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How Many Piracy Warnings Would Get You to Stop?

posted by chromas on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the bittpirate dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

For the past several years, copyright holders in the US and Europe have been trying to reach out to file-sharers in an effort to change their habits.

Whether via high-profile publicity lawsuits or a simple email, it's hoped that by letting people know they aren't anonymous, they'll stop pirating and buy more content instead.

Traditionally, most ISPs haven't been that keen on passing infringement notices on. However, the BMG v Cox lawsuit seems to have made a big difference, with a growing number of ISPs now visibly warning their users that they operate a repeat infringer policy.

But perhaps the big question is how seriously users take these warnings because – let's face it – that's the entire point of their existence.

Sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-five but if they sent one more I'd start again.

Source: https://torrentfreak.com/how-many-piracy-warnings-would-get-you-to-stop-180422/

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:42AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:42AM (#670969)

    Where can I buy mp3s of most books and be able to copy those mp3 files onto my dumb, tiny, and multi-day battery life MP3 player? I've only found services which let you download DRMed files. The audio versions are also often more expensive than the physical copies. That's simply unacceptable.

    When are copyright holders going to deliver what customers want? It's really sad that the pirated copies are better than the legal copies.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @04:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @04:41AM (#671033)

    When are copyright holders going to deliver what customers want?

    Never.

    Instead of waiting an eternity, see what is available today, e.g. https://librivox.org/ [librivox.org]

  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @11:36AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @11:36AM (#671118)

    Let's not be hypocritical - Amazon sells DRM free, un-watermarked mp3s, exactly what you want. They have for years.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Pino P on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:10PM (1 child)

      by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:10PM (#671155) Journal

      Amazon MP3 is music, not audio books. Last I checked, the Amazon-owned audio book service Audible used digital restrictions management. Or when did this change?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:48PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:48PM (#671179)

        Whoops, missed that parent was talking audiobooks, not music. You're right.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @04:10PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @04:10PM (#671207)

      Sigh, people on the Internet just don't read.