Robbie, that was great read. When I start my site, I plan on going a similar route. I'm doing ultra high quality 3D animation, so I think it'll be unique, even though there plenty of 3D on the web already. It's really something special and I've been working on it for years.
I keep thinking that the best way to keep your copyrighted materials from flooding the torrents as complete site rips is to NOT allow the customer to just sign up for 30 bucks and let them download everything. I'm going to carte blanche, and do my best to track down the stray clip that's been posted to Rapidshare and torrents. I know that I'm probably not even close to knowing what a nightmare it will be, but I think your route is the best way to keep high volumes of your stuff from being ripped off.
The internet is like a giant JC Penny with the front door wide open and no security(bad analogy, I know). It's even worse on the internet....when people know they're anonymous, it brings out the worst in them. They might not run into that JC Penney and grab a pile of stuff and run, but they'll surely steal some porn and have no problem. I've done it, and many of us have, even if they don't admit it. It makes sense to protect your hard work in the best way possible.
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