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Q: Hawkeye copy protection for file sharing ( No Answer,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Hawkeye copy protection for file sharing
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: coyote1-ga
List Price: $7.50
Posted: 18 Nov 2005 14:40 PST
Expires: 18 Dec 2005 14:40 PST
Question ID: 594913
Copy protection company Macrovision has a product called Hawkeye that
makes it very difficult for certain files to show up on p2p sites and
also involves putting fake files out there to make downloading of
material very difficult (see below).  Are there any credible reviews
on the web for this technology- i.e., does it really work and will it
limit downloading once its rolled up fully by the movie studios?  Can
it be overcome by Bittorrent and p2p sites like that?

http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/09/01/macrovision_floods_p2p_networks_with_bogus_files_to_battle_piracy/
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Subject: Re: Hawkeye copy protection for file sharing
From: feldersoft-ga on 21 Nov 2005 10:59 PST
 
This wouldn't affect bittorrent because you don't search for files on
bittorrent, like you do with Kazaa.

If you're using a decent bittorrent tracker, fake files would be
pulled rather quickly.

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