Following the Swedish Film Institute's (SFI) press release this
morning on the PWC study of file-sharing allegations against SFI,
Doubletrace AB provide the following comments.
What´s obtained so far about PWC's investigation neither
confirm nor deny that people with access to SFI's network would not
have been involved in the spreading of the illegal material. We
look forward to the results of the ongoing police investigation in
this matter.
In its investigation, PWC has not had access to all the data
contained in the matter. PWC has been offered an exchange to
broaden their investigation, but they have for various reasons
declined.
Thus we cannot see how SFI can draw such far reaching
conclusions as they do in their press release based on the report
from PWC.
Some brief comments on what is said in the press release:
Quote: "The Film Institute has not had the
equipment for scanning"
Comment: The material spread has never been
scanned, but has been produced by a different technique, known as
telsync. Whether there have been equipment available for scanning
is irrelevant.
Quote: "The IP address that is reported to have
been seen in file-sharing activities belongs to the firewall that
was shared by many more than the Film Institute's staff, ie
tenants, the public, conference guests and others."
Comment: This fact indicates very poor IT
security. It´s SFI´s responsibility to maintain a
relevant level of security for their IT-networks
Quote: "When PWC examined if at all possible to
share files from the network, they were successful, but not in the
same way that has been indicated or with the approach used on the
Pirate Bay."
Comment: There has thus been possible to share
files on the network. It was also in other networks than Pirate Bay
where the files were made available. The computer that was "hiding"
behind the SFI Internet gateway connected via a DC++ client in a
so-called "passive mode".
About Doubletrace
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and software development company with offices in Malmo, Stockholm
and Washington, DC. With a main focus placed on the international
Media and Entertainment industry, Doubletrace provides advanced
strategic and operational consulting services, as well as provision
of state of the art technical solutions within the areas of Piracy
Prevention, Policies & Processes and IT Security
Management.
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