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/
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Pino P on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:10PM (1 child)
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
Whoops, missed that parent was talking audiobooks, not music. You're right.