DVD sniffing dogs background
Threat Level has a post regarding the two DVD sniffing dogs trained by the MPAA.
A few years back, John Malcolm, the Motion Picture Association of America’s anti-piracy director, was brainstorming new ways to combat piracy. Fresh on the job after serving as a federal prosecutor and a Justice Department attorney, Malcolm wanted to expand the group’s efforts beyond public relations campaigns and federal lawsuits.
That’s when it occurred to him: Why not enlist man’s best friend in the war on piracy?
