Video piracy hidden rules offline download into gray zone

“ Whether it is a movie or large software, as long as you can find the seeds of resources, through the Thunder offline download function, you can put the required resources in a few seconds Download to your own space. Recently, the Thunder, which claims to occupy more than 80% of the download software, has launched the third edition of “Thunderbolt 7.1.0.1902 Limited Test”, not only unbundling "Baidu Toolbar", reducing the installation package to <11.68 MB” also increases the task status display function of the system tray and improves the frequent write of the disk during download. Undoubtedly, in the face of such a powerful download software, even the domestic video sites have to be awesome. After all, in the video sites such as Youku, Sohu, Qiyi and so on, they have to burn money to buy genuine videos, but also have to be wary. The domestic offline download software giant will directly harvest the fruits of other people's genuine videos.

Sohu re-explodes video piracy hidden rules

& ldquo; If there are few video sites that will pay attention to copyright fees before 2008, then, in September 2009, China Network Video Anti-Piracy Alliance The launch is the watershed of domestic video sites that are beginning to focus on genuine videos. In the face of the status quo of domestic video websites, Yu Tao pointed out in an interview with Nanfang Daily.

However, even if the domestic pirated video is still rampant, Yu Tao is still quite optimistic about the prospects of the genuine video field. During the period, in the five Davids, another round of viewing climax of "Marriage Defence War" was launched. The exclusive broadcast of Sohu video for 15 days, the total number of broadcasts exceeded 200 million, becoming the shortest time in the history of online video in China. "200 million" The amount of TV series.

According to the monitoring data of "Marriage Defence Warfare", the number of users who arrived in Sohu video in one day is comparable to that of the first broadcast of the TV. The peak value is close to 5 million, and the peak of single-day video playback is 20 million. , the latest record of innovative Sohu video. The data shows that the mode of network solo drama has gradually matured, and Sohu has become one of the leading hot broadcast release platforms in China.

& ldquo; Although we have been insisting on genuine, but for domestic video sites, the cost of piracy is too low. & rdquo; Yu Tao pointed out that in addition to several leading video sites still difficult to get rid of the pirated figure, some download software is the direct beneficiary of pirated video.

& rdquo; Yu Tao said frankly, Sohu now has a fairly difficult road to genuine video. Once pirated video continues to prevail, it does not even rule out some genuine video sites from pioneers to martyrs.

From the report of iResearch, the market growth of the online video industry in Q2 in 2010 reached 65.3%, reaching 980 million. It is estimated that the total revenue of the whole industry will reach 5.3 billion yuan. This does not include the revenue of pirated business of various video websites and downloading software.

Offline download into a gray area

“ After leaving Thunder, my current amateur life will be difficult to continue. ” Miss Qian, who lives in Panyu District, Guangzhou, said. In her opinion, whether it is a hot movie, a TV series, or a large or small software, whether it is a legal resource or an illegal resource, Thunder can be downloaded to its offline download space in a short time.

According to Thunder’s claim, Thunder has already occupied more than 80% of the market share of download software, and has become the first in the field, and it can dominate the highly competitive Internet client software market. The main reason is that it captures and satisfactorily solves the user's need to use the download software ——— speed. The offline download service launched by QQ Whirlwind also said that it will provide users with a faster, more stable, safer and more worry-free download experience.

However, the industry is concerned that offline downloads still have potential hidden dangers. Even if it is not the original provider of illegal resources, offline downloading has become a super transit station for many illegal resources on the network. The warehouse, that is to say, by downloading this illegal resource warehouse and the role of the transfer station offline, the download software giant is constantly being used by some illegal websites.

Public information shows that as early as last September, three companies of the Anti-Piracy Alliance, Sohu, Youpeng Pule and Exciting Network, announced that they had filed lawsuits against Thunder’s alleged pirated films and obtained evidence of piracy. 369 infringing films.

Some netizens even broke the news. In the process of searching by search engines, many foreign illegal websites will be found to provide offline downloads of Thunder directly when they provide illegal resources downloads, even how to make them on the forum. The method of making Thunder resources.

Industry insiders point out that when illegal resources and download software benefits are bundled together, offline downloads will undoubtedly become a gray area in the field of downloading software.

Nanfang Daily reporter Cai Wei

■Reporter observation

Offline downloads must endure the leakage of private information?

Offline download, as the name suggests, is to use the server to "replace" the way users download, this is undoubtedly a very worthwhile thing for many TV drama enthusiasts, because offline download, users completely You don't have to wait in front of the computer, don't worry too much about the network bandwidth being used when you are online, or even shut down and download offline.

However, while downloading offline, users have to encounter a problem. From a technical point of view, downloading software tools such as Thunder can completely understand the status of the user's computer, even the user's personal information. Etc. That is to say, for most users, their download information is exposed in front of these downloaded software.

So, how do you measure the gains and losses of this offline download? For a simple example, if you have a nice little house, at this time, a security company will find you, claiming that you can provide security supervision services for free, and the service content is very simple, just install a camera at your doorstep. , monitoring the daily visits of users.

In a way, you really get the relevant services, because you can clearly know who is knocking on your door while you are sleeping; but from another angle Look, security companies can also clearly know who you usually interact with.

The offline download function is also the reason, how to balance the gains and losses, completely in the user's choice.