![]() SYDELL: His company monitors online media. We have a pretty good idea where the operators of picvid are. MALCOLM: There are laws in the countries where a lot these sites operate. SYDELL: The site offers streams of the most recent episodes of television programs like "24" and "Lost." Malcolm, of the MPAA, says like a lot of similar sites, picvid appears to be based outside of the U.S. And they're making a lot of money doing it. They're distributing the content of others without having any rights to do so whatsoever. JOHN MALCOLM: They're not creating their own content. He's an executive vice president of the Motion Pictures Association of America, or MPAA, which monitors sites like picvid that offer up pirated material. SYDELL: While you may save yourself some money, you're taking it right out of the pockets of filmmakers, says John Malcolm. This little thing right here - that's the microphone. SACHA BARON COHEN: Unidentified Man: They can hear you right now.īARON COHEN: Unidentified Man: You are mic'ed up. LAURA SYDELL: Unidentified Man: Now, one of the things that you've enjoyed so much about. NPR's Laura Sydell begins our report online.
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