Wanted: Enforcer

Written by Eric Olsen
Published January 28, 2004

The MPAA is looking for someone with the technical skills of Shawn Fanning and the investigative wherewithal of the assembled Law and Orders and CSIs, but they aren't willing to pay very much for it - $60-75K in LA? You can commute from Moreno Valley:

    Internet Enforcement Manager

    Position Type: Full-Time Employee
    Company Name: Motion Picture Assoc. of America
    Location: Encino, CA
    Salary: $60K-$75K
    Date: Posted January 13, 2004
    Experience: Mid to Senior Level


    The MPA's online anti-piracy team works to enforce the copyrights of the MPA's member companies.

    Responsibilities include overseeing all outside vendor development & usage, including Internet searching & technical research, examining new piracy methods & protocols, overseeing Internet anti-piracy operations worldwide, conduct training in Internet functions & piracy-related issues, oversee evidence-gathering efforts in support of litigation or criminal enforcement & supporting Internet investigations. Qualifications required are, advanced understanding of Internet protocols & networking systems, including TCP/IP, DNS, WHOIS, IRC, FTP, HTTP, P2P & NNTP, database development & administration skills, such as Excel, Access, SQL/MYSQL preferred, skills in application, system, and/or web services programming, such as Java, Perl, PHP, C, C++, Visual Basic, or HTML preferred, previous management experience preferred, ability to learn new technologies & protocols & adapt to the changing online environment, college degree preferred & working knowledge of DMCA & copyright law preferred. Resumes must include cover letter describing technical experience, including TCP/IP, DNS, WHOIS, IRC, FTP, HTTP, P2P & NNTP experience. Resumes without cover letter and salary requirement will not be considered. California residents only need apply. No phone calls please. For information about our program go to www.mpaa.org/anti-piracy.

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#1 — January 29, 2004 @ 00:22AM — TDavid [URL]

Add another zero onto the end of that and they'd attract some actual talent.

#2 — January 29, 2004 @ 09:11AM — Eric Olsen

I imagine so

#3 — January 29, 2004 @ 10:50AM — Craig Lyndall [URL]

It seems really low to me too. Especially if you consider the cost-of-living in Cali, at least according to what I have heard.

#4 — January 29, 2004 @ 10:53AM — Eric Olsen

No house you would want to live in for under $300K anywhere near LA

#5 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:02AM — JR

Gee, $65K sounds like good money to me, even in CA. I guess I have low standards. (Owning a house? That's for rich people who don't have to work and have time for all that maintenance and shit.)

#6 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:08AM — Mark Saleski [URL]

considering the level of experience they're looking for, that amount of money is low in nearly any part of the country.

#7 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:16AM — JR

Does anybody think they won't fill the position?

#8 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:17AM — Mark Saleski [URL]

if they drop the california-only bit maybe they can hire two or three engineers from bangalore.

#9 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:38AM — Craig Lyndall [URL]

Hey JR, I own a house. I just let my flowerbeds and yard look like shit all the time. :-)

#10 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:39AM — JR

Yeah, that last line is sort of strange. They want a CA resident to work for West Virginia (if that) wages. What, are they on their own little crusade to depress wages in the Golden State (while protecting their own intellectual property entitlements)?

Not too surprising, really.

#11 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:42AM — JR

Craig, I think I'd go with rock gardens. The beauty of rocks is really under-rated in my opinion. And they're so environmentally low-impact.

#12 — January 29, 2004 @ 11:50AM — Eric Olsen

Seriously, owning a home is supposed to be the American dream. This is an executive position and they don't think they should have to pay enough that their executive can buy a freaking house within 75 miles of where the job is located?

Or maybe they don't really care about this Internet enforcement shit and it's just a cosmetic position?

Oh well, I guess you can commute for four hours a day to Encino from a cave in Oxnard or something.

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