDandwatchitonyourbig-screenTV.Andthat’sadaggerpointedrightattheheartofHollywood.Chernin:
“WheremoviesmakethebulkoftheirmoneyisonDVDandhomevideos.50percentoftherevenuesforanymoviecomeoutofhomevideo…”Correspondent:
“15percent?
”Chernin:
“50percentsothatifpiracyoccursanditwipesoutyourhomevideoprofitsorultimatelyyourtelevisionprofits,youareout
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ofbusiness.Nomovieswillgetmade.”Evenifmoviesdidgetmade,NightShyamalansaysthatwouldn’tbeanygood,becauseprofitswouldbenegligible,sobudgetswouldshrinkdramatically.Shyamalan:
“Andslowlyitwilldegradewhat’spossibleinthatartform.”Rosso:
“Technologyalwayswins.Always.Youcan’tshutitdown.”WayneRossoisHollywood’senemy.Theycallhimapirate,butofficiallyhe’sthepresidentofGrokster,anotherpeer-to-peernetworkthatworksjustlikeKazaa.Correspondent:
“Ok,Ihavedownloadedyoursoftware.”Rosso:
“Right.”Correspondent:
“Ok,didIpaytodothat?
”Rosso:
“No,it’sfree.”Correspondent:
“Sowhopaysyou?
Howdoyoumakemoney?
”Rosso:
“We’relikeradio.Weareadvertising-supported.”Correspondent:
“AndhowmanypeopleuseGrokster?
”Rosso:
“Tenmillion.”Correspondent:
“Tenmillionpeoplehaveusedit.”Rosso:
“Amonth.”Correspondent:
“Everymonth,tenmillionpeople?
”Rosso:
“Uh-huh,uh-huh.Andgrowing.”
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Correspondent:
“Useittodownloadmusic,movies,software,videogames,whatelse?
”Rosso:
“Iwillassume.See,wehavenowayofknowingwhatpeoplearedownloading.”Correspondent:
“That’sjustafigleaf.Youarefacilitating,allowing,helpingpeoplesteal.”Rosso:
“Wehavenoideawhatthecontentis,andwhateveritis…”Correspondent:
“Well,youmaynotknowthespecifics,butyouknowthat’swhatyoursite…”Rosso:
“Andwecan’tstopit.Wehavenocontroloverit.”Correspondent:
“Butyouarethereforthatpurpose,thatiswhyyouexist,ofcourseitis.”Rosso:
“No,no,no,no,no,no.”Correspondent:
“Comeon,thisisthefigleafpart.”Rosso:
“No,no,no,no,no.”Shyamalan:
“Heistotallyconformablewithputtingonhissiteastolenpieceofmaterial.AmIwronginthat?
Ifmymoviewasbootlegged,he’dbetotallycomfortableputtingitonhissite?
”Correspondent:
“BecauseIhavenothingtodowithit.”Shyamalan:
“Yeah,right.”Correspondent:
“BecauseIjustprovidedthesoftware.”Shyamalan:
“Yeah,right.So,immediately,howcanyoueverhavea
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conversationwithhim?
Becausehe’stakenastolenmaterialandheistotallyfinewithpassingitaroundinhishouse.Allthese,alltheseareillegalactivities.So,I’mnot,it’sjustmyhouse,I’mnotdoinganythingwrong.”ButitisRossowhohasthelawonhisside.AfederaljudgehasruledthatGroksterandotherfile-swappingnetworksarenotliableforwhattheirdownloadersaredoing.Rosso:
“Sowearecompletelylegal,andunfortunatelythisissomethingtheentertainmentindustryrefusestoaccept.Theyseemtothinkthejudge’sdecisionwasnothingbutatypo.”Thestudiosareappealingthatcourtruling.Andtheymayfollowthemusicindustryandbegintosueindividualswhodownloadmovies.Andtheyarefightingthepiratesinotherways,withadsaboutpeoplewhosejobsareatriskbecauseofthepiracy---peoplelikethecarpentersandpainterswhoworkonfilmsets.Atthesametime,Hollywoodistryingtokeepcopiesofmoviesfromleakinginthefirstplace.Chernin:
“Youwillveryseldomgotoanearlyscreeningofamovierightnowwhere,probablyyoudon’tnoticeuntilyoupayattention,someone’snotinthefrontofthatauditoriumwithinfraredbinocularslookingforsomebodywithacamcorder.”
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Andonceamovieisreleased,orcopiesdobegintoleak,thestudioshirepeoplelikeRandySaaftohackthehackers.Saaf:
“Whatwe’rejusttryingtodoismaketheactualpiratedcontentdifficulttofind.Andthewaywedothatisby,youknow,servingupfakefiles.”It’scalled“spoofing.”SaafandhisemployeesspendtheirdaysonKazaaandGrokster,offeringupthousandsoffilesthatlooklikecopiesofnewmovies,butaren’t.Correspondent:
“SoifIhadclickedonanynumberofthoseFindingNemoofferings,Icouldhaveclickedononeofyours,
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