Fighting adult content piracy coincides with several of the themes we have discussed throughout the posts on the Adult Site Broker blog. As you’ve read, we’ve published our insights on the various legal and DMCA-related issues that adult entertainment industry professionals face.
In this brand-new blog post, we will discuss content piracy and the many services and trends currently available in the adult entertainment industry to help curtail these issues. Also, please check out our blog posts on legal issues facing adult companies, as well as our DMCA post.
What is Content Piracy?
Content piracy is a consistent threat to independent content creators and studios in the online adult industry. Digital piracy, which covers content piracy, is a crime.
Making unauthorized copies of copyrighted music, games, software, e-books, movies, photos, and YouTube content is piracy. Piracy in the adult entertainment industry can be as simple as a rogue OnlyFans user stealing paid content from a creator and posting it to a so-called “OnlyFans” leak website or an adult tube site that doesn’t require identity verification to upload the content in question.
Other examples include torrenting feature-length adult films from a piracy website and further distributing that torrented content without authorization from the studio or the original producer. Content piracy can take many forms, but the adult industry has responded to rising piracy on the internet by adopting verified online strategies.
What is the Verified Internet?
Verified internet is a trend in which the identity of a user who publishes content online is at the forefront. The best example would be a verified user account on Instagram or Twitter. But with a verified internet strategy, tube sites in the adult space cannot only encourage 2257 compliance for indie content creators but also provide legal proof when a video from a verified uploader is pirated elsewhere in the adult entertainment industry online.
Some sites require users to verify their identities to upload content. xHamster.com does this, following a series of legal challenges filed against the tube site by European regulators for not having a viable age verification system in place. After this, xHamster’s parent company overhauled its age and identity verification measures, requiring all users who publish or upload content to the platform to verify their age and identity.
Pornhub.com also does this in response to the uptick of controversy and moral panic that was spurred by the infamously one-sided “Children of Pornhub” column published by The New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof. Pornhub.com removed all content that was uploaded by users who aren’t verified. This includes removing content that could be pirated or stolen.
Are There Any Services to Counter Adult Content Piracy?
Not everything revolves around tube sites, though. There have been upticks in reported cases of content piracy among adult content creators on platforms like OnlyFans and JustforFans. Luckily, there are services in the adult entertainment market that help creators and producers detect stolen content.
Some of these adult services have been recognized by leading business news outlets in the adult entertainment industry, including YNOT and XBIZ. These services have also won awards for their innovations and focus on adult content creators.
Takedown Piracy
Takedown Piracy is a company that has earned accolades for its work to counter content piracy among adult entertainment producers and content creators. This service works to enforce DMCA provisions and protect intellectual property and content. This organization has since flourished, garnering a considerable following and clientele.
With Takedown Piracy, you are not just getting an online copyright management system, but also a team of enthusiastic consultants dedicated to combating content piracy and delivering the best service.
BranditScan
BranditScan is another service that helps adult content creators with their anti-piracy efforts. One of the unique methods BranditScan uses is full-scope detection of your brand name across all existing online piracy formats. BranditScan also provides full-scope reporting and removal tools for creators. The plans to retain BranditScan services start at $15 per month or $150 for the whole year. BranditScan simplifies DMCA and other U.S. law piracy takedown requests. They won the “Best Business Services Company” award at the 2022 YNOT Awards and other industry honors.
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