[quote]"They also pose risks to consumers from malware and often fail to provide viewers with the quality product they could often get through a growing number of legitimate sources," said the spokesman.
Ciaran Bradley, head of handset security at security firm Adaptive Mobile, said copyright infringement on phone apps was nothing new and had been seen since the days of ring tones and other extras.
However, he said, the MPAA risked overstating the threat posed by apps on official marketplaces.
"When using unofficial channels consumers can expose themselves to more risk, especially if they download free or pirated versions of apps that are normally charged for," he said. "but this applies to all pirated apps not just ones containing Hollywood content."[/quote]
Ehhhhhhhokay I can see some logic here. there [I]are[/I] risks involved in downloading "pirate" apps. There are risks downloading any app, but that fault lies on the user and is not your responsibility, nor should it ever be. Any app that sits on the app store, however, is itself at risk of being discovered. if even [I]one[/I] user comes back and says "this app fucked up my phone!", they're gonna get investigated and probably removed anyway.
Same with torrents, if there is something malicious about it, chances are people will be talking about it.
And regardless, with the number of things that "legitimate sources" try and install every time we do something, it makes you look just as bad.
MPAA are now antivirus.
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