Sunday, March 18, 2007
Article Response - Dogs who sniff out "pirates"
I recently read an article on Slashdot titled, "Dogs Sniffing Out Pirate Copies". The article is about two black Labradors that have been trained to sniff out pirated music and videos. The dogs have been trained to sniff out the chemicals used in making optical disks. What normally would take a day for security to examine, the two Labradors can do it in 10 minutes. It's pretty impressive in my opinion. The Motion Picture Association is now treating these dogs like kings and has them put in a jacuzzi after every mission. This is the link: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6454375.stm>
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Hey Drew,
As a huge supporter of animal rights, I was immediately drawn to this post. Thank you for blogging about the article. I was very pleased to read that the dogs are being rewarded for their efforts.
Although it is quite amazing that the dogs have been taught to recognize the chemical in discs, I wonder how useful their talents really are since they cannot distinguish between pirated and non-pirated material.
Have a great week,
Caitie
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