In an effort to curb the piracy of copyrighted content, the entertainment company NBC Universal enter one Diploma of Patent a new one techniques that it can detect archives που μοιράζονται μέσω peer-to-peer in real time.
The idea is that the system, which could be developed by an internet service provider, will be able to locate such files as a movie or music album distributed on a network (such as BitTorrent). When there are several users who are involved in sharing a file verification, it could mean a kind of alert, to take appropriate action, such as a warning from the ISP or the filing of a lawsuit.
It is worth noting that the patent was filed with 2009, and the methods described may not be suitable for successful verification of files if the digital fingerprints have disappeared from experienced pirates.
In addition, it includes a misleading indication to ISPs about how to use data collected by peers in file-sharing services to limit or prevent this kind of traffic with low operating costs.
It is unclear whether NBC Universal plans to implement its idea, or whether it is worth it. TorrentFreak reports that the parent company of the Comcast group has experienced serious reactions when it tried to stop BitNext from running 2007.
This, of course, the NBC Universal patent is unable to cope with are the reasons why people share the files illegally.
The availability and affordability of digital content is certainly on the rise, but if piracy continues to exist, it shows that something is wrong with today's content distribution model. And that's what companies need to think about and try to fix.
