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Originally Posted by dgraves
That's exactly what's happening and as long as they can hide behind DMCA claiming the files were "user" uploaded then it will be whac-a-mole.
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DMCA is a band aid at best. It is ineffective, as you noted, in this scenario though.
This is why it should not be your only avenue of recourse/protection.
You could spend the rest of your life discussing what does not work or find the methods/means of what is a more effective or does work. Always keeping in mind that what works in 1 or some cases does not in all cases.
Another thing that many fail to look at is being proactive against future infringements.
You can not just react to current/past infringement.
There is no clear cut, simple, easy solution for online/digital piracy.
It is a complex issue and will require ongoing complex actions to combat it until stronger criminal and civil penalties/enforcements are implemented around most of the world.
US Law makers, same elsewhere though, are clueless about what to do or even how it happens other then the basic mechanics of online/digital piracy.
I spent several hours last week reviewing congressional sub-committee hearings/testimony on copyright and you would be surprised how little about infringement enforcements and penalties was discussed. More time was spent on discussing whether websites should be allowed to sell their interpretations of public laws then anything other topic.
When you have unscrupulous CashWhores on this side of the fence making things difficult with questionable legal actions that he courts throw out and get massive negative press it looks bad for everyone bringing these actions to court. This does not help promote more actions within the legal system for recourse.
But if you do not have time to send DMCA's about infringement you more then likely have no time to get involved in any other piracy mitigation/protection methods, to talk to lawmakers about the impact infringement has on you or the industry, or do research on the entire online/digital piracy ecosystem to educate/inform yourself why it is attractive to many and how to attack it.
Lets talk money for a moment. How much of that revenue that you lost to piracy is lost revenue for your local, state, and federal governments? That is something politicians/lawmakers understand. But you can't use imaginary unrealistic over inflated numbers so the credibility is not questioned. Remind them that loss also determines your ability to support them and the public good at fundraisers and with donations/contributions.
Is it a lot of effort, hell yes! Are you worth it to yourself? Business as usual means Business as usual, nothing changes.