Essential details about working with a copyright enforcement group

Internet piracy is beginning to get out of control, which is why more and more artists decide to use the services of copyright enforcement groups.

New York, NY (prHWY.com) March 31, 2013 - After the incredible expansion of the Internet, which is a medium that encourages sharing, artists have been facing with a considerable problem: copyright infringement. Without being negatively affected by the fact that one user buys their song and then makes a fan video with it, so that other fans can enjoy it, they do, however, begin to be affected when users no longer want to pay for their work - buying songs, movies, games - and instead choose to use P2P software and download pirated material. This activity, although understandable, has reached alarming levels, so that numerous artists now want to work with a copyright enforcement group in order to locate and eventually hold responsible the ones who break their rights. At some point in an artist's career, there will come a time when he realizes that being popular on the Internet does not pay your bills not pay for production costs. It is very rewarding to learn that your game has 1 million downloads, but if they are all illegal, how can the ones who work on the game be repaid? Internet users need to understand that for something as a three-minute song, a dozen people work day and night, so when you get it at the click of a button, without paying anything, that is not the best way of saying thank you.

Even though a digital rights corp was not a very common service fifteen years ago, the need for such a company has grown considerably. What these groups do is that they use special software to monitor the world wide web - P2P networks, video channels and file sharing websites - and locate the ones who engage in illicit activities. This is done exclusively on the demand of the artist, record label or publishing house (e-books are often illegally downloaded too). The most common artists that companies such as Digitalrights work with are musicians and movie makers, but it's not uncommon for a photographer to use their services and see whether someone else has downloaded his works and claimed them as their own.

After illicit activity is found, it is up to the artist to decide the future course of action. For examples, videos can be taken down and so can websites. A more interesting and controversial case is the one of P2P software, or torrent software, which cannot be forbidden and merely removing one song does not stop piracy. In this situation, companies like Rightscorp can send a warning message to the users that have uploaded/downloaded a song or inform them that they have to pay a fine for their action. The high number of Internet frauds is what made many users receive such warnings, but before rushing to meditate on matters of online freedom, users must first remember that it's normal and natural to pay for the work of talented artists and support them financially. If you are an artist and you feel that your work is heavily pirated, you can contact a professional copyright enforcement group and regain control over your work.

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