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There are, you hire a company to track down public usage, and scaring infringers into reparative licensing fees with the threat of court time. I think we all h
by oliwarner 6y ago
There are, you hire a company to track down public usage, and scaring infringers into reparative licensing fees with the threat of court time. I think we all hate these companies, but they have a place if their methods are fair (eg let you C&D without payment if the usage isn't too gross).
- echelon 6y agoSeems pretty trivial to automate too. There are an abundance of search APIs, content detection has gotten easier, and keywords probably get you 90% of the way there.
- oliwarner 6y agoYou can automate the detection but if you try to automate the scare-o-gram you can come across as a scammy douchebag. It can hurt business if you start threatening nunneries and schools, and persistent threats could be considered harassment; get you in trouble. As much as I hate agents, they're good for taking flack. You can publicly fire them if they make children cry, etc. You'll still want to keep an eye on them but might be worth the disengagement just for general mental-load purposes. Let you focus on direct customers rather than even worrying about infringement.
- echelon 6y agoI agree 100%. The big players in the content ID space have turned the practice into something inhuman. I think this would better serve long tail, mom and pop. In the hands of media empires and conglomerates, it just wantonly hurts people.