LeetPirate Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I think you guys will get a kick out of this. :DWarner Bros. Sued for Pirating Anti-Piracy Technology Andy Chalk posted on 26 May 2010 1:00 pm Filed under: andy chalk, drm, lawsuit, piracy, warner bros Warner Bros. has been sued by a German technology firm which claims the movie and television production company pirated its anti-piracy technology. German firm Medien Patent Verwaltung claims that in 2003, it revealed a new kind of anti-piracy technology to Warner Bros. that marks films with specific codes so pirated copies can be traced back to their theaters of origin. But like a great, hilariously-ironic DRM Ouroborus, the company claims that Warner began using the system throughout Europe in 2004 but hasn't actually paid a dime for it. "We disclosed our anti-piracy technology to Warner Bros. in 2003 at their request, under strict confidentiality, expecting to be treated fairly," the company said in a statement. "Instead, they started using our technology extensively without our permission and without any accounting to us." Medien Patent Verwaltung originally claimed that Warner was infringing on patent 7,187,633, called "Motion Picture and Anti-Piracy Coding," but as The Hollywood Reporter discovered, the patent going by that particular name actually bears a different number and is held by none other than Warner Bros. MPV's attorney in New York acknowledged the error and said that the suit will be refiled with the proper information. Which has no bearing on the question at hand: Is Warner Bros. using pirated anti-piracy technology? This one could be fun to watch. Source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sl@pSh0ck™ Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 WTF pirated anti-piracy technology :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted May 30, 2010 Administrator Share Posted May 30, 2010 LOL. Nice. Lets sue WB. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 LOL. Nice. Lets sue WB. :lol:i think most of the movie companies are using it too. tsk tsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted May 31, 2010 Administrator Share Posted May 31, 2010 LOL. Nice. Lets sue WB. :lol:i think most of the movie companies are using it too. tsk tsk.Here we come Hurt Locker. :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 :lol: :lmao: :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotrice Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm glad the net also has some pretty strait forward definitions of irony to refer to in situations like this.. I'm now speechless expect for all the laughing hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoYB Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 LOL! hypocrisy at its best :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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