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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz
First off continuing to call it DRM isn't even correct. There are OTHER WAYS to do this. There are ways to prosecute members that share content that could be implemented.
I ask again. Does anyone have in their member T.O.S. that the member is not allowed to share the content, and they will be prosecuted if caught?
Why do we as an industry allow people to keep content for only a rental fee?
Saying you have been in it for a long time is nice, and I really respect those that have been in the game for a long time, but saying you cannot secure content is poppycock. If you have exclusive content and are allowing it to be downloaded and kept for 30.00 per month there is a problem. By allowing this to go on YOU are helping to further dilute the free content overflow. YOU are allowing your content to be uploaded to tubes and torrents.
I don't care what ANYONE says on this matter. If you are allowing people to keep your content and not even TELLING them they are not allowed to share it you are helping the illegal tubes, and sharing forums, and newsgroups, and torrent sites, have something to draw that traffic in with. Stop whining about people trading, and using your content. Start focusing on how to stop it from leaving your members area. This isnt 2002 this isnt even 2005. This is 2008. There IS technology available to do this. Customers DO have the bandwidth to support a streaming only format. Eh fuck it. wasting my breath on this one. Ill just continue to work on better ways to secure my sites as best I can. Im not there yet, and not saying that I am, but I am trying and using the best methods that are available to me at this time. Bah Im off to bed.  |
The new flash stuff coming out shows some promising. The problem with DRM in the past was it's so damn intrusive into the user experience. I remember one site having split their videos up into 6 different WMV files per scene. DRM on each that made you type in your member user/pass for each file. Then after 30 days you had to type it in again. How would you like to be jerking off and then every 2 minutes you have to stop jerking and type in your password. It's no wonder they are going to the pirated sources because it is a lot easier.
Part of the success factor of tubes is the fact that they are really convenient. There are others of course but the easiness is a large part of it. They are overwhelming proof that people can stream content. Yet how many members areas can stream content? Stream is a lot easier to protect without having the annoyances of DRM.