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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: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Tuesday April 24 2018, @09:55PM
This is it in a nutshell. The cartel that runs the entertainment controls, or fights to control, every aspect of distribution, especially the revenue. When artists sign with the cartel, they give up everything but what they can gain from live performances. They lose control of the rights to their recordings, and where and when they can be heard. Refuse to sign and you are blocked from commercial radio, television, no large arena will allow you to perform there and so on. The vast majority of artists get a signing bonus for that and nothing more. For the rest of their careers they are in debt to the label.