Just a question...
How many here actually religiously copyright their content with the U.S. Copyright Office ?
and... how many here have actually trademarked the actual watermarks that you put into your content ?
These two simple things would make the battle vs piracy much more realistic. The one common flaw I see in adult content producers is that few take the time & spend the money to actually protect their content through registration. (
U.S. Copyright Office )
And if your federally trademarked watermark gets removed from your video, well that's called reverse palming off, and is actionable. And there's no DMCA safe-harbor for trademarks, and the hosts can be liable (in the 9th Circuit) if they do not remove the offending video.
I'm actually surprised more content producers don't use TM law to strengthen their rights. Copyright can be weak but trademark isn't...