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==Miivi.com== |
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In February 2007, MediaDefender launched a video sharing site called '''Miivi.com''' that according to p2pnet news was developed in order to trap unsuspecting uploaders of copyrighted content.<ref>[http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12683 "MediaDefender ‘miivi.com’ scam"] ''P2PNet''</ref><ref>[http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13480/mpaa_dummy_site_snares_pirates "MPAA Dummy Site Snares Pirates"] ''DigitalTrends.com''</ref> The sites origins were discovered by a blogger who looked up Miivi.com domain registration information.<ref>[http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8877/Gotcha!+New+MPAA+Site+Tries+to+Trick+Users+into+Illegally+Downloading+Movies "Domain Registration Information"]</ref> After news traveled throughout the blogosphere, the site was shut down on 7/ |
In February 2007, MediaDefender launched a video sharing site called '''Miivi.com''' that according to p2pnet news was developed in order to trap unsuspecting uploaders of copyrighted content.<ref>[http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12683 "MediaDefender ‘miivi.com’ scam"] ''P2PNet''</ref><ref>[http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13480/mpaa_dummy_site_snares_pirates "MPAA Dummy Site Snares Pirates"] ''DigitalTrends.com''</ref> The sites origins were discovered by a blogger who looked up Miivi.com domain registration information.<ref>[http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8877/Gotcha!+New+MPAA+Site+Tries+to+Trick+Users+into+Illegally+Downloading+Movies "Domain Registration Information"]</ref> After news traveled throughout the blogosphere, the site was shut down on 7/04/2007.<ref>[http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8880/Fake+MPAA+Video+Download+Site+Goes+Offline "Miivi.com goes down"]</ref>MediaDefender, however, denied allegations that it was trying to convict anyone. In an interview with Ars Technica, MediaDefender claimed that "MediaDefender was working on an internal project that involved video and didn't realize that people would be trying to go to it and so we didn't password-protect the site." MediaDefender blamed file sharing groups such as [[The Pirate Bay]] for starting the story.<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070706-mediadefender-denies-entrapment-accusations-with-fake-torrent-site.html"MediaDefender denies miivi.com allegations"]</ref> When questioned, the MPAA denied any involvement with MediaDefender.<ref>[http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8886/MPAA+%26+MediaDefender+Respond+to+Exposure+of+Fake+Video+Download+Site"MPAA denies involvement with MediaDefender"]</ref> |
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== Fact sheet == |
== Fact sheet == |
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Revision as of 03:39, 10 July 2007
MediaDefender is a company which offers services designed to prevent and stop people who engage in peer-to-peer copyright infringement, using tactics such as flooding peer-to-peer networks with decoy files that tie up a user's computer[1]. MediaDefender is based in Los Angeles California in the United States, and its president is Randy Saaf. MediaDefender has approximately 60 employees[2].
Increasingly these organizations are being hired to stymie P2P traders though a variety of methods including: posting fake files online, recording individuals who contribute copyrighted material, etc. Key clients include Universal Pictures, 20th century Fox, Virgin Records, HBO, Paramount Pictures, and BMG [3].
On August 1, 2005, ARTISTdirect announced that it had acquired MediaDefender for $42.5 million in cash. MediaDefender is estimated to have between 2,000 and 6,000 servers [4] using 9 GB/s of bandwidth and hosted in California.
Miivi.com
In February 2007, MediaDefender launched a video sharing site called Miivi.com that according to p2pnet news was developed in order to trap unsuspecting uploaders of copyrighted content.[5][6] The sites origins were discovered by a blogger who looked up Miivi.com domain registration information.[7] After news traveled throughout the blogosphere, the site was shut down on 7/04/2007.[8]MediaDefender, however, denied allegations that it was trying to convict anyone. In an interview with Ars Technica, MediaDefender claimed that "MediaDefender was working on an internal project that involved video and didn't realize that people would be trying to go to it and so we didn't password-protect the site." MediaDefender blamed file sharing groups such as The Pirate Bay for starting the story.[9] When questioned, the MPAA denied any involvement with MediaDefender.[10]
Fact sheet
- Website: MediaDefender Website
- IP Slots: 38.117.6.0/23
See also
References
- ^ Advertising to the File-Sharing Crowd
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Record Labels Turn Piracy Into a Marketing Opportunity"
- ^ A war of attrition
- ^ "MediaDefender ‘miivi.com’ scam" P2PNet
- ^ "MPAA Dummy Site Snares Pirates" DigitalTrends.com
- ^ "Domain Registration Information"
- ^ "Miivi.com goes down"
- ^ "MediaDefender denies miivi.com allegations"
- ^ "MPAA denies involvement with MediaDefender"
External links
- MediaDefender's Official Website
- LA Times article about Piracy, with a quote from Randy Saaf.
- "MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents" — TorrentFreak (IP addresses of fake torrents traced back to MediaDefender)
- "Anti-Piracy Gang Launches their own Video Download Site to Trap People" — TorrentFreak (The domain registration of a fake video upload / download service called miivi has been traced to MediaDefender).