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Employees of major Hollywood studios caught pirating on BitTorrent

Hollywood is known as one of the biggest sources of criticism against BitTorrent. According to Torrent Freak, data has been revealed that employees at studios

December 27, 2012 / 17:50 IST

Hollywood is known as one of the biggest sources of criticism against BitTorrent. According to Torrent Freak, data has been revealed that employees at studios such as Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox are openly pirating movies, games and other forms of entertainment while at work.Static IP addresses that were registered to Paramount have been associated with the downloading of a wide variety of content. Among the things downloaded through these IP addresses were Happy Feet 2, an episode of Sons of Anarchy and The Hunger Games.The trend can be seen in IP addresses registered to Warner Bros. too, with downloads including The Expendables 2, BlackMesa and episodes of NCIS.Sony Picture employees are also pirating content, including episodes of Top Chef, Despicable Me and Ice Age: Continental Drift.

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first published: Dec 27, 2012 05:40 pm

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