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News Corp president signals war on film pirates

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News Corp president signals war on film pirates

By Maija Pesola at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference in London

Published: March 4 2002 12:17 | Last Updated: March 4 2002 15:06

Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating operator of News Corporation, on Monday signalled that the digital television industry could be gearing up for a battle against piracy of similar proportions to that seen among the music majors.

"The survival of our industry is threatened by the lack of digital content protection. The illegal copying and exchanging of content over the internet represents a serious threat," he said in a tough- talking keynote address at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference.

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