The Movie Association for America (MPAA) is handing out a program so parents can see if their children are using P2P networks on their PCs. The free Parent File Scan software checks to see what movie and music files are on a PC.
The MPAA says the program gives parents the option to delete such files but it is not collecting information on what the software finds. Critics who tested the software say it listed default WAV files for Windows as copyrighted material.
The MPAA is trying to support legal movie sites such as CinemaNow and MovieLink. It plans to release more tools against "the deleterious effects of peer-to-peer software, including such common problems as viruses, Trojan horses and identity theft."
