This document discusses how content piracy works, providing examples of how pirates can earn money by uploading files to cyber lockers and sharing the links. It notes that pirates generate multiple links across different cyber lockers and social media sites to distribute content widely. Finally, it outlines the various services that support the pirate web, including payment gateways, advertising networks, and social media sites that enable pirates to earn significant incomes through widespread sharing of copyrighted content.

1. Fighting Content Piracy with Big Data
CEO Ben Rush

2. Piracy basics
1. Get a file (film, tv episode, music etc)
2. Upload to a cyber locker
3. Get the sharing link
4. Share the link (by any means!)
5. Receive money (and lots of it)

4. Example income:
Pirate uploads 25 music releases a week
500 downloads of each release
€39,000 per year

5. Pirate’s blog
Forums
Twitter
Facebook
Pirate’s links
They often generate multiple links for each
item and also use multiple
cyber lockers
Premium sites
Distribution network
Release groups

6. The pirate web
Payment gateways
Advertising networks
Link protectors
Cyber lockers
Webhosts
CDN networks
Domain registrars
Domain privacy
Social sites

7. The pirate web
Payment gateways
Advertising networks
Link protectors
Cyber lockers
Webhosts
CDN networks
Domain registrars
Domain privacy
Social sites