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FBG · 08-03-2013, 12:15 PM

Hi Everyone,

I have a bit to say to please be patient with me for a moment. This is quite important to those looking to stop piracy and put a hurt on the file locker income.

First, I'd like to properly introduce myself. My name is Matt. I've worked in the industry since 2002 first as a hobby and later as a passion. Since 2008 I've been working for and with Jim Schaffer on numerous projects.

For a few years I've been doing research into a universal anti-piracy solution as well as methods to tie up the loose-ends like file lockers. The truth is that real piracy-stopping solutions are extremely expensive, and none of them, even the ones we fantasize about, are full-proof. There's no silver bullet to piracy. But a multi-pronged solution is what we really need. After many discussions with other producers and webmasters, it seems like the biggest cost (real development) is what holds us back. And stepping forward to pay for such a big project is an enormous gamble. (I'm sure we all know this.)

In January, I gathered a team of highly skilled developers to begin the high and low-level planning and development of this system. We're coming close to having a working alpha. One we'll be testing on a couple of my own sites. However we still need information from other webmasters and producers.

Past DRM solutions have failed; leaving some customers without a way to watch content, and others causing massive support headaches for the webmasters. DRM is crappy solution and we all know this. But one that isn't under the guise of a DRM solution is one that is excepted (HBO Go, NetFlix, HULU, etc). In addition to a customer-facing anti-piracy solution, we've devised a anti-file-locker solution as well. One that can take down the file lockers just as fast as Napster went down in flames the moment things got hot.

This project is one that Jim Schaffer and I have planned to do and he's one of many that feels this could bring back the member and affiliate models quickly.

This solution will handle secure storage and delivery of your video content to your customers and will work with LOTS of different business models. At the moment, our target demographic is membership sites, but the solution can and will work for the following models and more as we find need:

Memberships (Videos only play while the customer is still a valid member)
Memberships (Videos are licensed to the customer no matter the state of their membership)
Trial Memberships (Customers can view all videos for allotted time, unless a full membership is purchased)
Video Rentals
Video Purchases (i.e. Clips4Sale style sites)

The entire system is built on the Amazon Cloud, providing extremely fast delivery to the customer. Storage is handled on a highly secure intranet.

What I need from you, and you can contact me directly if it makes you more comfortable, is what this type of solution would be worth to you. Be honest and keep in mind this would mean you won't need to have remotely as much bandwidth or storage for your own systems as the bulk of that would be handled by this system. We've planned on pricing the system based on a few different models such as pricing by the protected video minutes per month. Any details you can provide would help, like how much video you currently have and how many downloads/views you get on average.

Also, if you don't feel comfortable with providing that information, just knowing you're interested in the system goes a long way. If you have any questions regarding the system, please let me know. I'm quite transparent about these things.

You can contact me directly at [email protected] or (if PMs work on this GFY) you can PM me. This info is strictly for survey purposes so we can get an idea of what we should be charging. Our goal is to come as close to your current hosting costs as possible. We know we're going to take a hit as it is, but we also know this is a necessary step to take to get the ball rolling.

I hope to hear from you.

Thanks,
Matt.

08-03-2013, 12:15 PM
FBG Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 14	Pretty Important: Anti Piracy Hi Everyone, I have a bit to say to please be patient with me for a moment. This is quite important to those looking to stop piracy and put a hurt on the file locker income. First, I'd like to properly introduce myself. My name is Matt. I've worked in the industry since 2002 first as a hobby and later as a passion. Since 2008 I've been working for and with Jim Schaffer on numerous projects. For a few years I've been doing research into a universal anti-piracy solution as well as methods to tie up the loose-ends like file lockers. The truth is that real piracy-stopping solutions are extremely expensive, and none of them, even the ones we fantasize about, are full-proof. There's no silver bullet to piracy. But a multi-pronged solution is what we really need. After many discussions with other producers and webmasters, it seems like the biggest cost (real development) is what holds us back. And stepping forward to pay for such a big project is an enormous gamble. (I'm sure we all know this.) In January, I gathered a team of highly skilled developers to begin the high and low-level planning and development of this system. We're coming close to having a working alpha. One we'll be testing on a couple of my own sites. However we still need information from other webmasters and producers. Past DRM solutions have failed; leaving some customers without a way to watch content, and others causing massive support headaches for the webmasters. DRM is crappy solution and we all know this. But one that isn't under the guise of a DRM solution is one that is excepted (HBO Go, NetFlix, HULU, etc). In addition to a customer-facing anti-piracy solution, we've devised a anti-file-locker solution as well. One that can take down the file lockers just as fast as Napster went down in flames the moment things got hot. This project is one that Jim Schaffer and I have planned to do and he's one of many that feels this could bring back the member and affiliate models quickly. This solution will handle secure storage and delivery of your video content to your customers and will work with LOTS of different business models. At the moment, our target demographic is membership sites, but the solution can and will work for the following models and more as we find need: Memberships (Videos only play while the customer is still a valid member) Memberships (Videos are licensed to the customer no matter the state of their membership) Trial Memberships (Customers can view all videos for allotted time, unless a full membership is purchased) Video Rentals Video Purchases (i.e. Clips4Sale style sites) The entire system is built on the Amazon Cloud, providing extremely fast delivery to the customer. Storage is handled on a highly secure intranet. What I need from you, and you can contact me directly if it makes you more comfortable, is what this type of solution would be worth to you. Be honest and keep in mind this would mean you won't need to have remotely as much bandwidth or storage for your own systems as the bulk of that would be handled by this system. We've planned on pricing the system based on a few different models such as pricing by the protected video minutes per month. Any details you can provide would help, like how much video you currently have and how many downloads/views you get on average. Also, if you don't feel comfortable with providing that information, just knowing you're interested in the system goes a long way. If you have any questions regarding the system, please let me know. I'm quite transparent about these things. You can contact me directly at [email protected] or (if PMs work on this GFY) you can PM me. This info is strictly for survey purposes so we can get an idea of what we should be charging. Our goal is to come as close to your current hosting costs as possible. We know we're going to take a hit as it is, but we also know this is a necessary step to take to get the ball rolling. I hope to hear from you. Thanks, Matt.