RIAA and MPAA Join Internet2 Consortium
i've just cached some news at slyck.com that RIAA and MPAA Join Internet2 Consortium. it is not a surprise but i think that free sharing days are soon to be over or at least get undercover especially with DRM (digital rights management) systems which are being incorporated in next windows release...bad news for a free society...
On Friday, Internet2 announced that both the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had joined the ranks of the consortium as corporate members.
Internet2 is a consortium made up of universities, colleges, government and corporate networks, who are working on a high-speed network, which is also called Internet2. The speed of the network with its ability to carry media around the globe at high speeds appears to have caught the eyes of the RIAA and MPAA. Less than 5 months ago the RIAA took legal action against people at university campuses who they claim were using the network to share copyrighted music.
According to the RIAA, using Internet2 to download, it takes "less than five minutes for a movie or less than 20 seconds for a song”. As it is widely hoped that one day Internet2 will be available to the public, it is no wonder that the RIAA and MPAA might be concerned as to the extent of its capabilities. The RIAA and MPAA join Internet2 with a plan to develop techniques to distribute media along with the successful implementation of DRM technologies.
In a statement, Douglas Van Houweling Internet2's chief executive said, "Internet2 provides the MPAA and the RIAA with unique access to the research and education community, which shares their interest in developing secure leading-edge content distribution technologies." Dan Glickman, president of MPAA said, "The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers… The MPAA views this partnership with Internet2 as an important opportunity for collaboration as we seek to link new delivery models with content protection." Internet2 will become a test area for the RIAA and MPAA to work on secure media distribution.
President of the RIAA Cary Sherman said, "We look forward to collaborative work with a broad spectrum of Internet2's members to develop new technologies that will enable us to produce and distribute digital content over next generation networks in ways that protect and enhance the value of creative works.” Back in April 2005, the so-called father of the Internet, Dr Vinton Cerf, claimed that Hollywood was keen to embrace BitTorrent as a method of movie distribution.
"I know personally for a fact that various members of the movie industry are really getting interested in how to use the Internet--even BitTorrent--as a distributed method for distributing content - I've spoken with several movie producers in the last month,” he said.
On Friday, Internet2 announced that both the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had joined the ranks of the consortium as corporate members.
Internet2 is a consortium made up of universities, colleges, government and corporate networks, who are working on a high-speed network, which is also called Internet2. The speed of the network with its ability to carry media around the globe at high speeds appears to have caught the eyes of the RIAA and MPAA. Less than 5 months ago the RIAA took legal action against people at university campuses who they claim were using the network to share copyrighted music.
According to the RIAA, using Internet2 to download, it takes "less than five minutes for a movie or less than 20 seconds for a song”. As it is widely hoped that one day Internet2 will be available to the public, it is no wonder that the RIAA and MPAA might be concerned as to the extent of its capabilities. The RIAA and MPAA join Internet2 with a plan to develop techniques to distribute media along with the successful implementation of DRM technologies.
In a statement, Douglas Van Houweling Internet2's chief executive said, "Internet2 provides the MPAA and the RIAA with unique access to the research and education community, which shares their interest in developing secure leading-edge content distribution technologies." Dan Glickman, president of MPAA said, "The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers… The MPAA views this partnership with Internet2 as an important opportunity for collaboration as we seek to link new delivery models with content protection." Internet2 will become a test area for the RIAA and MPAA to work on secure media distribution.
President of the RIAA Cary Sherman said, "We look forward to collaborative work with a broad spectrum of Internet2's members to develop new technologies that will enable us to produce and distribute digital content over next generation networks in ways that protect and enhance the value of creative works.” Back in April 2005, the so-called father of the Internet, Dr Vinton Cerf, claimed that Hollywood was keen to embrace BitTorrent as a method of movie distribution.
"I know personally for a fact that various members of the movie industry are really getting interested in how to use the Internet--even BitTorrent--as a distributed method for distributing content - I've spoken with several movie producers in the last month,” he said.
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