A Copyfighter’s Musings

Berkeley’s bIPlog directed me to this announcement by 321 Studios, the company being sued for the DVD Copy Plus and DVD X Copy software programs.  They are offering a reward to anyone who turns in DVD pirates using 321’s software.

Weird.

I’m pretty conflicted about this.  On the one hand, I like that 321 is taking these good faith actions to convince the MPAA that the software isn’t a danger.  This “Piracy Prevention Program” will hopefully help protect 321 and allow them to keep producing their cool software.  On the other hand, encouraging snitching always seems a little weird.  Moreover, they’re asking people to snoop on 321’s customers.  Just like the MPAA, 321 is treating their customers like potential criminals, who must be watched very carefully.  This does not seem like the optimal direction for the copyfight.

Filed by Derek Slater at 3:42 pm under Legal
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