State of Piracy: Digital Media [infographic]
 

Guarding Crypto-Keys for mp4 EME is the next issue if you want to keep you content from leaking:2 cents:

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Anyone else see the GOLDEN branding opportunity this presents? Basically use canned content as 'loss leaders' for experience-based assets.

There are 2 ways to respond to privacy: Cry like a bitch and go HAM like MPAA or.... put on that thinking cap and figure out how to PIMP pirates. The more they pirate, the more you BANK.

I think a lot of these assumed loses are fanciful. Legends in their own minds with lost fortunes. The major mainstream motion picture industry well have to adapt to a new release model and adjust protecting new release video bricks n' mortar locations -- they are quickly becoming irrelevant.

Protecting new content better -- preventive action will be the only remediation. What has been already pirated is water over the dam :( it's gone ...

Using piracy sites to promote video content is dumb -- you only allow them to continue in business. For example: if some of the adult piracy sites just had old stale content their traffic would dwindle and they would be little incentive to buy ads :2 cents:

The advertising market place would change it's traffic pattern and the advertisers would move their money to the traffic.

Another example: If porn paysites lowered their subscription price from 29.95 to 11.95 (even 1.95/mo for the first 90 days then 11.95) for an trade-off of members section site ads they could take the ad revenue away from the piracy sites -- without that revenue piracy sites would die off. If paysite networks sold ad spots on their tours they could better monetize. 98% of referrals to a tour do not buy so if the ads are not in direct competition the assumed loses are imaginary.