Congradulations to the Winners

[LAJ]

I'm done posting there. Not gonna bother posting an exit thread... will just bring more posts.

Well, one thing is certain. Anyone who continues to hang out there has IMO lost their right to bitch about piracy, and how bad business has been for them.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by LAJ

I'm done posting there. Not gonna bother posting an exit thread... will just bring more posts.

Well, one thing is certain. Anyone who continues to hang out there has IMO lost their right to bitch about piracy, and how bad business has been for them.

Last I heard morons are using those threads to try and generate business for secured streaming which consists of posting the user IP as a layer into the video.

Now aint that a massive deterrent?

If it can be played on the screen it can be scraped.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by gonzo

...If it can be played on the screen it can be scraped.

Yup, and as soon as the number of sites using that method has reached critical mass there will be some industrious college student code a free utility to make capturing the stream a snap.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Toby

Yup, and as soon as the number of sites using that method has reached critical mass there will be some industrious college student code a free utility to make capturing the stream a snap.

FACT: if you can view it, you can capture it.

you can make it harder for the masses to grab it. but no matter how difficult you make it, there's some jack ass out there who will grab it and convert it right back to an open format and post it on torrents, newsgroups, fileshare sites, boards, etc.

i believe for the future, smart money finds where the balance is. you want it easily viewed by the paying customer. but you also want it watermarked and find that line between easily viewed by a noob, but enough of a challenge to capture to deter the casual thief.

the determined thief is going to steal your stuff no matter what. likewise there's a very large segment of people out there who absolutely will not pay for content, you'll never force 'em to do so. dont cost yourself paying customers trying to do so.

[tony404]

Originally Posted by LAJ

I'm done posting there. Not gonna bother posting an exit thread... will just bring more posts.

Well, one thing is certain. Anyone who continues to hang out there has IMO lost their right to bitch about piracy, and how bad business has been for them.

Amen Jay

[gonzo]

Please pass the word that if anyone has been banned or left the land of the content thieves that I have something for them.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by LAJ

I'm done posting there. Not gonna bother posting an exit thread... will just bring more posts.

Well, one thing is certain. Anyone who continues to hang out there has IMO lost their right to bitch about piracy, and how bad business has been for them.

good for you, it'll be telling to see how many people vote with their feet.

i expect to be disappointed but not surprised.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

good for you, it'll be telling to see how many people vote with their feet.

i expect to be disappointed but not surprised.

There appears to be any number voting with their feet, including some major posters. It is clear that it is driving a line down the middle, where people are taking sides. The one that surprises me the most is Shap, who in the last couple of years has gone from protective content producer to man with a copyright on "porn tube" or whatever who is willing to sue and support his fellow tube owners. So Gonzo, you can add twistys cash shap cash and all to your list of active supporters of illegal tubes.