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Posted on 04/15/2005 9:28:39 PM PDT by infocats
Dear Sirs,
I would appreciate if you can view on revolutionary anti-piracy technology. Please feel free to ask more information.
The end of illegal peer to peer file sharing Viralg Oy, is a privately held Finnish company behind new breakthrough technology giving superior protection for those fighting against peer to peer pirates. On the market where our competitors can only offer a mediocre service for blocking illegal file swapping our solution means totally new level of revenue protection. By utilizing Viralg´s technology we can guarantee 99% protection for intellectual property like music, movie and game content in all the main peer to peer networks. (Like Kazaa).
Viralg´s key invention is based on a new virtual algorithm developed by the company itself. The virtual algorithm is capable of mixing together files in P2P networks in a way that the illegal downloader will end up downloading useless garbage instead of real music, movie or game content. Our DRP technology is capable of destroying already shared functional files from peer to peer networks.
Patent has been applied at all the main market areas. International PCT inspection indicated no alternative competitive solutions. All Viralg patent claims have also been accepted.
How did BMG Finland double its sales cycle and market share? Viralg has been providing anti-piracy services to BMG Finland since 2003. During the period BMG Finland’s domestic music market share has increased from 15% to 24. As a result all Viralg protected albums and artists doubled the time they stayed in the Finnish Top 40.
Why present protection systems do not work? Viralg challenges every entertainment industry protection service buyer: Name any of your currently protected files and we will deliver the same file fully functional back to you from main P2P networks within few hours. Spoofing (competitors’ method) companies are only spamming the networks with corrupted files that can be easily identified and avoided with verification sites, latest incoming P2P clients or by experienced users with the right knowledge. (Please see also detailed attachment 1. Technology comparison.)
Why our DRP (digital rights protection) works? Viralg´s DRP service has already been tested successfully by several parties including global game console manufacturer and movie retailer. Our DRP service can be applied in any of the existing P2P networks. DRP does not interfere or cause any side effect to P2P networks, ISP companies or downloader PC. The only ”harm” will be done to the illegal downloader who will not get the desired functional file.
Viralg is looking for strategic partnerships with financing, technology licensing, and distribution vendors.
Contact & more information
This press release is free to publish in April 15, 2005 06:00 GMT time.
+358449112395 or contact press05@viralg.com
www.viralg.com
Posted FYI only.
Oh, this sucks. First the i2hub lawsuits this week, now if this thing goes public...
::sigh:: we're coming to the end of an era.
You know, if the MPAA/RIAA had their way, nobody would own any VCR's, tape decks, iPods, or even computers.
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This is altogether as convincing as any piece of spam.
No Nobody, Inc. piece of software is going to be widely adopted, nor effectively stop p2p even if it were. They're basically hoping that some billion dollar entertainment firm will desperately drop a tiny $1 million on their company in hopes of a long-shot success.
Good luck with that plan, and don't quit your day job.
Sounds like this stuff could be used to vandalize any P2P content.
I can't imagine legal software that destroys content on people's computers without their knowledge.
worst case, the more pressure applied and there will just be private instead of public p2p networks. There is already at least one great private p2p client (let's you set up trusted groups). http://www.grouper.com/
Egads.
Let's hope that was a sign of Hatch's computer illiteracy and not a truly held belief.
(Dilbert explains to Dogbert that he is writing the ultimate porn-filtering program)
Dogbert: So, you're going to match your intellect against the collective sex drive of every teenager in the world that has a computer?
Replacing 'sex drive' with 'music selection' fits here...
What is Virlag latitude and longitude?
"Let's hope that was a sign of Hatch's computer illiteracy and not a truly held belief."
You be the judge. I think he is just an idiot. That's his problem.
http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html
Big time spam.
I wouldn't mind purchasing (downloading) a few songs, if I could find a place that sells mp3s without strange coding, or a need for a subscription or special player. Once the song is downloaded, I could do with it as I wished.
Any ideas?
Uh, sure. I'll believe this without any technical backup.
Bet it doesn't work for bittorrent, which is the real player in file sharing these days anyway.
think ill keep downloading..those things are big enough..any bigger and they could be used for coast guard floatation devices
Are virtual algorithms better than plain old algorithms?
Many P2P applications employ unsecure methods of file identification/verification. Therefore what this company promises is possible. However this will cause the P2P community to switch to currently undefeatable measures in a very short time.
This outfit is a fraud and scam at best.
The founders will find themselves sued, or worse, for damaging anyone's PC.
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