Copyright holders prefer piracy now
source: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/copyright-holders-might-prefer-piracy-now-641996
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Exploiting fear of legal action can bring unexpected riches
In a somewhat cynical table-turning exercise, a German anti-piracy body seems to be encouraging illegal downloading of music and other media in an effort to strong-arm money out of lawbreakers.
DigiRights Solutions (DRS) from Darmstadt has circulated a presentation to potential clients explaining how they might make more money by pursuing illegal filesharers than from regular, legal sales.
No questions asked
The key to the DRS strategy is a previously unknown figure suggesting 25 per cent of people who receive a letter threatening legal action prefer to just pay the settlement fee without question.
As copyright holders in the DRS model get €90 (£84) of the €450 (£418) damages charge per offense, that can be up to 150 times what a legal download brings in.
Lily Allen take note!!!!!
In a somewhat cynical table-turning exercise, a German anti-piracy body seems to be encouraging illegal downloading of music and other media in an effort to strong-arm money out of lawbreakers.
DigiRights Solutions (DRS) from Darmstadt has circulated a presentation to potential clients explaining how they might make more money by pursuing illegal filesharers than from regular, legal sales.
No questions asked
The key to the DRS strategy is a previously unknown figure suggesting 25 per cent of people who receive a letter threatening legal action prefer to just pay the settlement fee without question.
As copyright holders in the DRS model get €90 (£84) of the €450 (£418) damages charge per offense, that can be up to 150 times what a legal download brings in.
Lily Allen take note!!!!!
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endovenoso
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wow, that is a sad day, the only way they can make money is through extortion, via the legal system that is
- 2 years ago
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endovenoso
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eva2
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yah people has to aware about these things....
- 2 years ago
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eva2
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JClem
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There was a firm in the UK who made a good amount of money from sending demanding letters to infringers.
Who can blame them though? When you look at things like compensation culture and how much people have made over that, I would see digital media rights as a serious growth area for the law sector, especially as the current laws still have massive grey areas
- 2 years ago
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JClem
