Global File Registry Uses Kazaa Code to Block Pirated Content

  • Global File Systems, a subsidiary of Kazaa owner Brilliant Digital Entertainment, is selling software that replaces links to pirated content with links to legitimate content that users can purchase.
  • “And soon, a version of the same technology could be used by ISPs to inject their own advertisements into search results — a capability that is sure to raise the ire of proponents of network neutrality,” reports Ars Technica.
  • The software, Global File Registry (which advertises with the tagline “What goes up can come down”), is derived from Truenames, a file identification technology that was once part of Kazaa.
  • Several major companies have already purchased the software including Skype, Level 3 Communications, and Google. And it is being marketed to ISPs in Australia, New Zealand and France.
  • Moreover, it is being given away to law enforcement customers for use in blocking access to child pornography sites.

2 Comments

  1. Kazaa has a long and checkered history and was, for many years, a source of pirated content. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazaa

  2. Kazaa has a long and checkered history and was, for many years, a source of pirated content. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazaa

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