Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 6, 2013 Marc Lorenti presents program on copyright theft Sunset Rotary Club of Glen Rock, Para- mus, and Ridgewood recently hosted Marc Lorenti, regional director of U.S. Content Protection Operations. This program was part of the club’s ongoing Distinguished Speakers Series. Lorenti discussed copyright theft. Mem- bers were shown samples of genuine and counterfeit DVD packages that appeared almost iden- tical. Only an expert could tell the difference. These counterfeit DVDs come from overseas and usually sell in stores or on the street for a fraction of the cost of the genuine items. How- ever, the picture quality is often very poor as they are usually produced by video cameras wielded by an indi- vidual sitting in the audi- ence. Digital files of films and music available on the Internet are another vexing source of illegal distribu- tion of copyright mate- Sunset Rotary Club President Tom Shea greets Marc Lorenti, rial that costs the film and regional director of U.S. Content Protection Operations. music industries hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars in lost in this region for nearly 10 years. The club meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at the sales annually. Lorenti has had a long career in law BoneFish Grill in Paramus Park. Rotary is the largest and oldest philan- enforcement having served as special agent in charge at DHS - Homeland Secu- thropic organization in the world. Rotarians rity Investigations, assistant special agent volunteer in their home communities and in charge/special agent at United States abroad to support education and job train- Customs Service, and special agent at the ing, support local charities, provide clean U.S. Treasury Department -IRS- Criminal water, combat hunger, improve health and Investigation Division before taking on his sanitation, and eradicate polio. present position. To learn more, contact President Tom Sunset Rotary Club is one of 33,000 Shea at (201) 447-4215 or Membership Rotary clubs worldwide and has been active Chair Steve Wolferman at (201) 483-7193.