http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-recruits-students-to-spy-on-pirates-100329/
Exciting job opportunities as an entry level corporate cop await!

I think we should have a poll.
Which company is worse:
Warner Bros
Sony
Activision
Disney

Disney brought us Britney. I think we have a winner.

I thought the reply to your question was "join the Navy"

And Sony brought us Celine Dion. Contest re-opened.
Oh and The Dixie Chicks... *shudder*

Image from another site, same topic . . . =)

I laughed out loud at this :D Double agents FTW :))
"We encourage all eligible TorrentFreak readers to apply for this exciting internship and provide us with regular updates on Warner Bros’ anti-piracy efforts. You have to be quick though, the vacancy closes on March 31."

Actually this should be applauded. The only way to get rid of the DRM we all hate is to spend the money to prosecute the pirates.

Yep, that's the best business decision there is for sure.

Might want to ask the RIAA how that game plan is working out.

RIAA issues aside - We need to stand by what we are saying and give credit when these companies try and solve the issues they face legally. I applaude the music industry because I can buy a cd and play it anywhere and in whatever device I choose without any problems. We are not there yet with Movies or Games but maybe some day.

For several years after the RIAA members started deviating from Redbook audio it was often a tossup whether a CD would play in any given player. There were a fair number of CDs that were designed to not play in any computer CD drive, or would try to automatically install software to prevent the CD being ripped (culminating in Sony's rootkit). It was only because of the backlash to these shenanigans that the RIAA moved away from this kind of thing, and they're still involved in a shotgun approach on lawsuits and DMCA notices that hit non-infringers far more often that is acceptable. Improvements in the music industry are also not the result of the big four finally waking up, but rather third parties like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify dragging them kicking and screaming into the digital era, along with indie groups and labels capitalizing on the major labels' missteps. Meanwhile the movie and videogame industries are making many of the same mistakes that the music industry did a decade ago. They're certainly not to be applauded for refusing to learn from history about what is and isn't effective in the face of piracy.

*Looks scarily around hoping nobody will recognize my double agency here now.*

:laugh:

It is not about pirates but about controlling distribution . . . like when you wanted to watch that movie on your PSP a few weeks ago . . . if I remember correctly you had to use a third party software to watch the movie on the PSP. Even the digital copy they "provided" would not work.
To see what your friendly RIAA and MPAA are up to now look and [url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EKLG880.htm]here and here.
This is quoted from another site (lost the link, sorry) as one persons fix for piracy which I felt was fairly accurate.
"If you don’t want people to pirate
1. Don’t bastardize the people who are simply making digital content that they physically own.
2. Make it easier to get digital content that can played when, where, what with and how WE want
3. Make it affordable. Digital distribution has got to be cheaper in the long run then physical distribution…but who wants to lose the lucrative distribution license anyway.
4. Get rid of regions! I spend more time trying to find that obscure TV program then I do actually watching it.
5. Global releases. I shouldn’t have to wait 4 weeks from a program been aired some where overseas to it appearing on my TV here in oz…I watched the first part of V before channel 9 even announced it would be showing it – lost ratings people!"