The entertainment industry is working with software developers, such as Overpeer Inc., to create applications that will thwart P2P filing services and networks. Although such efforts pre-date the recent decision in favor of filing sharing companies Grokster and Morpheus, the focus on a software solution appears to have a renewed purpose and impetus. According to Overpeer’s CEO Marc Morgenstern, “We intervene on behalf of our clients to protect their content from piracy.”
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