Method and system for fighting the illegal distribution of protected works in a digital data transmission network
AssigneeCo-Peer-Right Agency
InventorsStephane Michenaud, Eric Petit, Jean-Hugues Royer
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Abstract
To protect against the illegal distribution of files in peer-to-peer networks, a method includes activating simulated user terminals on several peer-to-peer networks by protection platforms connected at different points in the network, generating corrupted versions of files to be protected having features identical to those of the files to be protected, and making the corrupted versions available for sharing by means of at least one user terminal simulated by at least one of the protection platforms.
Claims15
A method of protecting files illegally distributed in digital data transmission networks, in accordance with peer-to-peer network protocols, by means of user terminals connected to at least one of networks and configured to function as file client and/or server, the method comprising:
- activating on at least one of the networks, simulated user terminals simulated in accordance with different peer-to-peer network protocols by protection platforms connected at at least one point in the networks;
- searching by means of at least one user terminal simulated by a protection platform, for files made available for sharing in the network by user terminals and at least partially reproducing content of files to be protected;
- and,
- if a file made available for sharing is found, obtaining features of the file found as well as identification information about the user making the file found available for sharing.
A system for protecting files illegally distributed in digital data transmission networks, in accordance with peer-to-peer network protocols, by means of user terminals connected to at least one of the networks and configured to function as file client and/or server, said system comprising a plurality of protection platforms connected at different points in at least one of the networks, each of the platforms comprising:
- means for simulating user terminals in accordance with different peer-to-peer network protocols;
- means for searching through simulated user terminals, for files made available for sharing in the network by user terminals and at least partially reproducing the content of files to be protected;
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- means for obtaining information concerning each file made available for sharing found, as well as identification information about the user making available for sharing the file made available for sharing found.
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