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Old 04-30-2003, 11:12 AM  
xenigo
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Originally posted by Rip


likely watermarking isn't going to do anything, for example it does not stop people from downloading movies or songs for free, despite there being a known producer and copyright holder

and they are too many to be sued by the copyright holder

as far as naming porn, it's more difficult, unless it's a celebrity

ie; blonde_girl_with_really_wet_pussy_and_big_hooters0 1.jpg

despite the long name description, there is really no way of knowing what it is, until you download it, and look at the picture

as opposed to

lordoftherings.mov
It's not about whether they can identify the girl, it's about identifying the site the material came from. It's about helping them discover where they can go to get more of this good shit they just downloaded. Like I said before, it doesn't matter if they're getting it for free. Joe FREE Porn wasn't going to pay for it either way. People just need to stop fretting about lost sales because these aren't lost sales, these are just freeloaders doing what freeloaders do. The most you can do is either invest in DRM, or watermark your pictures and videos to steer them in your site's direction if they might want some more.
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