Why the Internet needs Digital Rights Corp

The multitude of files on the Internet has somehow made people forget how, ten years ago, they used to show their love and respect to an artist by collecting CDs, going to the cinema, buying cassettes and fandom at sometimes considerable prices.

New York, NY (prHWY.com) March 6, 2013 - From the wide variety of jobs, the one of artist seems to be the most pleasant and, at the same time, the most unprofitable. While it is true that the feeling of gathering hundreds of people in a concert hall or in a cinema is priceless, there is also the fact that an artist's work can be used without remuneration. As soon as online technologies allowed it, developers started to make available software called P2P, where users share and access whatever content they like: music, videos, games, images. Leaving aside the obvious accessibility, it cannot be denied that such programs create a vicious circle: a user buys a song, let's say, then shares it and then thousands of people come and download it for free and the artist loses a lot of money. The phenomenon spread considerably, so that now companies such as Digital Rights Corp are needed to settle things. Individual artists, bands and production companies often decide to use their services, because alone they cannot cope with all the illicit download cases and, in any case, they don't have the means to track those who break copyright. Digitalrights is both technologically prepared to deal with these cases and even settle things in a way that is beneficial for the artist and the user alike.

The multitude of files on the Internet has somehow made people forget how, ten years ago, they used to show their love and respect to an artist by collecting CDs, going to the cinema, buying cassettes and fandom at sometimes considerable prices. Now, 99 cents for a song and three dollars for a movie ticket sounds like too much, so users turn to P2P instead to access everything for free. Although one single click may look innocent, they actually do a lot of harm to their favorite artists without knowing. Companies like Rightscorp create partnerships with artists and then monitor the ways in which users access their files online. To do this, they have developed advanced computer software which reads an user's ISP and give information what, when and where was accessed illicitly. As soon as the copyright holder has received this information, he decides how he should act. According to the law, users are subject to numerous penalties, but artists are often more understanding. Thus, they talk to the copyright enforcement group, which issues a notification and informs the user that he has been caught.

Not few are the cases when things are settled in a very peaceful manner: the user pays a 20-dollar fine and the copyright holder does not take legal action, which could take much more money from the user's pocket. For those who have received such as notification and ask should I pay Rightscorp ? it is important to mention that the activity of these groups is legal and that they don't use the money to themselves. They make sure that the Internet remains a civilized place, where users have the right to share and access files, but at the same time artists receive moral and financial recognition for their creative efforts.

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