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Motion Picture Association launches Gnutella offensive

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Motion Picture Ass. launches Gnutella offensive

By: Tony Smith

Posted: 18/04/2001 at 13:38 GMT

The Motion Picture Association Of America has begun targeting Gnutella users, having successfully seen off Scour. The Ass. has started contacting US ISPs and university network administrators to warn them that some of their users are illegally sharing copyright movie material.

And in response to such pressure from the MPAA, Excite@Home, for one, has begun emailing users demanding they cease their alleged copyright infringing actions on pain of being disconnected. Says the email:

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