An Indian film production company has created software capable of tracking the IP address of the user who tries to hack all or part of one of their films, "hack" the webcam of the alleged infringer and capture his image.
The idea was pushed by an Indian production company that is about to release a new film called "Jogaiah." The company has hired anti-piracy team Shree Technologies to protect its content and prevent users from downloading its soundtrack for free in violation of intellectual property rights.
"The software we've used will help us follow each person, so we can take action against them," says the film's producer, Rakshitha. "It's something very necessary in the film industry," he added.
According to those responsible for the film, this anti-piracy program detects when Internet users enter keywords such as "Jogaiah download music" into a search engine and captures their IP address. "If they have a webcam and it is on, a photo of the criminal will also be captured," sources from the production company told the Indian online newspaper DNA, quoted by the Europa Press agency.
It is not the only Indian company that carries out harsh anti-piracy practices. Distributor Dil Raju reported this week that he has filed with the FBI what appears to be a preemptive complaint against three dozen sites that he suspects may offer links to his new film "Mr. Perfect" in the future.
The measure taken by the cinema distributor before suffering any attack or attempted piracy has already received the first criticism from users.
Source: iProfesional
