e-piracy
Online content stealing
E-piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of digital content—software, music, films, ebooks, or games—typically over the internet.
The term frames such activity as theft on the high seas of cyberspace: The movie studio blamed e-piracy for poor box office returns.
Also simply called piracy or digital piracy.
Peer-to-peer file transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- downloadingReceiving digital data remotely
- screenersThose who vet applicants
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
ripping · seeding · leeching · peer-to-peer · illegal streaming · warez · cracked software · keygen
Unauthorized use of protected works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- takedown noticesLegal demands to delete content
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- lawsuitsLegal proceedings seeking remedy
damages · criminal charges · fines · litigation · enforcement · settlement · intellectual property · court cases
Decline in income
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- licensingGranting official permission
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
subscription fatigue · affordability · regional pricing · ad-supported · freemium · windowing
Pioneering file-sharing service
- LimeWireFile-sharing network client
- MegauploadClosed file-hosting platform
- KazaaEarly file-sharing application
Decentralized file-sharing system
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- encryptionConverting data into code
- DRMDigital content restriction technology
copy protection · circumvention · trackers · Usenet · geoblocking · anonymization · decryption · watermarking
torrenting
Peer-to-peer file transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- downloadingReceiving digital data remotely
- screenersThose who vet applicants
bootleg · ripping · seeding · leeching · peer-to-peer · illegal streaming · warez · cracked software · keygen
copyright infringement
Unauthorized use of protected works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- takedown noticesLegal demands to delete content
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
lawsuits · damages · criminal charges · fines · litigation · enforcement · settlement · intellectual property · court cases · defendants
revenue loss
Decline in income
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- licensingGranting official permission
monetization · subscription fatigue · affordability · regional pricing · ad-supported · freemium · windowing
Napster
Pioneering file-sharing service
- LimeWireFile-sharing network client
- MegauploadClosed file-hosting platform
- KazaaEarly file-sharing application
BitTorrent
Decentralized file-sharing system
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- encryptionConverting data into code
DRM · copy protection · circumvention · trackers · Usenet · geoblocking · anonymization · decryption · watermarking · fingerprinting
e-piracydigital rights management
Access control for media
anti-piracy · royalty payment · content protection · copyright enforcement · fair use