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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
I was thinking about the IP address and username marking. Always like to learn stuff  |
That would piss me off no end as a punter.
"Hi we think you might upload this so we are literally BRANDING you like a common thief".
Imagine if mainstream tried that with Avatar!
Also, it's a piece of piss to strip out. People are now managing to strip our bugs from TV show logos so obfuscating an ip and user name would be a piece of piss. Or just editing it out. If they really want the content, they would view this cat and mouse as a game. And guess what, the content owners will always, always lose.
Piracy is bad. Treating your legitimate customers as potential thieves from the gate is bad too.