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Lex Luthor · 12-11-2006, 12:08 AM

Wow talk about taking catching pirates seriously

http://www.dvd-intelligence.com/main...iffer_dogs.htm

FedEx uses burnt DVD dog sniffers

The UK Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has begun employing two very special black labradors for the express purpose of sniffing out pirated DVDs at Fedex's UK hub.

As part of a project promoted by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), FACT instigated the training of two black Labradors, Lucky and Flo, by one of the world’s leading experts in the field whose other clients include police, fire and rescue services.

The dogs were trained over an eight month period to successfully identify DVDs that may be located in boxes, envelopes or other packaging, as well as discs concealed amongst other goods which would then be sold illegally in the UK. These DVDs are often smuggled by criminal networks involved in large scale piracy.

For their first major live test, Lucky and Flo, were put to work at FedEx’s UK hub at Stansted Airport, and were immediately successful in identifying packages and parcels containing DVDs for destinations in the UK.

Raymond Leinster, Director General of FACT added, “This is the first time dogs have been used anywhere in the world to search for counterfeit DVDs and the results were amazing. With the cooperation and assistance of FedEx and Customs we were able to properly test the dogs in a live situation and prove that they can work in a busy working environment.”

“FedEx was delighted to assist in Lucky and Flo’s first live test in a working situation. They were amazingly successful at identifying packages containing DVD’s, which were opened and checked by HM Customs’ representatives. While all were legitimate shipments on the day, our message to anyone thinking about shipping counterfeit DVDs through the FedEx network is simple: you’re going to get caught. FedEx employs state-of-the art security, and now Lucky and Flo are on the case,” said UK Managing Director, Trevor Hoyle.

Peanutbutter · 12-11-2006, 12:58 AM

So... If I have a pack of Blank DVDs or Personal Family Movies that are recorded on DVDs, These dogs are gonna bust me?

How do they know counterfeit DVDs from Store bought??

Lex Luthor · 12-11-2006, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

So... If I have a pack of Blank DVDs or Personal Family Movies that are recorded on DVDs, These dogs are gonna bust me?

How do they know counterfeit DVDs from Store bought??

No idea how they can tell but pretty bizarre, I think they are just checking packages, mail, etc..

basement_artie · 12-11-2006, 03:22 AM

Not really related but someone might be able to help. I have recorded in Media Center a bunch and found that some shows/movies are copy protected. You can't convert or do anything but watch them. Anyone else encounter the same problem?

Japs · 12-11-2006, 06:36 AM

Wow so do you think they mean like disks we trade?

Or movies from the US that are pirated and retails? I think I may stop trading to be honest.

robyrob · 12-11-2006, 08:30 AM

i think that they are probably trying to get the ones pirating movies and such to make big profits, but just in case, I am going to start baking my dvd's into fudge.

Japs · 12-11-2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i think that they are probably trying to get the ones pirating movies and such to make big profits, but just in case, I am going to start baking my dvd's into fudge.

lol

The article is from May this year, i thought it was a new thing. I think they are going for the big crime networks as you say but you never know.

loren · 12-11-2006, 12:22 PM

how about we all chip in and buy a dog that sniffs out poor traders and scammers

T-Greg · 12-11-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by loren

how about we all chip in and buy a dog that sniffs out poor traders and scammers

...and then bites them in the ass!

pupil1313 · 12-11-2006, 01:17 PM

That's a great idea, lol! I'll check out our Pet Smart!

Brian Damage · 12-13-2006, 03:14 PM

Something's in the air.We had a meeting the other day, and a couple of the higher ups were saying that the industry is cracking down on piracy with music, tv, and movies. I'm a member of the Writers Guild of America. Every year at this time, members are given movies, "For your consideration...." for our votes for the Oscars.
We were told at the meeting and a memo went out giving us strict instructions to not copy or lend anything out.

12-11-2006, 12:08 AM	#1
Lex Luthor I'm bringing Lexy back Senior Member Join Date: Jun 07, 2005 Location: The Great White North Posts: 2,374	Wow talk about taking catching pirates seriously http://www.dvd-intelligence.com/main...iffer_dogs.htm FedEx uses burnt DVD dog sniffers The UK Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has begun employing two very special black labradors for the express purpose of sniffing out pirated DVDs at Fedex's UK hub. As part of a project promoted by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), FACT instigated the training of two black Labradors, Lucky and Flo, by one of the world’s leading experts in the field whose other clients include police, fire and rescue services. The dogs were trained over an eight month period to successfully identify DVDs that may be located in boxes, envelopes or other packaging, as well as discs concealed amongst other goods which would then be sold illegally in the UK. These DVDs are often smuggled by criminal networks involved in large scale piracy. For their first major live test, Lucky and Flo, were put to work at FedEx’s UK hub at Stansted Airport, and were immediately successful in identifying packages and parcels containing DVDs for destinations in the UK. Raymond Leinster, Director General of FACT added, “This is the first time dogs have been used anywhere in the world to search for counterfeit DVDs and the results were amazing. With the cooperation and assistance of FedEx and Customs we were able to properly test the dogs in a live situation and prove that they can work in a busy working environment.” “FedEx was delighted to assist in Lucky and Flo’s first live test in a working situation. They were amazingly successful at identifying packages containing DVD’s, which were opened and checked by HM Customs’ representatives. While all were legitimate shipments on the day, our message to anyone thinking about shipping counterfeit DVDs through the FedEx network is simple: you’re going to get caught. FedEx employs state-of-the art security, and now Lucky and Flo are on the case,” said UK Managing Director, Trevor Hoyle.
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12-11-2006, 12:58 AM	#2
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12-13-2006, 03:14 PM	#11
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12-11-2006, 03:22 AM	#4
basement_artie Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 146	Not really related but someone might be able to help. I have recorded in Media Center a bunch and found that some shows/movies are copy protected. You can't convert or do anything but watch them. Anyone else encounter the same problem?

12-11-2006, 06:36 AM	#5
Japs Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 331	Wow so do you think they mean like disks we trade? Or movies from the US that are pirated and retails? I think I may stop trading to be honest.

12-11-2006, 12:22 PM	#8
loren Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,516	how about we all chip in and buy a dog that sniffs out poor traders and scammers

12-11-2006, 01:17 PM	#10
pupil1313 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 268	That's a great idea, lol! I'll check out our Pet Smart!