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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
I think most affiliates feel this way but at the same time you can't blame program owners for watermarking their content either. Its too bad there isn't some kind of solution that could please both.
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The way I see it, there is really three conflicts.
1. The affiliate and their leaks. Programs that allow non-watermarks.
2. Programs who license content but do not enforce copyright so it spreads like wild fire.
3. Content providers who license the content but do not enforce copyright so it spreads like wild fire.
There is a break down between 2 & 3 on who should be enforcing the copyright. I suppose the content provider doesn't care once they have sold it a time or two, or shot for the program. The program is trying to run 120 sites, so they do not worry about enforcement issues because it's not on the radar. That is until it spreads like mad and their latest updates are on some board, tube, or torrent. Then they cry in their beer.
However, there is also the independents. A lot of clips I saw without watermarks were hobbiest and independent studios who do not watermark. Some do not have pay sites. So I think it is more about the technical issue of watermarking there. Or lack of foresight to what happens with their content.
Simply put, no magic bullet to fix it. But watermarking your shit would help get you more sales, and make the stuff easier to track down.