RSSWatermark Helps Track Movie Uploader
By the Betanews Staff | Published February 23, 2007, 11:43 AM
A man who allegedly uploaded a copy of the movie "Flushed Away" to the Internet was tracked down using a wartermark on the film and now faces a felony charge that could send him to prison for up to three years. 27 year-old Salvador Nunez Jr. obtained the movie from his sister, an Oscar voter.
Nunez admitted to also uploading "Happy Feet," but only "Flushed Away" was discovered on his hard drive when FBI agents visited his house. Movie screeners, which are sent to voters in advance of their official DVD release, are often leaked to the Internet and watermarking technology has recently been implemented to track their source.
you have to be dumb to upload a prerelease copy. However, see below...
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|BWAHAHAHA
My team of errrr... "Software Technicians" are currently testing our beta program to strip any info that could be used to track (including embedded watermarks) any digital content. This is being developed for audio (mp3s) as well as movies.
So far the program works very well with a few bugs, it will be released soon. Check my forum for updates.
You that know who I am know where to find my team's "software". Cheers!
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|Sheeeeit,
Thats funny Dev3lop, we were just talking about this like yesterday. v0.1b is almost there... I have to restart the program every time it cleans the content though. I'll PM ya on da forums...
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|Makes one wonder how much FBI resources are going toward "Home Land Security".
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|AMAZING is it not just AMAZING !!
FBI raiding your house for downloading a movie!
It makes me wonder what the founding fathers would do?
Become better HACKERS mabey ?
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|Read the article. He was uploading.
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|ok he uploaded a movie.....
I did read the article , I was just amazed that the FBI would go to such measures , I belive there are better fish to fry
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|I'm sure they do. We should just let the small-time criminals go. I mean, it's not like they killed anyone...and we have better things to do, right?
You seem to be under the impression that the FBI only handles the big stuff. They do much more than that. One of the things they do quite frequently is help local police and other authorities in cases such as this.
Think of it this way: Local authorities would have to spend thousands to track people like this down. The FBI already has the resources.
In effect, they're probably getting it done cheaper than leaving to the locals.
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|So whats next then ? At what point will they draw the line on going after "CRIMINALS"
Everyone breaks some law on any given day.
I just dont like the Government Micro -Managing the computer world. There are bigger fish to go after. It seems like the cause of the Government is to protect the movie industery from Hairy Home Owner who happens to like a movie so much, he copies it to his computer library and lets say he sends it to his friend. YES he broke some law. I just do not think the FBI should come knocking on his door ...
btw.... when I drove to work today I went 90 mph in a 55 mph road , State Trooper passed me up he was probibly late for work .
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|Everyone breaks some law on any given day.
Speak for yourself, home-slice.
It's really not that hard to obey the friggin law.
It seems like the cause of the Government is to protect the movie industry from Hairy Home Owner...
Of course it does, you're being inundated with these stories on tech sites. Don't make the mistake of thinking that this is *all* they are doing.
when I drove to work today I went 90 mph in a 55 mph road , State Trooper passed me up he was probably late for work .
And there's the hypocrisy. I knew it would show up sooner or later. Did you bother to think he may have had *gasp* bigger fish to fry?
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|when I drove to work today I went 90 mph in a 55 mph road , State Trooper passed me up he was probably late for work .
And there's the hypocrisy. I knew it would show up sooner or later. Did you bother to think he may have had *gasp* bigger fish to fry?
---No.... I see him every morning doing the same thing---
---and btw home-slice you do break some law every day wether you know it or not
. There are so many laws on the books now ...well thats my point we do not need micro managment , It intrudes on our civil liberties .---
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|ROFLMAO!!!
. There are so many laws on the books now ...well thats my point we do not need micro managment , It intrudes on our civil liberties .---
Wow.
So enforcing the laws intrudes on your civil liberties? That has got to be one of the most laughable things I've ever seen on this forum.
Can you even *see* the complete disconnect of logic there?
Name *one* civil liberty denied you by the enforcement of the law.
And the cop...late for work...obviously he's not on duty yet. Couldn't pull you over if he wanted to. Of course, he could call it in and have someone wait for ya, but he probably doesn't even have his radar on at that point and doesn't even know you're speeding.
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|now Im ROFLMAO A Cop is always on duty belive me i know. And as for u dont break any laws , Ha Im sure you are a perfect citizen COMRAD!
Not all laws are correct, Thats why in so anal about the FBI knocking on someones door for what I belive is trivial.
But You Sir Just want to Flame anyone here on any subject! I do not belive you have a point on anything except to be just a FLAMER
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|A Cop is always on duty
lmao... Yeah, you know. Heh, must be a friggin' genius, right?
And as for u dont break any laws , Ha Im sure you are a perfect citizen COMRAD!
How friggin' hard can it be? Pay your taxes, drive the speed limit, and pay for the goods and services you receive. Pretty damn simple, if you ask me.
But You Sir Just want to Flame anyone here on any subject!
No, I just enjoy (perhaps a bit too much) arguing with immature, self-serving, idiots.
Comrade... yeah. That's me. *laughs*
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|see what I mean - You sir are just tryng to win the argument for the sake of winning. Well as for me Being an immature, self-serving, idiot. Thats ok I understand this is how you get your rocks off by insulting someone when thay dissagree with you. I am sure you are reading todays article about the DMCA Exemption Bill? Well the article answers my points about how unfare the laws are about copy right protection. How the FBI PICKS ON little people (or in your words immature, self-serving, idiots) who out of ignorence upload or download a movie or song and really dont know what the law is. Should not have there door knocked down By the FBI. The FBI needs be going after the BIG-FISH who copy large amounts of illeagel media and sell for a profet.
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|I understand this is how you get your rocks off by insulting someone when thay dissagree with you
are a perfect citizen COMRAD!
except to be just a FLAMER
Pot...kettle...black.
see what I mean - You sir are just tryng to win the argument for the sake of winning.
it's hard to argue with someone who never backs his arguments up and sticks to nothing but rhetoric and baseless claims of injustice.
Well the article answers my points about how unfare the laws are about copy right protection. How the FBI PICKS ON little people...
Some people will read anything into anything apparently. They are exempting certain uses previously interpreted as legal under the Copyright Fair Use clause. That is all. The article does not restrict the application of DRM in any way and does not infringe on the rights of the copyright holders.
who out of ignorence upload or download a movie or song and really dont know what the law is. Should not have there door knocked down By the FBI.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Never has been, never will.
Silly troll...
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|see- you never quit......... You Sir just want to win the argument.,,, lol you do get yer rocks off doing this - its ok I understand YOU
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|You Sir just want to win the argument
Exactly who gets into an argument they *don't* want to win?
Funny, how I am "just here to win the argument" and yet, for some reason, I'm the only one posting facts and backing up my arguments.
You....apparently, want to lose, as you post nothing but insults, whining, and rhetoric.
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|I do not post Insults you do!
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|Oh yes, an excellent response. Full of insight, detail, and relevance.
Thanks for driving home my point.
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|Thank You
You did prove my point. Which is - you just want to win the argument. Its ok I understand..
I just wanted to make my point. You just want to bully people around the only way you can...
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|A man who "Flushed Away" the movie on the Internet was tracked down using a wartermark!!!
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|The irony :)
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|This is the correct way to fight piracy, since the actions of the people who are suppose be only people who view these releases, costs people money.
After it gets to the market, its another story, and additional choices to combat piracy should and does increase.
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|ummm.....er...yeah.
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|I'll tell you what justice is. Justice is a knee in the gut from the floor on the chin at night sneaky with a knife brought up down on the magazine of a battleship sandbagged underhanded in the dark without a word of warning. Garroting. Get it?
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|Erm... Nope.
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|I want some of whatever you been smoking. LOL
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|Okay, I know the words are English...
Must be some sort of cipher.
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|Geez guys, just Google it. It is a quote from the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
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|That's not justice, thats just old fashion revenge and just as immoral.
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|Mr. AOL-Microsoft cries again. Bawhhaaa!
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|Haha!
You Funny!
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|watermarking? is that what the FBI can come up to?
please maybe the guy was just uploading the movie to a torrent based server .overnight you know how it takes to upload something over 700mbs ...
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