Rik Reynaers

BaF

Belgian Anti-Piracy Foundation

Friday April 1st 2005

Software Law:Latest Developments in Europe

“taking you on a side-track”

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 …

Where?Where?

• Illegal Commerce in the real world:– Private persons– Companies– Markets– Video shops– Import - Export– Internet

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

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

• 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

BaF:• Tel: +32 2 463 15 10• rik@anti-piracy.be

• www.auvoleur.be – www.houdedief.be

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