Originally Posted by Paul Markham

So many questions come up and I partly agree with the "producers only" approach. However;

Any lawyers attending this meeting?

Without some keen legal brains you might be discussing solutions that are not workable. Organising boycotts of sites/sponsors/programs that don't work the way you say they have to might be illegal. Some of the costs are met by advertising. What are the legal implications of suing the advertisers on sites containing stolen content?

Any billing/processing companies attending this meeting?

VG Content has shown one way to combat these sites. They cost money to run and bills have to be met. Some do it by selling a program or cheap access so are you going to be including the processing community in on the discussions?


Some of these sites contain content that seems to be illegal, scat, bestiality, etc. What will be the approach on this front?

Will you be discussing the setting up of a unit to monitor sites stealing content and how will the cost be met?

If such a unit is set up will it only look for content belonging to members of any "association"?

Do you have anyone attending with genuine long term experience in closing down sites with stolen/illegal content?

I applaud your steps and back you 100%. Would love to attend but on the other side of the pond. So will you be having a round table in Europe?