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Rik Reynaers
BaF
Belgian Anti-Piracy Foundation
Friday April 1st 2005
Software Law:Latest Developments in Europe
“taking you on a side-track”
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BaFBaF• NPO against piracy of mainly movies &
videogames• Since 1985• Members:
– MPA (Motion Picture Association)– Local Home Entertainment branch of Major Studios:
– Sony Computer Entertainment BeNeLux– Buena Vista Home Entertainment– Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment– Paramount Home Entertainment International– Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment– Universal Pictures BeNeLux– Warner Home Video BeNeLux
– Local players & Independants (Cinéart, Belga Films, …)– BVF (Belgian Video Federation)– … signing-up new members …
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Where?Where?
• Illegal Commerce in the real world:– Private persons– Companies– Markets– Video shops– Import - Export– Internet
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Belgium: high bandwidth + broadband penetration (amongst top in Europe)
• Websites offering illegal content• FTP: Downloading films, games, music, software, …• Sites offering ‘cracks’ and key-gens
• Newsgroups• Online ads
• Offering illegal games and movies• ‘Modchipping’
• P2P• KaZaa• eDonkey• BitTorrent
InternetInternet
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Some issues:• 1) Perception• 2) Piracy ≠ priority
• Child-porn, Terrorism, Organised Crime, …
• 3) Procedures in Place• IP-address & Privacy Commission• Faulty laws• ISP Protocol• (F)CCU
Fighting Internet PiracyFighting Internet Piracy
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• Acceptable %• Solutions?
• Legal download alternatives (cfr. iTunes)• DRM (Sony Playstation, MS XBOX, …)• Link hardware, software & DRM
• Digital certificates• Digital ID-card, BCC, SIM-card, …
• Longterm … PPP
SolutionSolution
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