Piracy

AT&T Inc. has become the first major carrier of Internet traffic to try and prevent pirated content within its networks. AT&T Inc. has started work on technology that would help target what it considers the most frequent violator of anti-piracy laws. The new active role in the anti-piracy battle goes hand-in-hand with AT&T's new venture in pay-television services, and future IPTV possibilities. "We do recognize that a lot of our future business depends on exciting and interesting content," said James W. Cicconi, an AT&T senior vice president.

According to a results on Tuesday, the Business Software Alliance concluded that illegal downloading teens (8 to 18 years of age) has dropped in the last three years. Kids who participated in any form of piracy dropped from 60 percent in 2004, to 36 percent in the latest 2007 survey.