MPAA Seeking Programmer to Take Down Pirates

Are you a software programmer in need of a job? Do you hate people who torrent the latest instalment in the Twilight franchise (brave stance, I know)? Yes? Then the Motion Picture Association of America wants you! The MPAA is an organisation with a history of throwing its weight around to get its own way, resorting to duplicitous and Machiavellian schemes when that doesn’t work. Now, it intends to take the law into its own hands, seeking to hire a software programmer to hunt, track, and report on computer users suspected of sharing any copyrighted content that falls within the MPAA’s purview.

A job posting has revealed that the Software Programmer will work directly under the Vice President of Internet Content Protection, and responsibilities include developing tools to monitor and collect large amounts of data on pirates.

“They will develop and use automated tools for gathering large amounts of data from online websites and resources, and generate meaningful statistics to help guide and bolster enforcement actions,” reads the application.

Key Responsibilities are listed as:

• Assist the Vice President and Internet Intelligence Managers in developing and executing a global internet strategy.
• Designing and developing applications; tasks include programming, coding and debugging, both for proprietary and third-party systems.
• Develop scripts for conducting automated scrapes of online information for intelligence gathering and enforcement purposes.
• Conduct detailed forensic analysis of online content, including reviewing technical infrastructure of online platforms and sites.
• Analyze, investigate and report on websites at the code level (PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.).
• Organizing the intake of vendor-supplied information into internal tracking and case management systems.
• Monitor, investigate and report on copyright infringement occurring online via established and emerging content distribution technologies.
• Creating, developing and/or revising business processes and applications to aid in the streamlining of Internet Intelligence activities.
• Perform customized trainings with self-produced materials on technical topics in support of internal staff, association members and law enforcement.

If the MPAA put as much energy into making film content more easily accessible into persecuting those that download torrents, it might actually Onbecome effective at fighting piracy. Some may think Hollywood doesn’t really care.

Thank you TorrentFreak for providing us with this information.