Hustler Hires Media Protector to Chase Online Porn Pirates
Written by enigmax on January 03, 2009Hustler Europe, part of the world’s largest adult entertainment company, has hired anti-piracy company Media Protector to start chasing down file-sharers. The partnership will have a familiar aim – to find alleged infringers on P2P networks and send them threats to pay up – or else.
Hustler Europe is getting on the “turn piracy into profit” bandwagon. It has recently hired anti-piracy tracking company Media Protector to start tracking down those who share Hustler videos online.
Media Protector operates in a similar way to tracking company Digiprotect, who currently work with lawyers Davenport Lyons in the UK. It connects to BitTorrent swarms, eD2k and other filesharing networks, and harvests IP addresses of those sharing copyright works without permission. Media Protector then works with lawyers to force ISPs to disclose the personal details of those allegedly sharing files, sending them letters ordering them to pay a ‘fine’ (out-of-court settlement) or face legal action.
“We are working today with a lot of international rights-holders and leading production companies — including Hustler, the world’s largest adult entertainment company — and have detected well over 200,000 copyright infringements in Germany alone,” Media Protector founder and Managing Director Rainer Strassmeir told Xbiz.
Strassmeir believes that aggressive anti-piracy enforcement is the key to embedding a type of fear in the illegal downloader. He claims it soon becomes known which content producers chase pirates, with those that do witnessing a corresponding decrease in illicit downloads. He also believes that the decrease in piracy leads to an increase in retail sales.
Anti-piracy company Digiprotect has been open about its aims – it says it helps clients “turn piracy into profit”, although the lawyers it works with in the UK deny that there is any profit motive, rather their actions are purely for anti-piracy purposes. Strassmeir isn’t embarrassed to say that he tries to generate profit from piracy either, as he states that his customers “enjoyed a new revenue stream by effectively monetizing copyright infringements.”
Last year, the evidence collected by Media Protector was called into doubt. A recipient of a 700 Euro compensation demand for unauthorized uploading was actually operating a client which was modified never to upload, thus making infringement impossible.
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Strassmeir believes that aggressive anti-piracy enforcement is the key to embedding a type of fear in the illegal downloader.
If that is so, then aggressive counter-measures is the key to embedding a type of fear in these pathetic excuses for "human beings," trying to impose a Gestapo on the internet. They ought to be in hell already, but while they are here in earth, people should raise them hell. They do not deserve life on this earth – they are a lot better dead rather than alive.
Roze
Strassmeir believes that aggressive anti-piracy enforcement is the key to embedding a type of fear in the illegal downloader.
If that is so, then aggressive counter-measures is the key to embedding a type of fear in these pathetic excuses for "human beings," trying to impose a Gestapo on the internet. They ought to be in hell already, but while they are here in earth, people should raise them hell. They do not deserve life on this earth – they are a lot better dead rather than alive. They need fear to be struck in them for a change.
Roze
Guess Larry Flint has got his disability reach his brain…
Silly, and doomed to fail like all others before it (and others to come later).
"Strassmeir believes that aggressive anti-piracy enforcement is the key to embedding a type of fear in the illegal downloader. He claims it soon becomes known which content producers chase pirates…"
HAHAHAHA… yea right.
Like people who download their favourite "tug" videos care which company is supplying their T and A fix… or like anyones bothered about anti-piracy enforcement which can be circumvented by reading 10mins on google.
Guess its time to do some heavy seeding for a certain companies videos on puretna and emporium ;)
Cheers!
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Strassmeir believes that aggressive anti-piracy enforcement is the key to embedding a type of fear in the illegal downloader.
If that is so, then aggressive counter-measures is the key to embedding a type of fear in these Nazis. They ought to be in hell already, but while they are here in earth, people should raise them hell.
Roze
Question for someone in the know. How much profit, if any, does the client receive in the end? You know after this new media monekys take their cut and the lawyers take theirs. Are they going to make the price of a glass of beer with the cheque?
All these silly companies are feeding the real trolls. Ah mean it sounds like simple arithmetic to me, if you pay out more money than you get back, then stop paying out. Simple.
If bit torrent owners are making millions (yeah, right oh) then start your own tracker. Simple eh!!
A message to the company Hustler. Hey!!! your company is being Hustled at this moment in time. So cut the lifeline to these media monkeys and save your money for a tracker of your own.
Fear? Ahaha you want to know fear?
I will hurt you and your family if you fuck with me, how about that for fear.
You have your lawyers, and I have my Molotov cocktails. Lets see who wins.
And you'll go to prison and then what?
Hustler used to be good, now it's just horrific fake breasts and men who should be busy getting a pounding in a fed prison somewhere.
"the lawyers it works with in the UK deny that there is any profit motive, rather their actions are purely for anti-piracy purposes"
Although I do not condone either side in cases regarding porn, how can their motive possibly be anything other than profit when their whole argument against "piracy" is that it hurts sales/profit? If that or their own fees aren't their reason for fighting then what is?
Do they see this as a noble crusade on behalf of their 'victimized' porn-producing clients? They're either incredibly biased or delusional. Not really sure I want to know why. o_O
What is most important is that these pathetic excuses for "humans" (read: no, they are not humans at all) is that they do not deserve life.
I understand, but my point is merely if you don't try to stay above reproach yourself, you could easily end up far worse for your efforts. Maybe that's worth it? Our past is full of examples which were, but if you're going to risk your freedom at least make sure it's helpful: I question the wisdom of giving the entire "piracy" community a terrorist connotation in the eyes of the wider community which we need on our side (consumers, congress, etc) if we're to make any real progress. Surely there are better ways to make them, not us, look like the extremists?
ps.. with that last line I was obviously only referring to our enemies looking like extremists, which in my opinion they're doing a pretty good job already.
Well, at least that's one corporation I won't be getting sued by. Hustler doesn't amuse me. Although, that Who's Nailin' Paylin parody was funny. . .
wouldnt it be easier to just spam most of the bigger p2p sources with short clips with link commercials or than to try to fuck up some ppls lives with stupid ass req's………
From what I heard, Davenport Lyons were taking around 400 pounds for every settlement of 450-500
So you have a very good point..
(I +1'ed your comment)
Hustler also makes gay porn (if i'm not mistaken) so a few of them do get pounded "in a fed prison somewhere"… although in all honesty the prison is just a movie set ;)
yup, hustler vids are crap anyway, IMO. This move can only alienate their existing fans, whether they the legal or the illegal route.
One thing's for sure – this move wont make their porn any more popular, or any better.
Fuck 'em ;)
lets see media protector get past my rapidshare uploads. or netload or megaupload. im UNTOUCHABLE there so fuck you. you cant strike fear in me what so ever.
So stupid, will they ever learn! Nope!
Hires? That’s lowres in my book.
i dl all my pr0n on fileporn.org and pussytorrents.org
now that hotels have in-room wifi, hustler needs to crack down to protect one of their major income streams
This should be fun, MediaProtector has alot to learn about the internet and porn…
A whole lotta learnings gonna be going on with them soon!!
LOL, jsut make sure you are using a disposable IP address when you mingle.
Jess
Privacy-Center.net
he'll escape and make more motovov cocktails :)
thanks, how do i go about doing that? not that i would need it, porn isn't really that much on my list of things to download if you know what i mean, i just want to learn how to have a disposable IP when i have a static ip on my account?
what type of pussy ISP buckles to a coupla dicks in suits?
they send out letters not beat ppl up.
just dont reply or entertain the letters.
and a civil court issue goes away :)
Someone's clearly convinced the porn industry that there's even more money to be made.
Can't wait to see some court case that has to show some hardcore porn to the jury.
Who cares about hustler when you can hit youporn, youboob, etc. I find it much more convenient and can get back to work quicker lol…
That's why I would advise against it for those who have a lot to lose.
HAHAHAHA… yea right. I just started my morning and now is time to track some husttler files so I can share them. I love to see when they try "monetizing", yep evil emporium try milk us…
Good for them. Everyone should do as I do use Limewire and Torrents to get their porn.
I downloaded a good one called Ass Makers 3 from The Pirate Bay. I recommend it. When the misses goes out – I'll be watchin and jerkn if you get what I mean.
good thing, i get my hustler videos on rapidshare ;)
Shhhhh!
Or everyone might know that these anti-piracy companies cant do sh!t…
Oops! too late!
Cheers!
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expecting anyone to pay for p0rn in the age of the tubes is backward. wish hustler luck, they’ve already lost.
Interesting at all, but pretty old. I mean, Hustler is hunting Filesharers for months now with MediaProtector (or at least lawyers, that work together with MediaProtector). There are "log-data" of Mai 2008.
MediaProtector…. does it sound like MediaDefender??!!
my question is this: are the justified in the downloading the material as well because they own it? and isn't it legitimate to download copies of stuff that you already have? if this is the case, wouldn't this mean that companies suing people would have to prove that the individuals being sued don't already own a copy of the materials they were caught downloading?
lol but who gives a fuck?
Hustlers movies suck anyway
Playboy Rocks!!!
http://carmenelectraplayboypictures.blogspot.com/
Shucks, hustler films is now on the list of media not to bother with, often download films to see if they are worth paying for, now I might get sued for being a customer, well too bad…
I haven’t watched a Hustler movie in 5 years. Their girls are less than attractive and the male actors are annoying.
John, if that's you in your picture, you look like a 3-times-a-day masturbator…
As for your question i'm sure that if the targets of one of these lawsuits provided a receipt for the purchase of the porn in question (predating the date of their download) the case would be immediately dropped although possibly not if they helped to seed it thereby helping countless others to steal it.
Strassmeir's claims are bogus. Hustler is just wasting their money. Nobody is going to be scared into buying Hustler products because of Media Protectors work. I wonder how long it will take these media companies to see that this strategy just doesn't work?
Man porno movies are not so good nowadays with lots of online streaming porno sites and live shows who the hell gonna dload thier movies.
Hahahahahah.. yeah right!!!!!!
What works is kids losing mom and dad's accounts with their isps. :-)
You think that will correct the situation and Hustler will start making money when kids who were downloading Hustlers media get in trouble with their parents when they start having problems with their ISPs? That is the same logic that allows Media Protectors to stay in business. Silly logic.
A big problem here is people like to download porn without knowing who it belongs to. How are people supposed to know whether or not it is Hustler?
where all the comments gone?
Finally someone working on behalf of the neglected people of corporate America. Thank God!
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