Quote Originally Posted by Jasun View Post
Brian, whenever I see your stuff, I usually just throw it in the list of files that I send with mine.

But it can be like trying to empty out the ocean with a teaspoon.

I've noticed that lots of the groups will shy away from Fratmen videos now.

If I see them shared in a blog or a group, I usually send the offending member a terse email and they stay away from us.
You da man! Definitely appreciate that. That's the only way any of us will ever be able to put a dent in all of that stuff. I've done the same when filing complaints with Google about blogspot sites - mentioning in the second have of the email that such and such files, though not ours, are pirated as well.

For the most part, you're right. Blog or group operators are more interested in keeping themselves online so will want to stay out of trouble down the line. The Brazilian blog and group operators, on the other hand, just don't seem to care. And unfortunately, Google's policies with Blogspot (essentially making it very easy for someone to violate copyrights, repeatedly, over and over again while making the lawful copyright owners jump through hoops to protect their own content) encourage piracy.

Rapidshare's rapid response to complaints really is the one nice thing amidst it all . And I suppose, in a way, it's flattering to have so many people want to rip off your shit. Like, if such and such Fratmen model has a gazillion pirated videos out there, ya know they're popular!