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iseeyou · 04-06-2008, 06:25 PM

Sometimes, I think the big companies both in porn and mainstream really are not opposed to copyright theft because they seem to do so little to fight it. I am a very small guy in this biz and I see their stuff being stolen while I protect my stuff. The big players should be ashamed that they don't hire someone full time to monitor their stuff online.

here is what I do.

1. Pics/vids should be large to make sharing more difficult. I suggest video clips larger than 100MB and pics larger than 500KB. zipped photo sets larger than 100MB.

2. member areas should be monitored/regulated. i use killersecurity. it gives me almost realtime info about which members are logged in and how much they download and which ip addresses.

3. block or restrict autodownloaders in the member area. set daily download limits. if they want to exceed the daily download limit, they can join another site.

4. monitor the main file sharing forums, tube sites, newsgroups for your stuff. Also, search google every few days and check server logs for anything suspicuous.

5. If you discover file sharing, then immediately take action:

A. If only small time sharing, simply removing the content may be enough. Perhaps send a warning email to all suspected members and remind them not to do it.

B. If the person is very determined and there is massive file sharing, then take more serious action. Create list of suspects. Monitor users. I have been able to determine which user is sharing based on his date of membership (he will not normally have sets which were added after his membership ended). If he is a current member, he may be uploading while he is logged into your site. By correlating times when he was logged in and when your stuff was posted on another site, you may be able to find him.

C. For serious offenders, put their name/address on an offender list on your site as an example to others. Usually, just threatening to put people on such a list will scare them straight. I personally feel bad about damaging a person's reputation but putting some heads on pikes is an effective way to put fear into the other members. You can bargain with people to get their names removed from the offender list. It is not necessary to keep them on the list permanently. Be careful about thieves with stolen credit cards because the credit card holder is innocent in this case.

I do all of the above without any expensive software/hardware. Of course, it would be better to watermark all downloaded content but even this method is not enough. Thieves may buy memberships with stolen credit cards and there is very little which paysite owners can do about it. Also, if you sue someone, he may later say that his credit card was stolen. I find that threatening to sue or add the person to the offender list works is enough to stop the sharing.

I suggest blocking/redirecting all traffic from countries which do not have strong copyright laws. It is a nice idea to sell your stuff in emerging markets but the risk is too great. I block all countries with relaxed copyright laws and countries with few or no members.

Here is my question:

Why is it so easy to find so many sites offering copyright picture/video downloads? Are the paysite owner's too busy to care? Or they like their member's area stuff to be freely distributed? I want to know.

04-06-2008, 06:25 PM
iseeyou So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 306	Sometimes, I think the big companies both in porn and mainstream really are not opposed to copyright theft because they seem to do so little to fight it. I am a very small guy in this biz and I see their stuff being stolen while I protect my stuff. The big players should be ashamed that they don't hire someone full time to monitor their stuff online. here is what I do. 1. Pics/vids should be large to make sharing more difficult. I suggest video clips larger than 100MB and pics larger than 500KB. zipped photo sets larger than 100MB. 2. member areas should be monitored/regulated. i use killersecurity. it gives me almost realtime info about which members are logged in and how much they download and which ip addresses. 3. block or restrict autodownloaders in the member area. set daily download limits. if they want to exceed the daily download limit, they can join another site. 4. monitor the main file sharing forums, tube sites, newsgroups for your stuff. Also, search google every few days and check server logs for anything suspicuous. 5. If you discover file sharing, then immediately take action: A. If only small time sharing, simply removing the content may be enough. Perhaps send a warning email to all suspected members and remind them not to do it. B. If the person is very determined and there is massive file sharing, then take more serious action. Create list of suspects. Monitor users. I have been able to determine which user is sharing based on his date of membership (he will not normally have sets which were added after his membership ended). If he is a current member, he may be uploading while he is logged into your site. By correlating times when he was logged in and when your stuff was posted on another site, you may be able to find him. C. For serious offenders, put their name/address on an offender list on your site as an example to others. Usually, just threatening to put people on such a list will scare them straight. I personally feel bad about damaging a person's reputation but putting some heads on pikes is an effective way to put fear into the other members. You can bargain with people to get their names removed from the offender list. It is not necessary to keep them on the list permanently. Be careful about thieves with stolen credit cards because the credit card holder is innocent in this case. I do all of the above without any expensive software/hardware. Of course, it would be better to watermark all downloaded content but even this method is not enough. Thieves may buy memberships with stolen credit cards and there is very little which paysite owners can do about it. Also, if you sue someone, he may later say that his credit card was stolen. I find that threatening to sue or add the person to the offender list works is enough to stop the sharing. I suggest blocking/redirecting all traffic from countries which do not have strong copyright laws. It is a nice idea to sell your stuff in emerging markets but the risk is too great. I block all countries with relaxed copyright laws and countries with few or no members. Here is my question: Why is it so easy to find so many sites offering copyright picture/video downloads? Are the paysite owner's too busy to care? Or they like their member's area stuff to be freely distributed? I want to know.