subject: Trusted Computing, Peer-To-Peer Distribution, and the Economics of Pirated Entertainment posted: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 23:12:32 +0100
Trusted Computing, Peer-To-Peer Distribution, and the Economics of Pirated Entertainment
Stuart E. Schechter, Rachel A. Greenstadt, and Michael D. Smith
Harvard University
May 25, 2003
Abstract
The entertainment industry, facing a formidable threat from peer-topeer
piracy networks, is exploring every possible means to attack these
networks. The industry is also employing defensive strategies to protect
media and media players from those who would extract and copy their
content. These content protection systems depend on the computer industry’s
newly announced ‘trusted computing’ technologies. While ‘trusted
computing’ technologies may better protect media and media players from
content extraction by pirates, we assert that the very same technologies
can be employed to better protect pirates and their peer-to-peer distribution
networks from the entertainment industry.
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