Fines for torrents are 150 times more profitable than selling content
As the calculations show, for media corporations the business model of fines for pirated content can be much more profitable than selling the same content in a licensed form. Such calculations ( a .ppt file in German) are provided by DigiRights Solutions, which offers its services for the automation of pirate trapping (it has developed a special software that works in conjunction with a torrent tracker).
The fact is that in developed countries there is a very large fine for pirated content. Each illegally downloaded file can bring to the copyright holder about € 90, if you calculate and condemn the "attacker". According to DigiRights Solutions, a company can earn 150 times (!) More money by monetizing content in this way, and not through online stores.
It is quite natural that some publishers are gradually beginning to switch to this more profitable business model and actually provoke the piracy of their content. There are many options. They can upload content to the peer-to-peer networks themselves (there are already precedents ). They can advertise pirated content in various forums for the same purpose. And, finally, they can open supposedly pirated services (torrent trackers, proxy servers) or pay extra for their cooperation in order to maximize the potential income from subsequent fines.
It is enough to catch 5,000 pirates, of which 25% will pay a fine (as the German practice shows, 25% of users agree to pay without objection and not bringing the case to court), and the right holder will receive the same income as selling 150,000 copies of this content through legal score. You understand that catching 5,000 pirates is much easier than finding 150,000 honest buyers.
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DigiRights Solutions offers corporations an automated system for catching pirates, so that the monetization of pirated content can be put on stream. The system works according to this scheme.
via TorrentFreak
The fact is that in developed countries there is a very large fine for pirated content. Each illegally downloaded file can bring to the copyright holder about € 90, if you calculate and condemn the "attacker". According to DigiRights Solutions, a company can earn 150 times (!) More money by monetizing content in this way, and not through online stores.
It is quite natural that some publishers are gradually beginning to switch to this more profitable business model and actually provoke the piracy of their content. There are many options. They can upload content to the peer-to-peer networks themselves (there are already precedents ). They can advertise pirated content in various forums for the same purpose. And, finally, they can open supposedly pirated services (torrent trackers, proxy servers) or pay extra for their cooperation in order to maximize the potential income from subsequent fines.
It is enough to catch 5,000 pirates, of which 25% will pay a fine (as the German practice shows, 25% of users agree to pay without objection and not bringing the case to court), and the right holder will receive the same income as selling 150,000 copies of this content through legal score. You understand that catching 5,000 pirates is much easier than finding 150,000 honest buyers.
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DigiRights Solutions offers corporations an automated system for catching pirates, so that the monetization of pirated content can be put on stream. The system works according to this scheme.
via TorrentFreak
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/284454/
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