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Most movie piracy comes from within motion picture industry
Oct 27, 2003 12:00 PM
A study by AT&T Labs has found that 77 percent of all popular
movies being illegally traded over the Internet initially came from
people who work within the movie industry.
The report found numerous weak links where security is lax
throughout the motion picture production-distribution pipeline. In
particular, it cited such weak spots as audio and visual editing rooms,
outside effects houses and outsourced postproduction.
Researchers said that once films are finished, marketing and
distribution offer other opportunities for insiders to leak films.
“The sheer number of people involved at this stage considerably
complicated content security,” the report said. “Many
studio employees have access to the final version.”
The study arrives as the film industry is embroiled in a controversy
over a ban on video “screeners” used for awards
competition. “The data does show that the screener copies are
contributing to Internet piracy,” Patrick McDaniel, a researcher
at AT&T Labs, told the Hollywood Reporter. “But it’s
important to know that the ban is not going to solve the whole problem,
and we have no way of knowing how much it will help.”
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