Adult Studios Unite for Major Anti-Piracy Effort

TUCSON, Ariz. — Several adult companies have agreed to join forces to target adult tube and torrent tracker sites and force them to adopt content filtering technology.

Another set of companies has agreed to litigate for the express purpose of establishing clear legal precedent in an effort to strengthen the adult industry’s position (and that of other rights-holders, as well) in future litigation.

These actions by the adult industry were the result of the content protection retreat, an event described as an anti-piracy movement where some of the adult industry’s brightest and most innovative minds came together for three days this week in Arizona to discuss ways to target tube sites and pirates.

"In my opinion, it was the best webmaster event I've ever been to,” OCCash's Jay Quinlan told XBIZ.

“They kept the guest list tight, so it was 100 percent scumbag free. It's really great to see the adult industry finally organizing against the piracy that has been killing it for so many years. I left on Tuesday feeling better about the future of how I made my living than I have in five years. A lot of people shared a lot of great ideas, and it wasn't just a bunch of chest beating. I really think something will come of this that will bring back value to what we all do for a living."

The companies in attendance at the retreat represented all segments of the industry, from studios to sole proprietors and content producers.

“The retreat was very informative,” LightspeedCash CEO Steve Lightspeed told XBIZ.

“I was very impressed by the commitment of all the companies there to do something real to combat online piracy.”

Also participating in the event were creators of digital fingerprinting software, intellectual property law experts and firms that specialize in locating pirated content online.

“While there is nothing new about adult companies gathering to discuss content piracy and what can be done about it, what happened at the CPR went beyond mere discussion," Pink Visual President Allison Vivas said.

"Attendees didn’t talk about what could be done; they talked about what they will do and made commitments to follow through on those things.”

Attendees also agreed upon a set of “best practices” for content distribution, business-to-business licensing and methods of displaying content to their customers.

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