1 - Practices for exchanging content on the Internet
1.1 Illegal content exchange: the value chain
1.2 Sources of content protected by copyright
Content acquisition
- CD-DVD ripping, live sources, etc.
- tools that are being perfected: Total Recorder, KeepVid
Content modification
- bypassing protection/reencoding
- subtitling audiovisual programmes
Case study: the world of Warez
2 - Content publishing platforms
2.1 P2P exchange
P2P, constantly perfected tools
Case study: BitTorrent
Closed exchange networks
- Virtual private networks between users
Case study: Hamachi
- Establishing a permanent closed network
Case study: TribalWeb
- What usage for instant messaging?
Case study: Pando
2.2 Access to hosted content
Newsgroups
Use of community video platforms
Illegal use of legal audio and video streams
Stock & share sites
Case study: Rapidshare
What usage for personal storage sites?
2.3 Web referencing of illegal content
Sites, forums and blogs
Directories and search engines
3 - Measurement components
Traffic, audience, hits, usage
Available content
Overall influence of piracy
What is the impact on the legal market?
4 - Countering illegal content exchange
4.1 Clarifying the legal issues
Digitising pirated material
Defining "fair use"
Netizens identified in light of the DMCA
4.2 Technical responses
Status of DRM today?
Content filtering
Attacks on P2P networks
4.3 Commercial responses: competing against illegal offerings
Reducing the window of opportunity
Enhancing service quality
Introducing innovative payment methods
4.4 Shift of sites offering illegal exchanges to ones offering legal solutions
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