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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

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Watermarking has long been one of the tools used to track sources of pirated content so with the growth of live content streaming, it's becoming more important than ever. However, while broadcasters can use these marks to shut down infringing streams in a live situation, pirates are reportedly able to remove them using devices readily available on eBay.

Source: https://torrentfreak.com/live-tv-piracy-watermarking-defeated-by-devices-sold-on-ebay-180624/ [torrentfreak.com]

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