Hollywood hopes that an agreement with the creator of BitTorrent software, which is popular for downloading pirated movies over the Internet, will reduce illegal traffic in online films. The agreement negotiated Tuesday requires Bram Cohen to remove Web links to pirated versions of movies from bittorrent.com, effectively frustrating people who search for illegal copies of films. The agreement represents the latest effort by the entertainment industry to discourage illegal Internet downloads.
November 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Hollywood hopes that an agreement with the creator of BitTorrent software, popular for downloading pirated movies over the Internet, will reduce illegal traffic in online films.
The agreement negotiated Tuesday requires 30-year-old software designer Bram Cohen to remove Web links to pirated versions of movies from his Web site, bittorrent.com, effectively frustrating people who search for illegal copies of films.
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