Irdeto Intelligence
| Industry | Copyright enforcement |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder(s) | Mark M. Ishikawa and Evelyn Espinosa |
| Headquarters | Los Gatos, California, United States |
| Key people | Mark M. Ishikawa (CEO) Evelyn Espinosa (COO) |
| Employees | 50-100 |
| Website | www.irdeto.com |
Irdeto Intelligence (formerly known as BayTSP)[1] is a copyright enforcement company[2] based in Los Gatos, California. Irdeto Intelligence was formed by CEO Mark M. Ishikawa[3] and offers defensive services[4] to owners of intellectual property concerned about potential unauthorized distribution through the Internet. The company also has a branch in Des Moines, Iowa.[5]
Although Ishikawa describes the DMCA as a "flawed piece of legislation",[6] one of Irdeto Intelligence's primary services involves searching the Internet for copyright infringement and issuing DMCA takedown notices to the Internet service provider that acts as host to the disputed content.
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[edit] Role as internet detectives
Although much of Irdeto Intelligence's exact methodology is currently unknown, it can be ascertained from press releases[7] and news sources[8] that the company makes extensive use of automated webcrawler technology and databases of Digital fingerprints[disambiguation needed 
]. Irdeto Intelligence's digital fingerprinting technology has been used in efforts to curb both Internet piracy and child pornography.[9]
Mr. Ishikawa is known to make sensationalist and unprovable claims, such as "We can find a file posted five years ago and find every place it's posted now,"[10] and "We have 100 percent coverage of peer-to-peer file sharing; If you are illegally sharing copyrighted materials, we know who you are."[11] Mr. Ishikawa is a self-admitted computer-hacker.[12][dead link]
Irdeto Intelligence issues several million DMCA takedown notices per year[13] to Internet users and providers suspected of hosting or distributing copyrighted material. Questions about the covert methods employed by Irdeto Intelligence in the identification of copyrighted works and DMCA takedown process have generated hostility toward the company from the Internet file sharing community.[14][15]
A few examples of Irdeto Intelligence DMCA takedown notices to alleged copyright infringers can be found at Chilling Effects, the Stanford and Harvard Law project to document the DMCA's impact on the Internet.[16][17][18][19][20]
[edit] See also
- Business Software Alliance
- Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft
- Odex's actions against file sharing
- MediaDefender
- MediaSentry
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Media Security Company Irdeto Buys BayTSP, Adds Anti-Piracy Streaming Media, 24 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November,2011.
- ^ BayTSP.com company info page BayTSP.com
- ^ BayTSP Executive Team" Baytsp.com
- ^ BayTSP FAQ BayTSP.com
- ^ BayTSP Employment page BayTSP.com
- ^ R. Cringley "How BayTSP is Enforcing the Digital Millennium" 2002-09-12 Pbs.org
- ^ BayTSP Press Room BayTSP.com
- ^ Arts Technica - "BayTSP CEO flies to Singapore to support anime crackdown" 2007-08-28 arstechnica.com
- ^ ZDnet "New weapon in child-porn wars" 2000-08-21 ZDnet.com
- ^ "New weapon in child-porn wars" 2000-08-21 ZDnet.com
- ^ R. Cringley "How BayTSP is Enforcing the Digital Millennium" 2002-09-12 Pbs.org
- ^ BBC News "Cyber sleuths hunt file-swappers" 2003-06-29 BBC.co.uk
- ^ ABC local - "Hollywood Cracking Down On Movie Piracy" ABC
- ^ Edward W. Felten: "Is BayTSP a Cyber-Trespasser?" 2004-02-11 freedom-to-tinker.com
- ^ Techdirt - "Viacom Denies Sending Takedown Letter On Colbert Parody" 2007-03-23 Techdirt.com
- ^ Infringement Notice BayTSP – Takedown notice on behalf of Mathsoft
- ^ Infringement Notice BayTSP – Takedown notice on behalf of Paramount Pictures
- ^ Infringement Notice BayTSP – Takedown notice for Paramount Pictures
- ^ Infringement Notice BayTSP – Takedown notice on behalf of MGM
- ^ Infringement Notice BayTSP – Takedown notice on behalf of Paramount Pictures
