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title: Movies pirated on the Internet
date: "2001-08-17T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1700
description: I explore how movie studios are reacting to early internet piracy. While "Dude, Where's My Car" was the most pirated film in July 2001, studios are attempting to adapt to file sharing software before it's too late.
keywords: [piracy, file sharing, movie studios, digital distribution, mediaforce, copyright]
---

"Dude, Where's My Car" tops the list of [movies pirated on the Internet](http://www.mediaforce.com/news/prd.asp?pressrelease=476) in July. The pirating is usually through [file sharing](http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Clients/File_Sharing/) software. Unlike music companies, [studios are moving with the wind](http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6893344.html?tag=cd_mh), before it gets too late.